147 countries · happiness ladder (3-year average) + contribution of 6 factors · colour = percentile · click a header to sort · full 2011–2025 panel in whr_tidy.csv
Rank
Country ▲
Region
Happiness (ladder 0–10)
Contribution: GDP per capita
Contribution: social support
Contribution: healthy life expectancy
Contribution: freedom of choice
Contribution: generosity
Contribution: (low) corruption
147
Afghanistan
South Asia
1.45
0.92
0.00
0.18
0.00
0.08
0.13
86
Albania
Europe/Central Asia
5.66
1.63
1.03
0.78
1.01
0.11
0.06
83
Algeria
Middle East/N. Africa
5.71
1.53
1.27
0.96
0.93
0.06
0.11
44
Argentina
Americas
6.43
1.70
1.52
0.62
0.97
0.05
0.08
89
Armenia
Europe/Central Asia
5.58
1.61
1.23
1.05
0.91
0.03
0.15
15
Australia
East Asia/Pacific
6.92
1.94
1.50
0.96
0.99
0.16
0.29
19
Austria
Europe/Central Asia
6.84
1.95
1.47
0.93
0.98
0.17
0.28
102
Azerbaijan
Europe/Central Asia
4.99
1.64
0.98
0.85
0.94
0.06
0.20
55
Bahrain
Middle East/N. Africa
6.25
1.93
1.29
0.69
1.05
0.14
0.17
127
Bangladesh
South Asia
4.32
1.35
0.24
0.67
1.08
0.11
0.09
14
Belgium
Europe/Central Asia
6.93
1.95
1.52
0.99
0.99
0.11
0.30
27
Belize
Americas
6.71
1.47
1.42
0.61
1.15
0.07
0.08
124
Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.39
1.12
0.09
0.41
0.82
0.09
0.24
78
Bolivia
Americas
5.83
1.44
1.20
0.36
0.91
0.06
0.04
47
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe/Central Asia
6.38
1.62
1.43
0.68
0.87
0.15
0.02
143
Botswana
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.46
1.58
0.99
0.02
0.86
0.02
0.09
32
Brazil
Americas
6.63
1.60
1.40
0.51
0.96
0.08
0.12
84
Bulgaria
Europe/Central Asia
5.70
1.77
1.59
0.47
0.88
0.06
0.00
123
Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.46
0.99
0.63
0.34
0.82
0.14
0.25
121
Cambodia
East Asia/Pacific
4.46
1.29
1.07
0.53
1.12
0.15
0.09
100
Cameroon
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.08
1.19
0.90
0.35
0.82
0.09
0.06
25
Canada
Americas
6.74
1.92
1.52
0.95
0.95
0.15
0.32
125
Chad
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.38
0.98
0.68
0.29
0.57
0.15
0.12
50
Chile
Americas
6.30
1.73
1.43
0.79
0.93
0.09
0.09
65
China
East Asia/Pacific
6.07
1.66
0.96
0.91
0.79
0.09
0.16
68
Colombia
Americas
6.04
1.59
1.37
0.63
0.92
0.04
0.05
136
Comoros
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.92
1.09
0.35
0.47
0.37
0.12
0.17
122
Congo
—
4.46
1.26
0.55
0.39
0.75
0.07
0.12
4
Costa Rica
Americas
7.44
1.70
1.48
0.74
1.10
0.06
0.12
70
Croatia
Europe/Central Asia
6.01
1.83
1.56
0.74
0.68
0.02
0.10
62
Cyprus
Europe/Central Asia
6.13
1.89
1.22
0.95
0.79
0.09
0.07
20
Czechia
Europe/Central Asia
6.82
1.87
1.59
0.72
1.04
0.11
0.08
98
Côte d’Ivoire
—
5.15
1.28
0.69
0.45
0.84
0.10
0.18
140
DR Congo
—
3.76
0.86
0.79
0.32
0.72
0.15
0.07
3
Denmark
Europe/Central Asia
7.54
1.99
1.63
0.93
1.08
0.12
0.47
64
Dominican Republic
Americas
6.09
1.66
1.41
0.70
1.01
0.06
0.19
59
Ecuador
Americas
6.14
1.50
1.17
0.83
0.86
0.06
0.09
139
Egypt
Middle East/N. Africa
3.86
1.56
0.86
0.52
0.73
0.02
0.10
37
El Salvador
Americas
6.58
1.45
1.09
0.63
1.09
0.05
0.29
46
Estonia
Europe/Central Asia
6.41
1.82
1.60
0.69
0.99
0.10
0.35
137
Eswatini
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.91
1.41
1.04
0.04
0.58
0.06
0.14
135
Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.98
1.03
0.85
0.45
0.65
0.14
0.10
1
Finland
Europe/Central Asia
7.76
1.92
1.64
0.94
1.10
0.09
0.49
35
France
Europe/Central Asia
6.59
1.91
1.44
0.95
0.83
0.09
0.24
96
Gabon
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.17
1.59
1.00
0.45
0.83
0.04
0.09
128
Gambia
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.31
1.05
0.85
0.39
0.81
0.22
0.04
91
Georgia
Europe/Central Asia
5.52
1.67
1.20
0.50
0.99
0.00
0.16
17
Germany
Europe/Central Asia
6.88
1.95
1.49
0.88
0.95
0.14
0.35
115
Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.55
1.30
0.96
0.51
0.93
0.12
0.04
85
Greece
Europe/Central Asia
5.70
1.79
1.26
0.80
0.48
0.02
0.06
42
Guatemala
Americas
6.53
1.47
1.18
0.38
1.03
0.08
0.09
113
Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.61
1.13
0.62
0.36
0.87
0.14
0.10
63
Honduras
Americas
6.10
1.28
1.08
0.47
1.00
0.12
0.08
90
Hong Kong SAR of China
—
5.57
1.96
1.33
1.24
0.85
0.09
0.40
74
Hungary
Europe/Central Asia
5.94
1.82
1.62
0.63
0.79
0.10
0.06
2
Iceland
Europe/Central Asia
7.54
1.97
1.72
1.00
1.10
0.19
0.19
116
India
South Asia
4.54
1.40
0.73
0.30
1.01
0.12
0.12
87
Indonesia
East Asia/Pacific
5.62
1.51
1.23
0.48
1.04
0.29
0.03
97
Iran
Middle East/N. Africa
5.15
1.56
1.25
0.69
0.60
0.19
0.12
95
Iraq
Middle East/N. Africa
5.21
1.48
1.13
0.70
0.61
0.09
0.08
13
Ireland
Europe/Central Asia
6.93
2.15
1.56
0.94
1.03
0.17
0.36
8
Israel
Middle East/N. Africa
7.19
1.87
1.61
0.93
0.86
0.14
0.20
38
Italy
Europe/Central Asia
6.57
1.90
1.41
0.97
0.75
0.07
0.07
49
Jamaica
Americas
6.30
1.45
1.55
0.37
0.97
0.06
0.08
61
Japan
East Asia/Pacific
6.13
1.86
1.41
1.04
0.88
0.02
0.20
119
Jordan
Middle East/N. Africa
4.48
1.39
1.05
0.61
0.85
0.05
0.17
33
Kazakhstan
Europe/Central Asia
6.63
1.78
1.60
0.55
0.98
0.12
0.10
110
Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.67
1.24
0.88
0.52
0.80
0.21
0.09
16
Kosovo
Europe/Central Asia
6.91
1.53
1.29
0.91
1.04
0.19
0.08
40
Kuwait
Middle East/N. Africa
6.54
1.86
1.32
0.88
1.03
0.11
0.17
66
Kyrgyzstan
—
6.05
1.30
1.56
0.76
1.11
0.14
0.10
92
Lao PDR
—
5.51
1.36
0.87
0.55
1.06
0.13
0.17
48
Latvia
Europe/Central Asia
6.37
1.80
1.61
0.51
0.94
0.10
0.10
141
Lebanon
Middle East/N. Africa
3.72
1.43
1.05
0.42
0.43
0.07
0.06
126
Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.38
1.01
1.14
0.00
0.74
0.06
0.07
130
Liberia
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.28
0.87
0.81
0.39
0.80
0.12
0.07
81
Libya
Middle East/N. Africa
5.73
1.48
1.14
0.62
0.86
0.10
0.24
28
Lithuania
Europe/Central Asia
6.70
1.86
1.55
0.65
0.89
0.05
0.11
9
Luxembourg
Europe/Central Asia
7.06
2.16
1.47
0.98
1.06
0.11
0.38
132
Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.17
0.87
0.71
0.39
0.38
0.12
0.12
145
Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.28
0.86
0.33
0.30
0.81
0.11
0.14
71
Malaysia
East Asia/Pacific
6.00
1.77
1.17
0.41
1.11
0.16
0.11
114
Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.59
1.04
0.78
0.38
0.90
0.08
0.10
43
Malta
Europe/Central Asia
6.44
1.94
1.53
0.95
0.98
0.18
0.12
120
Mauritania
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.47
1.27
0.79
0.59
0.59
0.11
0.19
73
Mauritius
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.94
1.71
1.38
0.70
0.93
0.09
0.13
12
Mexico
Americas
6.97
1.64
1.37
0.63
1.01
0.06
0.13
75
Mongolia
East Asia/Pacific
5.94
1.56
1.61
0.42
0.75
0.16
0.05
60
Montenegro
Europe/Central Asia
6.14
1.71
1.49
0.68
0.94
0.07
0.14
112
Morocco
Middle East/N. Africa
4.65
1.38
0.40
0.67
0.84
0.04
0.09
93
Mozambique
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.34
0.84
1.02
0.13
0.89
0.12
0.17
129
Myanmar
East Asia/Pacific
4.29
1.21
0.98
0.49
0.72
0.29
0.16
108
Namibia
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.78
1.41
1.41
0.04
0.67
0.05
0.06
99
Nepal
South Asia
5.15
1.20
1.10
0.51
0.89
0.12
0.07
7
Netherlands
Europe/Central Asia
7.22
1.98
1.54
0.92
1.00
0.17
0.35
11
New Zealand
East Asia/Pacific
7.00
1.88
1.58
0.92
1.03
0.15
0.42
51
Nicaragua
Americas
6.30
1.32
1.35
0.74
1.03
0.10
0.28
103
Niger
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.94
0.89
0.65
0.30
0.90
0.12
0.12
106
Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.79
1.33
1.08
0.46
0.73
0.15
0.04
82
North Macedonia
Europe/Central Asia
5.72
1.67
1.45
0.58
0.74
0.12
0.01
6
Norway
Europe/Central Asia
7.24
2.06
1.63
0.98
1.09
0.16
0.41
58
Oman
Middle East/N. Africa
6.20
1.79
1.29
0.58
1.06
0.13
0.19
104
Pakistan
South Asia
4.87
1.22
0.56
0.49
0.56
0.14
0.07
39
Panama
Americas
6.55
1.79
1.48
0.82
0.97
0.04
0.04
57
Paraguay
Americas
6.20
1.55
1.53
0.21
1.04
0.10
0.06
72
Peru
Americas
5.97
1.53
1.24
0.60
0.85
0.06
0.01
56
Philippines
East Asia/Pacific
6.21
1.41
1.28
0.29
1.08
0.09
0.10
24
Poland
Europe/Central Asia
6.77
1.85
1.48
0.69
0.94
0.02
0.18
69
Portugal
Europe/Central Asia
6.03
1.83
1.46
0.94
1.00
0.04
0.03
67
Republic of Korea
—
6.04
1.91
1.23
1.03
0.82
0.09
0.15
77
Republic of Moldova
—
5.85
1.55
1.28
0.41
0.98
0.05
0.04
34
Romania
Europe/Central Asia
6.63
1.82
1.23
0.61
0.96
0.03
0.03
79
Russian Federation
—
5.83
1.82
1.33
0.51
0.81
0.11
0.13
22
Saudi Arabia
Middle East/N. Africa
6.82
1.95
1.41
0.83
1.04
0.10
0.20
107
Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.79
1.16
0.88
0.48
0.92
0.11
0.11
30
Serbia
Europe/Central Asia
6.69
1.70
1.54
0.58
0.91
0.12
0.10
146
Sierra Leone
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.25
1.05
0.69
0.41
0.80
0.13
0.05
36
Singapore
East Asia/Pacific
6.58
2.17
1.47
1.06
0.98
0.14
0.51
54
Slovakia
—
6.25
1.81
1.63
0.56
0.85
0.06
0.07
18
Slovenia
Europe/Central Asia
6.87
1.87
1.59
0.91
1.10
0.11
0.11
117
Somalia
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.51
0.82
0.79
0.04
0.93
0.15
0.22
101
South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.01
1.49
1.28
0.10
0.82
0.06
0.06
41
Spain
Europe/Central Asia
6.54
1.87
1.55
1.04
0.86
0.11
0.17
134
Sri Lanka
South Asia
4.01
1.50
1.13
0.57
0.87
0.11
0.06
109
State of Palestine
Middle East/N. Africa
4.69
1.24
1.33
n/a
0.74
0.07
0.10
5
Sweden
Europe/Central Asia
7.25
1.95
1.57
1.03
1.07
0.15
0.45
10
Switzerland
Europe/Central Asia
7.02
2.03
1.53
1.02
1.03
0.15
0.45
26
Taiwan Province of China
East Asia/Pacific
6.71
1.96
1.45
0.93
0.88
0.11
0.18
88
Tajikistan
Europe/Central Asia
5.59
1.18
1.48
0.78
n/a
0.09
0.34
138
Tanzania
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.90
1.11
0.78
0.46
1.01
0.14
0.25
52
Thailand
East Asia/Pacific
6.30
1.63
1.42
0.69
1.09
0.20
0.03
131
Togo
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.28
1.04
0.57
0.44
0.68
0.09
0.14
76
Trinidad and Tobago
Americas
5.91
1.75
1.41
0.49
0.88
0.11
0.00
105
Tunisia
Middle East/N. Africa
4.80
1.48
1.04
0.44
0.65
0.04
0.07
94
Türkiye
Middle East/N. Africa
5.30
1.78
1.31
0.69
0.36
0.05
0.10
118
Uganda
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.49
1.03
1.18
0.45
0.92
0.14
0.04
111
Ukraine
Europe/Central Asia
4.66
1.55
1.30
0.50
0.72
0.22
0.01
21
United Arab Emirates
—
6.82
1.98
1.10
0.71
1.07
0.15
0.23
29
United Kingdom
—
6.69
1.90
1.46
0.89
0.96
0.19
0.29
23
United States
Americas
6.82
2.00
1.52
0.68
0.78
0.15
0.15
31
Uruguay
Americas
6.63
1.75
1.54
0.53
1.05
0.07
0.19
53
Uzbekistan
Europe/Central Asia
6.28
1.42
1.53
0.77
1.08
0.17
0.20
80
Venezuela
Americas
5.76
0.00
1.33
0.56
0.85
0.18
0.13
45
Viet Nam
—
6.43
1.51
1.38
0.70
1.15
0.04
0.21
142
Yemen
Middle East/N. Africa
3.53
0.69
1.29
0.43
0.55
0.08
0.11
133
Zambia
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.11
1.11
0.86
0.25
0.99
0.14
0.10
144
Zimbabwe
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.35
1.21
0.78
0.19
0.73
0.06
0.13
Source: World Happiness Report 2026 (data Gallup World Poll). “Factor contribution” — how much of the country’s happiness the factor explains.