Best/Worst

Best Countries to Live In 2025

World Happiness Score 2024 (0-10)

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5 Happiest Countries in the World

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Country
World Happiness Score 2024 (0-10)
World Happiness Report Score 2023
HDI 2023
Finland Flag
Finland7.747.80.948
Denmark Flag
Denmark7.587.590.962
Iceland Flag
Iceland7.537.530.972
Sweden Flag
Sweden7.347.390.959
Israel Flag
Israel7.347.470.919
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands7.327.40.955
Norway Flag
Norway7.37.320.970
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg7.127.230.922
Australia Flag
Australia7.067.090.958
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland7.067.240.970
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand7.037.120.938
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica6.966.610.833
Kuwait Flag
Kuwait6.950.852
Austria Flag
Austria6.917.10.930
Canada Flag
Canada6.96.960.939
Belgium Flag
Belgium6.896.860.951
Ireland Flag
Ireland6.846.910.949
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic6.826.840.915
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania6.826.760.895
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom6.756.80.946
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia6.746.650.931
United States Flag
United States6.736.890.938
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates6.736.570.940
Germany Flag
Germany6.726.890.959
Mexico Flag
Mexico6.686.330.789
France Flag
France6.616.660.920
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay6.616.490.862
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia6.596.460.900
Singapore Flag
Singapore6.526.590.946
Taiwan Flag
Taiwan6.56.54
Romania Flag
Romania6.496.590.845
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador6.476.120.678
Estonia Flag
Estonia6.456.460.905
Poland Flag
Poland6.446.260.906
Spain Flag
Spain6.426.440.918
Serbia Flag
Serbia6.416.140.833
Chile Flag
Chile6.366.330.878
Panama Flag
Panama6.366.260.839
Malta Flag
Malta6.356.30.924
Italy Flag
Italy6.326.410.915
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala6.296.150.662
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua6.286.260.706
Brazil Flag
Brazil6.276.130.786
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia6.266.470.880
Latvia Flag
Latvia6.236.210.889
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan6.26.010.740
Argentina Flag
Argentina6.196.020.865
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan6.196.140.837
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus6.076.130.913
Japan Flag
Japan6.066.130.925
South Korea Flag
South Korea6.065.950.937
Philippines Flag
Philippines6.055.520.720
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam6.045.760.766
Portugal Flag
Portugal6.035.970.890
Hungary Flag
Hungary6.026.040.870
Thailand Flag
Thailand5.985.840.798
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia5.986.010.819
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay5.985.740.756
China Flag
China5.975.820.797
Honduras Flag
Honduras5.976.020.645
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain5.966.170.899
Croatia Flag
Croatia5.946.130.889
Greece Flag
Greece5.935.930.908
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina5.885.630.804
Libya Flag
Libya5.870.721
Peru Flag
Peru5.845.530.794
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica5.845.70.720
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic5.825.570.776
Moldova Flag
Moldova5.825.820.785
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius5.825.90.806
Russia Flag
Russia5.795.660.832
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia5.785.680.733
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador5.735.560.777
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro5.715.720.862
Colombia Flag
Colombia5.75.630.788
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia5.75.840.747
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela5.615.210.709
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia5.575.280.728
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria5.465.470.845
Armenia Flag
Armenia5.465.340.811
South Africa Flag
South Africa5.425.280.741
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia5.375.250.815
Algeria Flag
Algeria5.365.330.763
Hong Kong Flag
Hong Kong5.325.310.955
Albania Flag
Albania5.35.280.810
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan5.285.330.691
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique5.224.950.493
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the Congo5.225.270.649
Georgia Flag
Georgia5.195.110.844
Iraq Flag
Iraq5.174.940.695
Nepal Flag
Nepal5.165.360.622
Laos Flag
Laos5.145.110.617
Gabon Flag
Gabon5.115.040.733
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast5.085.050.582
Guinea Flag
Guinea5.025.070.500
Turkey Flag
Turkey4.984.610.853
Senegal Flag
Senegal4.974.860.530
Iran Flag
Iran4.924.880.799
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan4.890.789
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria4.884.980.560
Palestine Flag
Palestine4.884.910.674
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine4.875.070.779
Cameroon Flag
Cameroon4.874.970.588
Namibia Flag
Namibia4.834.630.665
Morocco Flag
Morocco4.84.90.710
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan4.664.550.544
Niger Flag
Niger4.564.50.419
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso4.554.640.459
Mauritania Flag
Mauritania4.514.720.563
Gambia Flag
Gambia4.494.280.524
Kenya Flag
Kenya4.474.490.628
Chad Flag
Chad4.474.40.416
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia4.424.50.746
Benin Flag
Benin4.384.370.515
Uganda Flag
Uganda4.374.430.582
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar4.354.370.609
Cambodia Flag
Cambodia4.344.390.606
Ghana Flag
Ghana4.294.610.628
Liberia Flag
Liberia4.274.040.510
Madagascar Flag
Madagascar4.234.020.487
Mali Flag
Mali4.234.20.419
Togo Flag
Togo4.214.140.571
Jordan Flag
Jordan4.194.120.754
India Flag
India4.054.040.685
Egypt Flag
Egypt3.984.170.754
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka3.94.440.776
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh3.894.280.685
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia3.864.090.497
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania3.783.690.555
Comoros Flag
Comoros3.573.540.603
Yemen Flag
Yemen3.560.470
Zambia Flag
Zambia3.53.980.595
Eswatini Flag
Eswatini3.50.695
Malawi Flag
Malawi3.423.50.517
Botswana Flag
Botswana3.383.440.731
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe3.343.20.598
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo3.33.210.522
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone3.253.140.467
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho3.190.550
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon2.712.390.752
Afghanistan Flag
Afghanistan1.721.860.496
Sudan Flag
Sudan0.511
Angola Flag
Angola0.616
Syria Flag
Syria0.564
Somalia Flag
Somalia0.404
Rwanda Flag
Rwanda0.578
Burundi Flag
Burundi0.439
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan0.388
Haiti Flag
Haiti0.554
Cuba Flag
Cuba0.762
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea0.576
Belarus Flag
Belarus0.824
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan0.764
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan5.830.720
Central African Republic Flag
Central African Republic0.414
Oman Flag
Oman0.858
Eritrea Flag
Eritrea0.503
Qatar Flag
Qatar0.886
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-Bissau0.514
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial Guinea0.674
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and Tobago0.807
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-Leste0.634
Djibouti Flag
Djibouti0.513
Fiji Flag
Fiji0.731
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon Islands0.584
Guyana Flag
Guyana0.776
Bhutan Flag
Bhutan0.698
Suriname Flag
Suriname0.722
Maldives Flag
Maldives0.766
Cape Verde Flag
Cape Verde0.668
Brunei Flag
Brunei0.837
Belize Flag
Belize0.721
Bahamas Flag
Bahamas0.820
Vanuatu Flag
Vanuatu0.621
Barbados Flag
Barbados0.811
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and Principe0.637
Samoa Flag
Samoa0.708
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint Lucia0.748
Kiribati Flag
Kiribati0.644
Seychelles Flag
Seychelles0.848
Grenada Flag
Grenada0.791
Micronesia Flag
Micronesia0.615
Tonga Flag
Tonga0.769
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.798
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and Barbuda0.851
Andorra Flag
Andorra0.913
Dominica Flag
Dominica0.761
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.840
Liechtenstein Flag
Liechtenstein0.938
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall Islands0.733
San Marino Flag
San Marino0.915
Palau Flag
Palau0.786
Nauru Flag
Nauru0.703
Tuvalu Flag
Tuvalu0.689
  • Because the term “best” is highly subjective and would mean different things to different individuals, aggregated metrics are arguably the most applicable measure of a country’s overall “best-ness”.
  • Two of the most prominent aggregated metrics are the United Nations’ Human Development Index (HDI), often used as shorthand for the quality of life in a country, and the World Happiness Report (WHR), which measures the average level of happiness of a country’s population. Both arguably correlate closely to what makes a country the “best” in which to live.