Ranking of happiness 2014-2016
| Rank | Country | Ranking of Happiness 2014-16 | Changes in Happiness from 2005-07 to 2014-16 * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 7.537 | 0.121 |
| 2 | Denmark | 7.522 | -0.404 |
| 3 | Iceland | 7.504 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 7.494 | 0.021 |
| 5 | Finland | 7.469 | -0.203 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 7.377 | -0.081 |
| 7 | Canada | 7.316 | -0.129 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 7.314 | -0.118 |
| 9 | Australia | 7.284 | -0.026 |
| 10 | Sweden | 7.284 | -0.025 |
| 11 | Israel | 7.213 | 0.204 |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 7.079 | -0.178 |
| 13 | Austria | 7.006 | -0.116 |
| 14 | United States | 6.993 | -0.372 |
| 15 | Ireland | 6.997 | -0.167 |
| 16 | Germany | 6.951 | 0.442 |
| 17 | Belgium | 6.891 | -0.349 |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 6.863 | |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 6.714 | -0.172 |
| 20 | Chile | 6.652 | 0.773 |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 6.648 | -0.086 |
| 22 | Brazil | 6.635 | 0.157 |
| 23 | Czech Republic | 6.609 | 0.138 |
| 24 | Argentina | 6.599 | 0.406 |
| 25 | Mexico | 6.578 | 0.025 |
| 26 | Singapore | 6.572 | -0.068 |
| 27 | Malta | 6.527 | |
| 28 | Uruguay | 6.454 | 0.714 |
| 29 | Guatemala | 6.454 | 0.341 |
| 30 | Panama | 6.452 | -0.059 |
| 31 | France | 6.442 | -0.372 |
| 32 | Thailand | 6.424 | 0.581 |
| 33 | Taiwan | 6.422 | 0.233 |
| 34 | Spain | 6.403 | -0.669 |
| 35 | Qatar | 6.375 | |
| 36 | Colombia | 6.357 | 0.275 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 6.344 | -0.829 |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.168 | 0.336 |
| 39 | Kuwait | 6.105 | 0.029 |
| 40 | Slovakia | 6.098 | 0.833 |
| 41 | Bahrain | 6.087 | |
| 42 | Malaysia | 6.084 | -0.053 |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 6.071 | 1.364 |
| 44 | Ecuador | 6.008 | 0.998 |
| 45 | El Salvador | 6.003 | 0.507 |
| 46 | Poland | 5.973 | 0.236 |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 5.971 | 0.739 |
| 48 | Italy | 5.964 | -0.749 |
| 49 | Russia | 5.963 | 0.845 |
| 50 | Belize | 5.956 | -0.495 |
| 51 | Japan | 5.92 | -0.447 |
| 52 | Lithuania | 5.902 | 0.02 |
| 53 | Algeria | 5.872 | |
| 54 | Latvia | 5.85 | 1.162 |
| 55 | Moldova | 5.838 | 0.899 |
| 56 | South Korea | 5.838 | 0.299 |
| 57 | Romania | 5.825 | 0.606 |
| 58 | Bolivia | 5.823 | 0.323 |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 5.822 | |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 5.819 | 0.222 |
| 61 | North Cyprus | 5.81 | |
| 62 | Slovenia | 5.758 | -0.053 |
| 63 | Peru | 5.715 | 0.702 |
| 64 | Mauritius | 5.629 | |
| 65 | Cyprus | 5.621 | -0.617 |
| 66 | Estonia | 5.611 | 0.26 |
| 67 | Belarus | 5.569 | -0.068 |
| 68 | Libya | 5.525 | |
| 69 | Turkey | 5.5 | 0.327 |
| 70 | Paraguay | 5.493 | 0.491 |
| 71 | Hong Kong | 5.472 | -0.04 |
| 72 | Philippines | 5.43 | 0.576 |
| 73 | Serbia | 5.395 | 0.645 |
| 74 | Jordan | 5.336 | -0.605 |
| 75 | Hungary | 5.324 | 0.249 |
| 76 | Jamaica | 5.311 | -0.897 |
| 77 | Croatia | 5.293 | -0.528 |
| 78 | Kosovo | 5.279 | 0.175 |
| 79 | China | 5.273 | 0.552 |
| 80 | Pakistan | 5.269 | -0.237 |
| 81 | Indonesia | 5.262 | 0.243 |
| 82 | Venezuela | 5.25 | -1.597 |
| 83 | Montenegro | 5.237 | 0.041 |
| 84 | Morocco | 5.235 | |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 5.234 | 0.584 |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 5.23 | 0.145 |
| 87 | Greece | 5.227 | -1.099 |
| 88 | Lebanon | 5.225 | 0.154 |
| 89 | Portugal | 5.195 | -0.21 |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.182 | 0.293 |
| 91 | Honduras | 5.181 | -0.065 |
| 92 | Macedonia | 5.175 | 0.681 |
| 93 | Somalia | 5.151 | |
| 94 | Vietnam | 5.074 | -0.285 |
| 95 | Nigeria | 5.074 | 0.273 |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 5.041 | 0.519 |
| 97 | Bhutan | 5.011 | |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.004 | 0.334 |
| 99 | Nepal | 4.692 | 0.304 |
| 100 | Mongolia | 4.955 | 0.346 |
| 101 | South Africa | 4.829 | -0.316 |
| 102 | Tunisia | 4.805 | |
| 103 | Palestinian Territories | 4.775 | 0.342 |
| 104 | Egypt | 4.735 | -0.624 |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 4.714 | 0.87 |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 4.709 | 1.103 |
| 107 | Cameroon | 4.695 | 0.595 |
| 108 | Iran | 4.692 | -0.629 |
| 109 | Albania | 4.644 | 0.01 |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 4.608 | 0.135 |
| 111 | Namibia | 4.574 | -0.312 |
| 112 | Kenya | 4.553 | 0.153 |
| 113 | Mozambique | 4.55 | -0.163 |
| 114 | Myanmar | 4.545 | |
| 115 | Senegal | 4.535 | -0.012 |
| 116 | Zambia | 4.514 | 0.1 |
| 117 | Iraq | 4.497 | |
| 118 | Gabon | 4.465 | |
| 119 | Ethiopia | 4.46 | |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 4.44 | 0.061 |
| 121 | Armenia | 4.376 | -0.21 |
| 122 | India | 4.315 | -0.839 |
| 123 | Mauritania | 4.292 | 0.143 |
| 124 | Congo (Brazzaville) | 4.291 | |
| 125 | Georgia | 4.286 | 0.595 |
| 126 | Congo (Kinshasa) | 4.28 | |
| 127 | Mali | 4.19 | 0.176 |
| 128 | Ivory Coast | 4.18 | |
| 129 | Cambodia | 4.168 | 0.306 |
| 130 | Sudan | 4.139 | |
| 131 | Ghana | 4.12 | -0.757 |
| 132 | Ukraine | 4.096 | -0.93 |
| 133 | Uganda | 4.081 | -0.015 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 4.032 | 0.122 |
| 135 | Niger | 4.028 | 0.029 |
| 136 | Malawi | 3.97 | -0.391 |
| 137 | Chad | 3.936 | 0.148 |
| 138 | Zimbabwe | 3.875 | 0.321 |
| 139 | Lesotho | 3.808 | |
| 140 | Angola | 3.795 | |
| 141 | Afghanistan | 3.794 | |
| 142 | Botswana | 3.766 | -0.973 |
| 143 | Benin | 3.657 | 0.327 |
| 144 | Madagascar | 3.644 | -0.336 |
| 145 | Haiti | 3.603 | -0.151 |
| 146 | Yemen | 3.593 | -0.884 |
| 147 | South Sudan | 3.591 | |
| 148 | Liberia | 3.533 | -0.169 |
| 149 | Guinea | 3.507 | |
| 150 | Togo | 3.495 | 0.292 |
| 151 | Rwanda | 3.471 | -0.744 |
| 152 | Syria | 3.462 | |
| 153 | Tanzania | 3.349 | -0.776 |
| 154 | Burundi | 2.905 | |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 2.693 | -1.467 |
| * Negative figures indicate the happiness score has declined; blank cell indicates the country was not on the previous list |
The happiness rankings of 155 countries. The rankings were based on GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, perception of corruption and dystopia.
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