Which has higher share of people who say they are happy, Finland or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 89.1% against 88.9% in Finland as of 2022.

What is the difference in share of people who say they are happy between Finland and Republic of Korea?

0.2%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Republic of Korea?

5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of people who say they are happy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Republic of Korea: Share of people who say they are happy

Finland

88.9%

in 2022

Republic of Korea

89.1%

in 2022

Finland rank

14th

Republic of Korea rank

12th

Share of people who say they are happy over time

Finland
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 89.1% against 88.9% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 14th and Republic of Korea ranks 12th of 39 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	88.9%	82.0%	6.9%	Finland
2000s	89.5%	87.7%	1.9%	Finland
2010s	88.7%	87.4%	1.4%	Finland
2020s	88.9%	89.1%	0.2%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of people who say they are happy, Finland or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 89.1% against 88.9% in Finland as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of people who say they are happy between Finland and Republic of Korea?: 0.2%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Republic of Korea?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Finland and Republic of Korea rank globally for share of people who say they are happy?: Finland ranks 14th and Republic of Korea ranks 12th of 39 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of people who say they are happy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of people who say they are happy
Unit: %
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 39 places, 224 data points, 1984–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

% of respondents replying "very happy" or "quite happy" when asked "Taking all things together, would you say you are very happy, quite happy, not very happy or not at all happy?"