Share of people who say they are happy eurobarometer by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
97.6
Iceland
Lowest
37.96
Greece
Median
81.49
Years covered
44
1973–2016
Data points
751
What the numbers show
Share of people who say they are happy eurobarometer is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 97.6 in Iceland; the lowest is 37.96 in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.49, and the mean is 78.1.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 59.3%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 44.5%).
Share of people who say they are happy eurobarometer: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 97.6 | 2014 | — | flat |
| 2 | Denmark | 97.27 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands | 96.5 | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 4 | Sweden | 96.18 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 95.34 | 2016 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 94.7 | 2016 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 94.53 | 2016 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 94 | 1994 | — | flat |
| 9 | Malta | 93.46 | 2016 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 93.06 | 2016 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 91.5 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Germany | 90.32 | 2016 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 88.49 | 2016 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 86.12 | 2016 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 15 | Austria | 84.69 | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 16 | France | 84.07 | 2016 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 82.43 | 2016 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 80.54 | 2016 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 80.25 | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 78.13 | 2016 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 75.38 | 2016 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 74.28 | 2016 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 70.97 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 24 | Lithuania | 67.86 | 2016 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 25 | Türkiye | 65.63 | 2016 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 26 | Italy | 65.21 | 2016 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 64.6 | 2016 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 28 | Hungary | 63.84 | 2016 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 61.62 | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 30 | Romania | 58.88 | 2016 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 31 | Montenegro | 55.77 | 2016 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 48.39 | 2016 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 45.86 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 37.96 | 2016 | down 44.5% | falling |