Share of people who say they are happy by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
95.11
Iceland
Lowest
60.17
Bulgaria
Median
86.35
Years covered
39
1984–2022
Data points
224
What the numbers show
Share of people who say they are happy is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 95.11 in Iceland; the lowest is 60.17 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.35, and the mean is 84.86.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 22.7%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 14.5%).
Share of people who say they are happy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 95.11 | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 2 | Norway | 94.06 | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 3 | Sweden | 93.78 | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 4 | Mexico | 92.02 | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 91.45 | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 90.96 | 2022 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 7 | France | 90.88 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Netherlands | 90.53 | 2022 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 9 | Denmark | 90.1 | 2022 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 10 | Australia | 89.58 | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 11 | Brazil | 89.2 | 2022 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 12 | Korea | 89.08 | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 13 | China (People’s Republic of) | 88.95 | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 88.92 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Spain | 88.79 | 2022 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 16 | Belarus | 88.55 | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 88.32 | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 18 | United States | 88.18 | 2022 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 86.4 | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 86.35 | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 85.71 | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 22 | Türkiye | 85.01 | 2022 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 23 | Canada | 84.87 | 2022 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 24 | Estonia | 84.38 | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 25 | India | 84.04 | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 83.51 | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 27 | Chile | 82.62 | 2022 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 82.28 | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 81.29 | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 80.77 | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 31 | Russia | 79.44 | 2022 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 32 | Slovak Republic | 78.91 | 2022 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 78.81 | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 77.93 | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | 76.36 | 2014 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 36 | Ukraine | 76.26 | 2022 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 37 | Lithuania | 73.65 | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 38 | Nigeria | 72.41 | 2022 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 60.17 | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |