Life satisfaction (happiness)
Tier B· ReputableAverage self-reported life evaluation on the 0–10 Cantril ladder (Gallup World Poll / World Happiness Report).
100 = highest average life evaluation (ladder 10), 0 = lowest (ladder 0)
Mixed reference years (2011–2025). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.
How this score is built
Average response to the Cantril ladder question — "please imagine a ladder, with steps numbered 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top … on which step do you personally feel you stand at this time?" — from the Gallup World Poll, as published in the World Happiness Report.
WorldScore keeps it on its 0–10 scale (native_rescale → 0–100). Direction is higher_better.
Tier B (reputable but survey-based). It reflects subjective self-evaluation from national samples, influenced by culture, language, and survey timing — read it as a well-run opinion measure, not an objective fact. Most recent available year per country.
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100 = highest average life evaluation (ladder 10), 0 = lowest (ladder 0)
Full ranking
165 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.
| Rank ↑ | Country | Score | Raw value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | FinlandFIN | 77.6478 | 7.764 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 2nd | IcelandISL | 75.475 | 7.54 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 3rd | DenmarkDNK | 75.3975 | 7.539 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 4th | Costa RicaCRI | 74.3974 | 7.439 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 5th | SwedenSWE | 72.5573 | 7.255 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 6th | NorwayNOR | 72.4272 | 7.242 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 7th | NetherlandsNLD | 72.2372 | 7.223 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 8th | IsraelISR | 71.8772 | 7.187 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 9th | LuxembourgLUX | 70.6371 | 7.063 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 10th | Puerto RicoPRI | 70.3970 | 7.039 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 11th | SwitzerlandCHE | 70.1870 | 7.018 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 12th | New ZealandNZL | 69.9570 | 6.995 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 13th | MexicoMEX | 69.7270 | 6.972 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 14th | IrelandIRL | 69.2869 | 6.928 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 15th | BelgiumBEL | 69.2669 | 6.926 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 16th | AustraliaAUS | 69.1669 | 6.916 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 17th | KosovoUNK | 69.169 | 6.91 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 18th | GermanyDEU | 68.8269 | 6.882 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 19th | SloveniaSVN | 68.6869 | 6.868 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 20th | AustriaAUT | 68.4568 | 6.845 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 21st | CzechiaCZE | 68.2168 | 6.821 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 21st | United Arab EmiratesARE | 68.2168 | 6.821 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 23rd | Saudi ArabiaSAU | 68.1768 | 6.817 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 24th | United StatesUSA | 68.1668 | 6.816 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 25th | PolandPOL | 67.6868 | 6.768 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 26th | CanadaCAN | 67.4167 | 6.741 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 27th | TaiwanTWN | 67.1467 | 6.714 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 28th | BelizeBLZ | 67.1167 | 6.711 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 29th | LithuaniaLTU | 67.0467 | 6.704 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 30th | United KingdomGBR | 66.9467 | 6.694 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 31st | SerbiaSRB | 66.9167 | 6.691 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 32nd | UruguayURY | 66.3566 | 6.635 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 33rd | BrazilBRA | 66.3466 | 6.634 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 34th | KazakhstanKAZ | 66.3366 | 6.633 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 35th | RomaniaROU | 66.2966 | 6.629 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 36th | FranceFRA | 65.8666 | 6.586 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 37th | SingaporeSGP | 65.8566 | 6.585 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 38th | El SalvadorSLV | 65.7866 | 6.578 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 39th | ItalyITA | 65.7466 | 6.574 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 40th | PanamaPAN | 65.4765 | 6.547 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 41st | KuwaitKWT | 65.4365 | 6.543 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 42nd | SpainESP | 65.465 | 6.54 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 43rd | GuatemalaGTM | 65.3365 | 6.533 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 44th | MaltaMLT | 64.3664 | 6.436 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 45th | ArgentinaARG | 64.364 | 6.43 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 46th | VietnamVNM | 64.2864 | 6.428 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 47th | EstoniaEST | 64.164 | 6.41 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 48th | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 63.8164 | 6.381 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 49th | QatarQAT | 63.7464 | 6.374 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 50th | LatviaLVA | 63.6564 | 6.365 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 51st | JamaicaJAM | 63.0563 | 6.305 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 52nd | ChileCHL | 63.0263 | 6.302 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 53rd | NicaraguaNIC | 63.0163 | 6.301 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 54th | ThailandTHA | 62.9663 | 6.296 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 55th | UzbekistanUZB | 62.8363 | 6.283 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 56th | SurinameSUR | 62.6963 | 6.269 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 57th | SlovakiaSVK | 62.5563 | 6.255 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 58th | BahrainBHR | 62.5463 | 6.254 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 59th | PhilippinesPHL | 62.0662 | 6.206 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 60th | ParaguayPRY | 61.9862 | 6.198 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 61st | OmanOMN | 61.9762 | 6.197 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 62nd | EcuadorECU | 61.4461 | 6.144 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 63rd | MontenegroMNE | 61.3961 | 6.139 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 64th | JapanJPN | 61.361 | 6.13 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 65th | CyprusCYP | 61.2661 | 6.126 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 66th | HondurasHND | 60.9661 | 6.096 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 67th | Dominican RepublicDOM | 60.9361 | 6.093 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 68th | ChinaCHN | 60.7461 | 6.074 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 69th | KyrgyzstanKGZ | 60.4960 | 6.049 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 70th | ColombiaCOL | 60.460 | 6.04 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 70th | South KoreaKOR | 60.460 | 6.04 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 72nd | PortugalPRT | 60.2960 | 6.029 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 73rd | CroatiaHRV | 60.0960 | 6.009 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 74th | MalaysiaMYS | 60.0560 | 6.005 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 75th | GuyanaGUY | 59.9360 | 5.993 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 76th | PeruPER | 59.7460 | 5.974 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 77th | MauritiusMUS | 59.3959 | 5.939 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 78th | HungaryHUN | 59.3759 | 5.937 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 79th | MongoliaMNG | 59.3659 | 5.936 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 80th | Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 59.0559 | 5.905 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 81st | MoldovaMDA | 58.5159 | 5.851 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 82nd | BoliviaBOL | 58.3558 | 5.835 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 83rd | RussiaRUS | 58.3458 | 5.834 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 84th | BelarusBLR | 58.2158 | 5.821 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 85th | VenezuelaVEN | 57.5658 | 5.756 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 86th | LibyaLBY | 57.3157 | 5.731 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 87th | North MacedoniaMKD | 57.1957 | 5.719 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 88th | AlgeriaDZA | 57.1457 | 5.714 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 89th | BulgariaBGR | 57.0357 | 5.703 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 90th | GreeceGRC | 56.9757 | 5.697 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 91st | AlbaniaALB | 56.6257 | 5.662 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 92nd | IndonesiaIDN | 56.1756 | 5.617 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 93rd | TajikistanTJK | 55.9156 | 5.591 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 94th | ArmeniaARM | 55.8456 | 5.584 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 95th | Hong KongHKG | 55.6956 | 5.569 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 96th | GeorgiaGEO | 55.1755 | 5.517 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 97th | LaosLAO | 55.1555 | 5.515 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 98th | TurkmenistanTKM | 54.7455 | 5.474 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 99th | CubaCUB | 54.1854 | 5.418 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 100th | MozambiqueMOZ | 53.3653 | 5.336 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 101st | TürkiyeTUR | 5353 | 5.3 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 102nd | IraqIRQ | 52.1252 | 5.212 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 103rd | MaldivesMDV | 51.9852 | 5.198 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 104th | GabonGAB | 51.6752 | 5.167 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 105th | IranIRN | 51.5152 | 5.151 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 106th | Ivory CoastCIV | 51.4851 | 5.148 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 107th | NepalNPL | 51.4751 | 5.147 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 108th | CameroonCMR | 50.8351 | 5.083 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 109th | BhutanBTN | 50.8251 | 5.082 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 110th | South AfricaZAF | 50.0950 | 5.009 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 111th | AzerbaijanAZE | 49.9350 | 4.993 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 112th | NigerNER | 49.449 | 4.94 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 113th | PakistanPAK | 48.6849 | 4.868 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 114th | TunisiaTUN | 47.9848 | 4.798 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 115th | NigeriaNGA | 47.8848 | 4.788 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 116th | SenegalSEN | 47.8748 | 4.787 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 117th | NamibiaNAM | 47.8148 | 4.781 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 118th | PalestinePSE | 46.9447 | 4.694 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 119th | KenyaKEN | 46.7447 | 4.674 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 120th | UkraineUKR | 46.5847 | 4.658 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 121st | MoroccoMAR | 46.4646 | 4.646 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 122nd | GuineaGIN | 46.0946 | 4.609 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 123rd | MaliMLI | 45.8846 | 4.588 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 124th | GhanaGHA | 45.5446 | 4.554 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 125th | IndiaIND | 45.3645 | 4.536 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 126th | SomaliaSOM | 45.0845 | 4.508 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 127th | UgandaUGA | 44.9145 | 4.491 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 128th | JordanJOR | 44.7845 | 4.478 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 129th | MauritaniaMRT | 44.7345 | 4.473 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 130th | CambodiaKHM | 44.6245 | 4.462 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 131st | CongoCOG | 44.5645 | 4.456 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 132nd | Burkina FasoBFA | 44.5545 | 4.455 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 133rd | BeninBEN | 43.9344 | 4.393 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 134th | ChadTCD | 43.8544 | 4.385 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 135th | LesothoLSO | 43.7544 | 4.375 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 136th | DjiboutiDJI | 43.6944 | 4.369 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 137th | BangladeshBGD | 43.1943 | 4.319 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 138th | GambiaGMB | 43.0643 | 4.306 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 139th | MyanmarMMR | 42.8743 | 4.287 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 140th | LiberiaLBR | 42.843 | 4.28 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 141st | TogoTGO | 42.7743 | 4.277 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 142nd | MadagascarMDG | 41.7442 | 4.174 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 143rd | SudanSDN | 41.3941 | 4.139 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 144th | ZambiaZMB | 41.0641 | 4.106 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 145th | Sri LankaLKA | 40.1340 | 4.013 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 146th | EthiopiaETH | 39.8540 | 3.985 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 147th | ComorosCOM | 39.2539 | 3.925 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 148th | EswatiniSWZ | 39.0939 | 3.909 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 149th | TanzaniaTZA | 39.0239 | 3.902 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 150th | EgyptEGY | 38.6239 | 3.862 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 151st | AngolaAGO | 37.9538 | 3.795 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 152nd | BurundiBDI | 37.7538 | 3.775 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 153rd | DR CongoCOD | 37.6138 | 3.761 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 154th | LebanonLBN | 37.2337 | 3.723 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 155th | HaitiHTI | 36.1536 | 3.615 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 156th | YemenYEM | 35.3235 | 3.532 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 157th | Central African RepublicCAF | 34.7635 | 3.4759 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 158th | BotswanaBWA | 34.6435 | 3.464 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 159th | SyriaSYR | 34.6235 | 3.462 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 160th | ZimbabweZWE | 33.4633 | 3.346 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 161st | MalawiMWI | 32.8433 | 3.284 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 162nd | RwandaRWA | 32.6833 | 3.268 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 163rd | Sierra LeoneSLE | 32.5133 | 3.251 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 164th | South SudanSSD | 28.1728 | 2.8166 Cantril ladder (0–10) |
| 165th | AfghanistanAFG | 14.4614 | 1.446 Cantril ladder (0–10) |