Finland has maintained its position as the happiest country in world in 2023, according to a
new ranking list published this week.
The happiest countries in the world largely remained the same, with only one nation – Lithuania – breaking into the top 20 this year.
Ranking of the happiest countries in the world in 2023…
- Finland
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Israel
- Netherlands
- Sweden
- Norway
- Switzerland
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- Luxembourg
- New Zealand
- Austria
- Australia
- Canada
- Ireland
- United States
How is it ranked?
Researchers (who are independent experts, and not part of any organisations) asked a global sample about their quality of life and wellbeing. The survey asked the respondents to evaluate their lives on a 1-10 scale, with responses across three years (2020-2022) used. There were roughly 1,000 respondents for each country.
Overall results
Respondents generally didn’t record a drop in life evaluation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with global evaluation averages between 2020-2022 at similar levels to the three years before the pandemic. Some of the least happy countries were Afghanistan and Lebanon.






