Finland is 2025 World's Happiest Country while Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Lebanon are bottom 3

The world’s happiest country has managed to keep its No. 1 ranking for eight years running.

The picture in the United States isn’t so rosy. 

While Finland once again tops the World Happiness Report’s rankings, the United States — at No. 24 — earned its lowest ranking yet in the 2025 report. 

The 13th edition of the annual report marks the United Nations International Day of Happiness on March 20.

World’s 20 happiest countries in 2025:

1. Finland

2. Denmark

3. Iceland

4. Sweden

5. Netherlands

6. Costa Rica

7. Norway

8. Israel

9. Luxembourg

10. Mexico

11. Australia

12. New Zealand

13. Switzerland

14. Belgium

15. Ireland

16. Lithuania

17. Austria

18. Canada

19. Slovenia

20. Czech Republic

Nigeria secured the 105th spot out of 147 nations in the 2025 World Happiness Report, unveiled on Thursday, March 20.

At the bottom of the list......
Afghanistan (No. 147) is once again last on the list. Sierra Leone (No. 146), Lebanon (No. 145), Malawi (No. 144) and Zimbabwe (No. 143) make up the rest of the bottom five for happiness.

These are the 50 happiest countries in the world right now:

1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Sweden 
5. Netherlands
6. Costa Rica
7. Norway 
8. Israel 
9. Luxembourg
10. Mexico
11. Australia
12. New Zealand 
13. Switzerland
14. Belgium
15. Ireland
16. Lithuania 
17. Austria
18. Canada 
19. Slovenia 
20. Czechia 
21. United Arab Emirates
22. Germany
23. United Kingdom
24. United States
25. Belize
26. Poland
27. Taiwan
28. Uruguay 
29. Kosovo
30. Kuwait
31. Serbia
32. Saudi Arabia
33. France
34. Singapore
35. Romania
36. Brazil
37. El Salvador
38. Spain
39. Estonia
40. Italy
41. Panama
42. Argentina
43. Kazakhstan
44. Guatemala
45. Chile
46. Vietnam
47. Nicaragua 
48. Malta
49. Thailand
50. Slovakia

You can read the World Happiness Report for 2025 in full HERE.