Countries

The Middle East has some of the widest disparities in happiness scores out of any region, with countries ranked between 8th and 147th.

The U.S. has seen a steady decline in its happiness ranking over the years, dropping from 11th in 2011 to 24th in 2025, its lowest-ever spot.

Taiwan took the title of East Asia's happiest country this year, surpassing Singapore which held the title in 2023 and 2024.

Africa continues to be the world’s unhappiest region, with an average happiness score of just 4.4 this year.

Six of the ten happiest countries in the world are located in Europe, including all five Nordic countries.

Term limits are legal restrictions on the number of terms a leader can serve in their office, prevent one person from holding power too long.

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Canada has fluctuated between first and third place since 2010 as the place most graduates would want to move to.