For the eighth consecutive year, Finland has claimed the title of the world’s happiest country, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report released on March 20. Other Nordic nations—Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden—maintained their top spots as well, while the United States and the UK hit record lows.
The happiness ratings were compiled by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford in collaboration with Gallup and the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network and relied on people’s self-reported life satisfaction.
