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Rank report Inequality-adjusted Happiness in Nations 2010-2019

How well nations combine level and differences in happiness

Technical details

Rank Nation Standard deviation of
0-10 life satisfaction
Satisfaction with life
(scale 0 - 10)
Inequality-adjusted life satisfaction
index 0 - 100
1 Denmark 1.64 8.2 71 9 Mexico 2.22 8.1 66 10 Colombia 2.19 8.1 66 3 Switzerland 1.68 8.0 70 2 Finland 1.58 8.0 70 4 Iceland 1.65 8.0 69 13 Costa Rica 2.25 7.9 64 6 Norway 1.69 7.9 69 5 Canada 1.59 7.9 69 14 Qatar 2.14 7.8 64 8 Sweden 1.78 7.8 67 12 Austria 1.94 7.7 65 25 Nicaragua 2.55 7.7 60 15 Uzbekistan 2.07 7.7 63 7 Netherlands 1.43 7.6 68 21 Ecuador 2.27 7.6 61 16 Israel 2.08 7.6 63 11 Belgium 1.68 7.5 66 22 United Arab Emirates 2.19 7.5 61 30 Bosnia Herzegovina 2.45 7.5 59 32 Panama 2.45 7.5 59 36 Brazil 2.52 7.4 58 34 Kyrgyzstan 2.47 7.4 58 20 United Kingdom 2.03 7.4 62 19 Germany 1.97 7.4 62 43 Pakistan 2.51 7.3 57 27 Uruguay 2.25 7.3 59 23 Bangladesh 2.07 7.3 61 24 New Zealand 2.12 7.3 60 18 Argentina 1.90 7.3 62 50 Indonesia 2.65 7.3 56 58 Dominican Republic 2.82 7.3 54 31 Montenegro 2.24 7.3 59 17 Andorra 1.82 7.3 62 39 Guatemala 2.37 7.2 58 26 Ireland 2.07 7.2 60 37 Bolivia 2.29 7.2 58 42 Trinidad and Tobago 2.34 7.2 57 33 Poland 2.18 7.2 58 38 Peru 2.22 7.1 58 35 Slovenia 2.13 7.1 58 73 Philippines 2.96 7.1 51 29 Spain 1.99 7.0 59 41 United States of America 2.16 7.0 57 28 Italy 1.92 7.0 59 54 El Salvador 2.47 7.0 55 65 North Macedonia 2.64 7.0 53 60 Romania 2.54 7.0 54 74 Libya 2.83 6.9 51 44 Australia 2.16 6.9 57 64 Kuwait 2.53 6.9 53 46 Surinam 2.14 6.9 57 40 Czech Republic 2.04 6.9 57 48 Slovakia 2.16 6.9 56 51 Paraguay 2.21 6.8 56 52 Cyprus 2.23 6.8 55 49 Chile 2.15 6.8 56 53 China 2.23 6.8 55 69 Venezuela 2.52 6.8 52 55 France 2.29 6.8 54 56 Thailand 2.27 6.8 54 45 Malaysia 1.97 6.7 57 80 Honduras 2.71 6.7 50 63 Mauritius 2.29 6.7 53 67 Kazakhstan 2.35 6.6 53 47 Singapore 1.92 6.6 56 66 Taiwan 2.29 6.6 53 57 Hong Kong 2.10 6.6 54 62 Estonia 2.19 6.6 54 76 Croatia 2.39 6.5 51 75 Saudi Arabia 2.36 6.5 51 81 Belize 2.45 6.4 50 70 Bahrein 2.18 6.4 52 91 Jordan 2.59 6.4 49 59 Turkmenistan 1.93 6.4 54 83 Jamaica 2.51 6.4 49 100 Albania 2.91 6.3 45 77 Japan 2.17 6.2 51 72 Lebanon 2.04 6.2 52 87 Somalia 2.37 6.2 49 86 Hungary 2.33 6.2 49 94 India 2.53 6.1 47 92 Azerbaijan 2.41 6.1 48 88 Portugal 2.29 6.1 49 82 Moldova 2.13 6.1 50 89 Lithuania 2.29 6.1 49 61 Bhutan 1.71 6.1 54 78 Mongolia 2.04 6.1 51 68 Rwanda 1.79 6.1 53 71 Korea (South) 1.84 6.1 52 90 Türkiye 2.23 6.0 49 93 Greece 2.32 6.0 48 79 Viet Nam 1.96 6.0 50 99 South Africa 2.46 5.9 46 84 Laos 2.07 5.9 49 95 Belarus 2.32 5.9 47 106 Algeria 2.67 5.9 44 97 Russia 2.38 5.9 46 101 Serbia 2.50 5.9 45 85 Tajikistan 1.97 5.8 49 116 Gambia 2.80 5.8 42 113 Ghana 2.67 5.7 42 104 Swaziland 2.44 5.7 44 127 Georgia 2.91 5.6 40 108 Namibia 2.54 5.6 43 96 Mauritania 2.08 5.6 46 98 Myanmar 2.11 5.6 46 128 Morocco 2.76 5.5 40 131 Nigeria 2.82 5.5 39 102 Ethiopia 2.12 5.4 45 109 Nepal 2.34 5.4 43 140 Yemen 2.96 5.4 38 110 Djibouti 2.33 5.4 43 107 Sri Lanka 2.20 5.4 44 119 Iran 2.48 5.4 41 114 Cambodia 2.33 5.4 42 130 Armenia 2.65 5.4 40 124 Zimbabwe 2.54 5.3 40 111 Gabon 2.29 5.3 42 115 Angola 2.30 5.3 42 121 Côte d'Ivoire 2.45 5.3 41 105 Senegal 2.05 5.3 44 118 Cameroon 2.37 5.3 41 103 Congo (Kinshasa) 2.01 5.2 44 134 Lesotho 2.70 5.2 38 117 Comoros 2.23 5.2 42 112 Sudan 2.13 5.2 42 138 Malawi 2.65 5.2 38 123 Guinea 2.34 5.2 41 136 Ukraine 2.61 5.1 38 141 Sierra Leone 2.68 5.1 38 137 Congo (Brazzaville) 2.62 5.1 38 143 Palestine 2.77 5.1 37 120 Chad 2.28 5.1 41 122 Kenya 2.29 5.1 41 148 Haiti 2.89 5.1 35 135 Zambia 2.55 5.1 38 147 Tunisia 2.83 5.1 36 146 Mozambique 2.81 5.0 36 132 Uganda 2.43 5.0 39 144 Bulgaria 2.67 5.0 37 125 Mali 2.23 5.0 40 126 Burkina Faso 2.18 5.0 40 129 Niger 2.23 4.9 40 153 Egypt 2.86 4.8 34 142 Iraq 2.27 4.7 37 145 Benin 2.33 4.6 36 149 Botswana 2.37 4.6 35 139 Madagascar 2.07 4.6 38 151 Syria 2.45 4.5 35 133 Afghanistan 1.94 4.5 39 155 Liberia 2.79 4.5 31 156 South Sudan 2.76 4.4 31 152 Togo 2.36 4.4 34 150 Central African Republic 2.21 4.4 35 154 Burundi 2.33 4.2 33 157 Tanzania 2.37 3.8 29