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Finland has been crowned the happiest country in the world for the 7th year running. See the top 20.


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A woman in Helsinki, Finland

Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Helsinki, Finland. Lingxiao Xie/Getty Images
  • Finland has been named the world's happiest country for the seventh year in a row.
  • The World Happiness Report released its annual rankings of the happiest countries on Wednesday.
  • The US fell out of the top 20 as youth happiness plummeted.

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Finland has been crowned the happiest country in the world for the seventh consecutive year.

The World Happiness Report released its annual rankings of the happiest countries on Wednesday, with the majority of the top spots going to European nations.

The report, published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, relies on data from the Gallup World Poll, which is analyzed by some of the world's leading well-being scientists.

The rankings represent the average view of life satisfaction in respective countries, known as "subjective well-being."

Finland has managed to hold onto the top spot despite Denmark significantly closing the gap between first and second place.

On the flip side, Afghanistan, which was also ranked in last place in 2023, dropped even further for average happiness. America also saw a drop in perceived quality of life, dropping out of the top twenty countries for the first time since the report was published.

Here's the full list of the top twenty happiest countries in the world, according to the report.

20. United Kingdom

The London tube.

The London tube. Tim Grist/Getty Images

19. Lithuania

Street in Lithuania

A street in Lithuania Ricardo Sergio Schmitz

18. Czechia

CZECHIA

A square in Czechia. Courtesy of National Geographic

17. Ireland

Dublin, Ireland.

Dublin, Ireland. Getty Images

16. Belgium

a view of wavre, belgium town hall

Wavre, Belgium. boerescul/Getty Images

15. Canada

A man wrapped in two Canadian flag parades down an empty street.

A man wrapped in the Canadian flag. Dave Chan

14. Austria

a photo of the Vienna, Austria Skyline.

Vienna, Austria. Giannis Alexopoulos/NurPhoto via Getty Images

13. Kuwait

Kuwait downtown luxury

Downtown Kuwait. trabantos / Getty Images

12. Costa Rica

Waterfall and pond in Nicoya, Costa Rica.

A waterfall in Nicoya, Costa Rica. underworld111/Getty Images

10. Australia

The Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.

The iconic Sydney Opera House in Australia. James D. Morgan/Getty Images

9. Switzerland

The Bernina Express train in Switzerland

The Bernina Express train in Switzerland. Roberto Moiola/Getty Images

8. Luxembourg

Luxembourg city old town

The old town of Luxembourg City. Getty Images

7. Norway

oslo norway

Oslo, Norway. Getty Images

6. The Netherlands

Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Mouneb Taim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

5. Israel

Jerusalem, Israel

Israel. Nick Brundle Photography/Getty Images

3. Iceland

Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland.

Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland. Phillip Chow/Getty Images

2. Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark. Alexander Spatari/Getty Images
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