World Happiness Report 2023 with 10 Happiest Countries

World Happiness Day, of course, is a day to celebrate happiness! The International Day of Happiness has been observed by the UN every year since 2013 to recognize the significance of happiness in people’s lives all over the world.

The first World Happiness Report was published in 2012. Since then, the UN has published an annual list of the world’s happiest nations or the places where people are on average, happier than in other places. Many countries have experienced long-lasting pandemics, natural disasters, and wars during that time, but the UN and governments around the world are still dedicated to figuring out what exactly makes people happier so they can create policies to improve well-being.

As per UN fundamental human goal is to be happy. The UN General Assembly says, “a more inclusive, equitable, and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes the happiness and well-being of all peoples.”

This study, which will be published on March 20, 2023—World Happiness Day—considers six important variables that have a bearing on happiness: social support, income, health, freedom, generosity, and the absence of corruption. It also looks at how happiness varies across nations; spoiler alert: nations with a smaller “happiness gap”—where people have similar access to and experiences with the six factors listed above—tend to be happier overall.

You can simply check the summary of the world happiness report 2023.

The report consists of 5 chapters, which include a 10-year agenda plan.

The happiest nation in the world-

For the sixth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest nation in the world in this year of 2023 too.

Where is the United Kingdom ?

English is not in vogue, Oops!

The ten happiest nations in the world do not include the UK. It does, however, rank among the top 20; this year, it is the 19th-happiest nation in the world, trailing only the United States, Australia, Canada, and Ireland (15th).

A simple study method-

We discuss many of the variables that may account for the disparity in self-reported happiness across nations in the sections below. The Cantril Scale is used by those polled to provide self-assessments of their own lives and is not used by the World Happiness Report to create its list of the world’s happiest people. This involves determining where you would rank yourself on a happiness scale, with 10 representing the highest level of happiness and 0 representing the lowest level of happiness.

The World Happiness Report is here.

It measures and examines several variables, which we discuss below, that may be associated with the variations in the average happiness of each country’s population.

The United Nations extends an invitation to everyone, regardless of age, as well as every classroom, organization, and government, to join in celebrating the International Day of Happiness before moving on to the list of the world’s happiest nations.

Know more about the top 10 happiest countries in the world according to the World Happiness Report 2023 –

1 Finland

Finland has been recognized as the happiest nation in the world for the sixth consecutive year. The reason Finland consistently ranks first can be attributed to factors like generosity (Finns are very likely to expect lost wallets to be returned, for example), income, freedom of choice, and life expectancy.

2. Denmark

When it comes to the Nordic nations, this report’s top three nations are all from this region. In the report, Denmark maintains its second-place finish from the previous year. Its population consistently ranks as one of the happiest in the world despite the nation having some of the highest tax rates in the world, at 25%, thanks to widespread access to high-quality public services.

3 Iceland

Another country with a shared interest that we previously mentioned is Iceland. Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden all scored highly for equality and happiness, and we know that equality increases overall life satisfaction.

4 Israel

Israel is now in fourth place, moving up five spots from last year’s study when it was ranked ninth. Although it is still worth considering whether happiness is related to the workplace?

5 Netherlands

There are three groups of nations in the world: common-interest states, special-interest states, and weak states. In general, common-interest states can support a wide range of welfare-enhancing legislation that raises people’s level of happiness. State effectiveness, which is determined by a nation’s capacity to raise funds, provide services, and prevent repression and civil war, among other things, has an impact on which category a nation falls under. These parameters and life satisfaction are correlated. The average life satisfaction in The Netherlands, one of the so-called common-interest states, is two points higher than in weak states.

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6 Sweden

The second-lowest ranking of the Nordic nations is Sweden, which comes in at number six. It continues to be among the happiest places on earth. Sweden was the only Nordic country that did not suppress community transmission at the beginning of the pandemic, and as a result, had much higher death rates. This is interesting because there was a significant difference in how the country handled the pandemic compared to its Nordic neighbors.

7 Norway

The World Happiness Report makes use of a variety of sources. The idea of eudaimonia, which Aristotle defined as “the activity of the soul according to virtue,” is one of the ideas that date back to his time. It’s a theory that still holds up today: essentially, nations with populations that exhibit strong virtues like a sense of justice, the capacity to form and maintain friendships, and the character of citizenship are likely to have happier populations. High levels of pro-social behavior are crucial on both an individual and institutional level because our happiness does, in part, depend on how those around us behave.

8 Switzerland

In many research areas, such as average income, education, health, and environmental quality, Switzerland consistently performs better than the global average. According to some studies, Switzerland has a life expectancy of 84.25 years, ranking it among the top 5 nations worldwide.

9 Luxembourg

Income was another factor examined for this report. Although it is a common misconception that money cannot buy happiness, higher living standards, disposable income, and other benefits do have an impact on people’s happiness. Luxembourg’s average household income is significantly higher than that of its international counterparts.

10 New Zealand

An absence of corruption is one of the variables examined in the Happiness Report. People in nations with high institutional trust are happier than those who reside in less trustworthy and trusting environments. The 2022 Corruption Perceptions study ranks New Zealand as joint second in the world when it comes to institutional trust; this is one of the factors that could push this nation into the top 10 once more. New Zealand consistently ranks highly in international rankings of trust in public services.

After reaching here, you would be curious to know whether these countries were in the top ranking of world happiness in 2022 or not. You can check it out, we have the list of the 10 happiest countries in the world in 2022.

At the end, many many congratulations on this International happiness day – 20 march ! Just smile and make people around you happy.