Happiness is subjective and so calculating it can be complex. Researchers have explored various possible methods to calculate patterns of happiness. They have used these measures to collect data and samples from a range of people across the globe.
World happiness map shows that Denmark is the happiest country in the world with a score of 7.526 followed by Switzerland with a score of 7.50 followed by other countries. Happiness index shows the average happiness of people in different countries based on surveys. In the survey used for calculating this, respondents answer subjective questions on various aspects.
The global projection on subjective well-being uses a popular measure known as Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), to calculate the happiness index. This method of calculation was developed by Pavot & Diener in 1993.
Ranking of Happiness 2013- 2015
| Denmark | 7.526 |
| Switzerland | 7.509 |
| Iceland | 7.501 |
| Norway | 7.498 |
| Finland | 7.413 |
| Canada | 7.404 |
| Netherlands | 7.339 |
| New Zealand | 7.334 |
| Australia | 7.313 |
| Sweden | 7.291 |
| Israel | 7.267 |
| Austria | 7.119 |
| United States | 7.104 |
| Costa Rica | 7.087 |
| Puerto Rico | 7.039 |
| Germany | 6.994 |
| Brazil | 6.952 |
| Belgium | 6.929 |
| Ireland | 6.907 |
| Luxembourg | 6.871 |
| Mexico | 6.778 |
| Singapore | 6.739 |
| United Kingdom | 6.725 |
| Chile | 6.705 |
| Panama | 6.701 |
| Argentina | 6.650 |
| Czech Republic | 6.596 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6.573 |
| Uruguay | 6.545 |
| Malta | 6.488 |
| Colombia | 6.481 |
| France | 6.478 |
| Thailand | 6.474 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6.379 |
| Taiwan | 6.379 |
| Qatar | 6.375 |
| Spain | 6.361 |
| Algeria | 6.355 |
| Guatemala | 6.324 |
| Suriname | 6.269 |
| Kuwait | 6.239 |
| Bahrain | 6.218 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6.168 |
| Venezuela | 6.084 |
| Slovakia | 6.078 |
| El Salvador | 6.068 |
| Malaysia | 6.005 |
| Nicaragua | 5.992 |
| Uzbekistan | 5.987 |
| Italy | 5.977 |
| Ecuador | 5.976 |
| Belize | 5.956 |
| Japan | 5.921 |
| Kazakhstan | 5.919 |
| Moldova | 5.897 |
| Russia | 5.856 |
| Poland | 5.835 |
| South Korea | 5.835 |
| Bolivia | 5.822 |
| Lithuania | 5.813 |
| Belarus | 5.802 |
| North Cyprus | 5.771 |
| Slovenia | 5.768 |
| Peru | 5.743 |
| Turkmenistan | 5.658 |
| Mauritius | 5.648 |
| Libya | 5.615 |
| Latvia | 5.560 |
| Cyprus | 5.546 |
| Paraguay | 5.538 |
| Romania | 5.528 |
| Estonia | 5.517 |
| Jamaica | 5.510 |
| Croatia | 5.488 |
| Hong Kong | 5.458 |
| Somalia | 5.440 |
| Kosovo | 5.401 |
| Turkey | 5.389 |
| Indonesia | 5.314 |
| Jordan | 5.303 |
| Azerbaijan | 5.291 |
| Philippines | 5.279 |
| China | 5.245 |
| Bhutan | 5.196 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5.185 |
| Serbia | 5.177 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.163 |
| Montenegro | 5.161 |
| Dominican Republic | 5.155 |
| Morocco | 5.151 |
| Hungary | 5.145 |
| Pakistan | 5.132 |
| Lebanon | 5.129 |
| Portugal | 5.123 |
| Macedonia | 5.121 |
| Vietnam | 5.061 |
| Somaliland region | 5.057 |
| Tunisia | 5.045 |
| Greece | 5.033 |
| Tajikistan | 4.996 |
| Mongolia | 4.907 |
| Laos | 4.876 |
| Nigeria | 4.875 |
| Honduras | 4.871 |
| Iran | 4.813 |
| Zambia | 4.795 |
| Nepal | 4.793 |
| Palestinian Territories | 4.754 |
| Albania | 4.655 |
| Bangladesh | 4.643 |
| Sierra Leone | 4.635 |
| Iraq | 4.575 |
| Namibia | 4.574 |
| Cameroon | 4.513 |
| Ethiopia | 4.508 |
| South Africa | 4.459 |
| Sri Lanka | 4.415 |
| India | 4.404 |
| Myanmar | 4.395 |
| Egypt | 4.362 |
| Armenia | 4.360 |
| Kenya | 4.356 |
| Ukraine | 4.324 |
| Ghana | 4.276 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 4.272 |
| Georgia | 4.252 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | 4.236 |
| Senegal | 4.219 |
| Bulgaria | 4.217 |
| Mauritania | 4.201 |
| Zimbabwe | 4.193 |
| Malawi | 4.156 |
| Sudan | 4.139 |
| Gabon | 4.121 |
| Mali | 4.073 |
| Haiti | 4.028 |
| Botswana | 3.974 |
| Comoros | 3.956 |
| Ivory Coast | 3.916 |
| Cambodia | 3.907 |
| Angola | 3.866 |
| Niger | 3.856 |
| South Sudan | 3.832 |
| Chad | 3.763 |
| Burkina Faso | 3.739 |
| Uganda | 3.739 |
| Yemen | 3.724 |
| Madagascar | 3.695 |
| Tanzania | 3.666 |
| Liberia | 3.622 |
| Guinea | 3.607 |
| Rwanda | 3.515 |
| Benin | 3.484 |
| Afghanistan | 3.360 |
| Togo | 3.303 |
| Syria | 3.069 |
| Burundi | 2.905 |
Last Updated : December 19, 2016
