World Happiness Report 2025
The World Happiness Report 2025 goes beyond traditional economic metrics, highlighting how everyday human connections and acts of kindness are powerful drivers of well-being . The report identifies SIX KEY VARIABLES that explain most of the differences in happiness between countries: 1. GDP per capita , 2. Social support , 3. Healthy life expectancy , 4. Freedom to make life choices , 5. Generosity , and 6. Low perceptions of corruption . Methodology : It primarily uses subjective well-being data from the Gallup World Poll. The main ranking is based on the three-year average of individuals' self-evaluations of their life on a Cantril Ladder s cale (0-10). The analysis also examines how the six core factors correlate with these life evaluations to help explain observed differences in happiness across nations. Key Global Insights: Finland has held the title of the world’s happiest country for the eighth year in a row, with strong social ...