{"id":35,"date":"2026-05-26T20:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:14:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:14:02","slug":"these-are-the-worlds-happiest-countries-finland-is-again-at-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=35","title":{"rendered":"These Are the World\u2019s Happiest Countries. Finland Is \u2013 Again \u2013 at the Top."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Finland and several other Nordic countries have been \u2013 once again \u2013 assessed as leading the world in happiness, according to an annual report released Thursday that analyzed the views of respondents\u2019 quality of life in more than 140 countries and territories over the last three years.<\/p>\n

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The World Happiness Report, produced by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford in a partnership that includes Gallup, based its rankings on answers from more than 100,000 people to a single life-evaluation question included in the Gallup World Poll: \u201cPlease imagine a ladder with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top. The top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder would you say you personally feel you stand at this time?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Analysts found a strong link between well-being across the globe and sharing meals with others \u2013 a practice to which they recommend a return.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIn this era of social isolation and political polarisation we need to find ways to bring people around the table again \u2013 doing so is critical for our individual and collective wellbeing,\u201d Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, director of the Wellbeing Research Centre, an economics professor at Oxford and an editor of the report, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For the 2025 report, the data is based on combined responses from 2022 to 2024. And for the eighth straight year, Finland was ranked No. 1, with its respondents having an average score of about 7.7 out of 10 tied to the life-evaluation question. The consistently happy nation also ranked high in categories such as inequality, social support, freedom and perceptions of corruption.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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All other Nordic countries \u2013 Denmark (No. 2), Iceland (No. 3), Sweden (No. 4) and Norway (No. 7) \u2013 also ranked in the top 10. Other nations in the top 10 include Costa Rica (No. 6) and Mexico (No. 10), both first-timers for 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Absent from that top group is the United States, which fell to its lowest ranking (No. 24, one spot below the United Kingdom and two below Germany) since the World Happiness Report\u2019s launch 13 years ago. Perhaps relatedly, the number of people dining alone in the U.S. has spiked by 53% over the past two decades, according to the authors. The best performance by the U.S. came in 2012, when it landed at No. 11.<\/p>\n

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