Happiness Statistics By Country
Can we draw any hypotheses about happiness from these results?
1. U.S. News & World Report Best Overall Countries in the World (2022).
As measured by quality of life, entrepreneurship, agility, social purpose, movers, cultural influence, business, adventure, power, and heritage.
1. Switzerland
2. Germany
3. Canada
4. United States
5. Sweden
6. Australia
7. United Kingdom
8. France
9. Denmark
10. New Zealand
2. Happiest Countries in the World (2022).
1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Switzerland
5. Netherlands
6. Luxembourg
7. Sweden
8. Norway
9. Israel
10. New Zealand
3. Lowest Suicide Rates By Country (2019).
1. Antigua and Barbuda
2. Barbados
3. Grenada
4. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
5. Jordan
6. Syria
7. Venezuela
8. São Tomé and Príncipe
9. Jamaica
10. Turkey
Source: https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.MHSUICIDEASDR?lang=en
4. Countries With the Highest Quality of Life (2022).
1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. Canada
4. Switzerland
5. Norway
6. Finland
7. Germany
8. Netherlands
9. Australia
10. New Zealand
Source: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/rankings/quality-of-life
5. Most Healthy Countries in the World (2023).
1. Spain
2. Italy
3. Iceland
4. Japan
5. Switzerland
6. Sweden
7. Australia
8. Singapore
9. Norway
10. Israel
Source: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/healthiest-countries
6. Least Stressed Countries in the World (2022).
1. Kazakhstan.
2. Taiwan.
3. Kosovo.
4. Mauritius.
5. Singapore.
6. Mongolia.
7. Malaysia.
8. Lithuania.
9. South Africa.
10. Russia.
Source: https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/global-emotions-report/
7. Countries With the Most Economic Freedom (2022).
1. Singapore
2. Switzerland
3. Ireland
4. New Zealand
5. Luxembourg
6. Taiwan
7. Estonia
8. Netherlands
9. Finland
10. Denmark
8. Countries That Offer the Most Adventure (2022).
1. Brazil
2. Italy
3. Spain
4. Greece
5. Thailand
6. New Zealand
7. Portugal
8. Australia
9. Mexico
10. Costa Rica
Source: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/rankings/adventure
9. Countries With the Best Culture (2022).
1. Italy
2. France
3. United States
4. Japan
5. Spain
6. United Kingdom
7. South Korea
8. Switzerland
9. Germany
10. Australia
Source: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/rankings/influence
10. First-World Countries Where People Work The Least Number of Hours (2021).
1. Netherlands (30.3)
2. Denmark (33.7)
3. Norway (34.1)
4. Germany (34.6)
5. Austria (35.2)
6. Belgium (35.3)
7. Finland (35.3)
8. Ireland (35.4)
9. Italy (36.0)
10. Switzerland (36.1)
Source: https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=AVE_HRS
I guess fewer working hours means spending more hours with family and on hobbies 😊