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Self-reported life satisfaction (up to 29 years)

· higher is better · 142 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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Related rankingsLife satisfactionInequality-adjusted HDIPoverty headcount ratio at $6.85/dayPoverty headcount at $6.85/daycoef_ineqhdi_flossgii_rankPoverty gap at $2.15/dayPoverty gap at $3.65/dayPoverty gap at $6.85/dayPoverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day

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  1. 1Lithuania7.8
  2. 2Israel7.7
  3. 3Serbia7.7
  4. 4Iceland7.6
  5. 5Denmark7.3
  6. 6Luxembourg7.3
  7. 7Finland7.3
  8. 8Romania7.3
  9. 9Netherlands7.2
  10. 10Czechia7.2
  11. 11Costa Rica7.2
  12. 12Austria7.1
  13. 13Switzerland7.1
  14. 14Croatia7.1
  15. 15Slovenia7.1
  16. 16Kuwait7.1
  17. 17El Salvador7.1
  18. 18Sweden7
  19. 19Australia7
  20. 20Norway7
  21. 21Ireland7
  22. 21Mexico7
  23. 22Belgium6.9
  24. 23Taiwan6.9
  25. 24Panama6.9
  26. 25New Zealand6.9
  27. 26Nicaragua6.8
  28. 27Moldova6.8
  29. 28Uruguay6.8
  30. 29Latvia6.8
  31. 30United Kingdom6.8
  32. 31Bosnia and Herzegovina6.7
  33. 31Argentina6.7
  34. 32United Arab Emirates6.7
  35. 33Hungary6.7
  36. 34Paraguay6.7
  37. 35Slovak Republic6.7
  38. 36Chile6.7
  39. 37Bulgaria6.6
  40. 38Italy6.6
  41. 39Saudi Arabia6.6
  42. 40Poland6.6
  43. 41Estonia6.6
  44. 42Thailand6.6
  45. 43Portugal6.6
  46. 44Germany6.6
  47. 45France6.6
  48. 46Guatemala6.5
  49. 47Montenegro6.5
  50. 48Cyprus6.5
  51. 49Korea, Rep.6.5
  52. 50Greece6.5
  53. 51Singapore6.5
  54. 52Spain6.5
  55. 53Honduras6.5
  56. 54Malta6.5
  57. 55Canada6.4
  58. 56Ecuador6.4
  59. 57Brazil6.4
  60. 58Dominican Republic6.4
  61. 59United States6.4
  62. 60Peru6.4
  63. 61Malaysia6.4
  64. 62Viet Nam6.4
  65. 63Albania6.4
  66. 64North Macedonia6.3
  67. 65Russian Federation6.3
  68. 66Kazakhstan6.3
  69. 67Philippines6.3
  70. 68Uzbekistan6.3
  71. 69Armenia6.2
  72. 70Japan6.2
  73. 71Bolivia6.2
  74. 72Indonesia6.1
  75. 73Colombia6
  76. 74Bahrain6
  77. 75Georgia6
  78. 76China5.9
  79. 77Libya5.9
  80. 78Kyrgyz Republic5.9
  81. 79Ukraine5.9
  82. 80Venezuela, RB5.9
  83. 81Jamaica5.8
  84. 82Mauritius5.8
  85. 83Mongolia5.8
  86. 84South Africa5.7
  87. 85Congo, Rep.5.6
  88. 86Tajikistan5.5
  89. 87Iraq5.5
  90. 88Gabon5.5
  91. 89Nepal5.5
  92. 90Algeria5.4
  93. 91Mozambique5.4
  94. 91Azerbaijan5.4
  95. 92Iran, Islamic Rep.5.3
  96. 93Hong Kong SAR, China5.3
  97. 94Morocco5.3
  98. 95Senegal5.3
  99. 96Cote d'Ivoire5.3
  100. 97Turkiye5.2
  101. 98West Bank and Gaza5.1
  102. 99Guinea5.1
  103. 100Lao PDR5.1
  104. 101Namibia5.1
  105. 102Cameroon5
  106. 103Pakistan4.9
  107. 104Nigeria4.9
  108. 104Kenya4.9
  109. 105Gambia, The4.7
  110. 106Uganda4.7
  111. 107Cambodia4.7
  112. 108Liberia4.7
  113. 109Jordan4.7
  114. 110Benin4.7
  115. 111Niger4.6
  116. 112Burkina Faso4.6
  117. 113Tunisia4.6
  118. 114Mauritania4.5
  119. 115Chad4.5
  120. 116Ghana4.4
  121. 117Myanmar4.4
  122. 118Sri Lanka4.3
  123. 119Madagascar4.3
  124. 120Mali4.3
  125. 121Togo4.3
  126. 122India4.3
  127. 123Bangladesh4.2
  128. 124Tanzania4.2
  129. 125Egypt, Arab Rep.4.1
  130. 126Ethiopia4.1
  131. 127Comoros4.1
  132. 128Botswana4
  133. 129Eswatini3.9
  134. 130Yemen, Rep.3.8
  135. 131Zambia3.8
  136. 132Malawi3.7
  137. 133Lesotho3.7
  138. 134Zimbabwe3.7
  139. 135Congo, Dem. Rep.3.4
  140. 136Sierra Leone3.2
  141. 137Lebanon3
  142. 138Afghanistan1.8

Self-reported life satisfaction (up to 29 years)