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Self-reported life satisfaction

Name: Self-reported life satisfaction by country, 2025
Creator: Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-Dem
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Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025

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146 countries · 2025

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Self-reported life satisfaction league table
#	Country		Region	Income
1	Finland	7.8	Europe & Central Asia	High income
2	Iceland	7.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
3	Denmark	7.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
4	Costa Rica	7.4	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
5	Sweden	7.3	Europe & Central Asia	High income
6	Norway	7.2	Europe & Central Asia	High income
7	Netherlands	7.2	Europe & Central Asia	High income
8	Israel	7.2	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
9	Luxembourg	7.1	Europe & Central Asia	High income
10	Switzerland	7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
11	New Zealand	7	East Asia & Pacific	High income
12	Mexico	7	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
13	Ireland	6.9	Europe & Central Asia	High income
14	Belgium	6.9	Europe & Central Asia	High income
15	Australia	6.9	East Asia & Pacific	High income
16	Germany	6.9	Europe & Central Asia	High income
17	Slovenia	6.9	Europe & Central Asia	High income
18	Austria	6.8	Europe & Central Asia	High income
19	United Arab Emirates	6.8	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
20	Czechia	6.8	Europe & Central Asia	High income
21	Saudi Arabia	6.8	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
22	United States	6.8	North America	High income
23	Poland	6.8	Europe & Central Asia	High income
24	Canada	6.7	North America	High income
25	Taiwan	6.7	East Asia & Pacific	High income
26	Belize	6.7	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
27	Lithuania	6.7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
28	United Kingdom	6.7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
29	Serbia	6.7	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
30	Uruguay	6.6	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
31	Brazil	6.6	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
32	Kazakhstan	6.6	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
33	Romania	6.6	Europe & Central Asia	High income
34	France	6.6	Europe & Central Asia	High income
35	Singapore	6.6	East Asia & Pacific	High income
36	El Salvador	6.6	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
37	Italy	6.6	Europe & Central Asia	High income
38	Panama	6.5	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
39	Kuwait	6.5	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
40	Spain	6.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
41	Guatemala	6.5	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
42	Malta	6.4	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
43	Argentina	6.4	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
44	Viet Nam	6.4	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
45	Estonia	6.4	Europe & Central Asia	High income
46	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.4	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
47	Latvia	6.4	Europe & Central Asia	High income
48	Jamaica	6.3	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
49	Chile	6.3	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
50	Nicaragua	6.3	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
51	Thailand	6.3	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
52	Uzbekistan	6.3	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
53	Slovak Republic	6.3	Europe & Central Asia	High income
54	Bahrain	6.3	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
55	Philippines	6.2	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
56	Paraguay	6.2	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
57	Oman	6.2	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
58	Ecuador	6.1	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
59	Montenegro	6.1	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
60	Japan	6.1	East Asia & Pacific	High income
61	Cyprus	6.1	Europe & Central Asia	High income
62	Honduras	6.1	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
63	Dominican Republic	6.1	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
64	China	6.1	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
65	Kyrgyz Republic	6	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
66	Colombia	6	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
67	Korea, Rep.	6	East Asia & Pacific	High income
68	Portugal	6	Europe & Central Asia	High income
69	Croatia	6	Europe & Central Asia	High income
70	Malaysia	6	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
71	Peru	6	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
72	Mauritius	5.9	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
73	Hungary	5.9	Europe & Central Asia	High income
74	Mongolia	5.9	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
75	Trinidad and Tobago	5.9	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
76	Moldova	5.9	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
77	Bolivia	5.8	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
78	Russian Federation	5.8	Europe & Central Asia	High income
79	Venezuela, RB	5.8	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
80	Libya	5.7	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
81	North Macedonia	5.7	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
82	Algeria	5.7	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
83	Bulgaria	5.7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
84	Greece	5.7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
85	Albania	5.7	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
86	Indonesia	5.6	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
87	Tajikistan	5.6	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
88	Armenia	5.6	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
89	Hong Kong SAR, China	5.6	East Asia & Pacific	High income
90	Georgia	5.5	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
91	Lao PDR	5.5	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
92	Mozambique	5.3	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
93	Turkiye	5.3	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
94	Iraq	5.2	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
95	Gabon	5.2	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
96	Iran, Islamic Rep.	5.2	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
97	Cote d'Ivoire	5.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
98	Nepal	5.1	South Asia	Lower middle income
99	Cameroon	5.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
100	South Africa	5	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
101	Azerbaijan	5	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
102	Niger	4.9	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
103	Pakistan	4.9	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
104	Tunisia	4.8	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
105	Nigeria	4.8	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
106	Senegal	4.8	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
107	Namibia	4.8	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
108	West Bank and Gaza	4.7	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
109	Kenya	4.7	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
110	Ukraine	4.7	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
111	Morocco	4.6	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
112	Guinea	4.6	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
113	Mali	4.6	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
114	Ghana	4.6	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
115	India	4.5	South Asia	Lower middle income
116	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	4.5	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
117	Uganda	4.5	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
118	Jordan	4.5	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
119	Mauritania	4.5	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
120	Cambodia	4.5	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
121	Congo, Rep.	4.5	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
122	Burkina Faso	4.5	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
123	Benin	4.4	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
124	Chad	4.4	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
125	Lesotho	4.4	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
126	Bangladesh	4.3	South Asia	Lower middle income
127	Gambia, The	4.3	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
128	Myanmar	4.3	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
129	Liberia	4.3	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
130	Togo	4.3	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
131	Madagascar	4.2	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
132	Zambia	4.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
133	Sri Lanka	4	South Asia	Upper middle income
134	Ethiopia	4	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
135	Comoros	3.9	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
136	Eswatini	3.9	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
137	Tanzania	3.9	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
138	Egypt, Arab Rep.	3.9	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
139	Congo, Dem. Rep.	3.8	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
140	Lebanon	3.7	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
141	Yemen, Rep.	3.5	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Low income
142	Botswana	3.5	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
143	Zimbabwe	3.3	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
144	Malawi	3.3	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
145	Sierra Leone	3.3	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
146	Afghanistan	1.4	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Low income

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