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Self-reported life satisfaction

· higher is better · 164 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Finland7.8
  2. 2Iceland7.5
  3. 3Denmark7.5
  4. 4Costa Rica7.4
  5. 5Sweden7.3
  6. 6Norway7.2
  7. 7Netherlands7.2
  8. 8Israel7.2
  9. 9Luxembourg7.1
  10. 10Switzerland7
  11. 11New Zealand7
  12. 12Mexico7
  13. 13Ireland6.9
  14. 14Belgium6.9
  15. 15Australia6.9
  16. 16Germany6.9
  17. 17Slovenia6.9
  18. 18Austria6.8
  19. 19United Arab Emirates6.8
  20. 19Czechia6.8
  21. 20Saudi Arabia6.8
  22. 21United States6.8
  23. 22Poland6.8
  24. 23Canada6.7
  25. 24Taiwan6.7
  26. 25Belize6.7
  27. 26Lithuania6.7
  28. 27United Kingdom6.7
  29. 28Serbia6.7
  30. 29Uruguay6.6
  31. 30Brazil6.6
  32. 31Kazakhstan6.6
  33. 32Romania6.6
  34. 33France6.6
  35. 34Singapore6.6
  36. 35El Salvador6.6
  37. 36Italy6.6
  38. 37Panama6.5
  39. 38Kuwait6.5
  40. 39Spain6.5
  41. 40Guatemala6.5
  42. 41Malta6.4
  43. 42Argentina6.4
  44. 43Viet Nam6.4
  45. 44Estonia6.4
  46. 45Bosnia and Herzegovina6.4
  47. 46Latvia6.4
  48. 47Jamaica6.3
  49. 48Chile6.3
  50. 49Nicaragua6.3
  51. 50Thailand6.3
  52. 51Uzbekistan6.3
  53. 52Slovak Republic6.3
  54. 53Bahrain6.3
  55. 54Philippines6.2
  56. 55Paraguay6.2
  57. 56Oman6.2
  58. 57Ecuador6.1
  59. 58Montenegro6.1
  60. 59Japan6.1
  61. 60Cyprus6.1
  62. 61Honduras6.1
  63. 62Dominican Republic6.1
  64. 63China6.1
  65. 64Kyrgyz Republic6
  66. 65Korea, Rep.6
  67. 65Colombia6
  68. 66Portugal6
  69. 67Croatia6
  70. 68Malaysia6
  71. 69Peru6
  72. 70Mauritius5.9
  73. 71Hungary5.9
  74. 72Mongolia5.9
  75. 73Trinidad and Tobago5.9
  76. 74Moldova5.9
  77. 75Bolivia5.8
  78. 76Russian Federation5.8
  79. 77Venezuela, RB5.8
  80. 78Libya5.7
  81. 79North Macedonia5.7
  82. 80Algeria5.7
  83. 81Bulgaria5.7
  84. 82Greece5.7
  85. 83Albania5.7
  86. 84Indonesia5.6
  87. 85Tajikistan5.6
  88. 86Armenia5.6
  89. 87Hong Kong SAR, China5.6
  90. 88Georgia5.5
  91. 89Lao PDR5.5
  92. 90Mozambique5.3
  93. 91Turkiye5.3
  94. 92Iraq5.2
  95. 93Gabon5.2
  96. 94Iran, Islamic Rep.5.2
  97. 95Cote d'Ivoire5.1
  98. 96Nepal5.1
  99. 97Cameroon5.1
  100. 98South Africa5
  101. 99Azerbaijan5
  102. 100Niger4.9
  103. 101Pakistan4.9
  104. 102Tunisia4.8
  105. 103Nigeria4.8
  106. 104Senegal4.8
  107. 105Namibia4.8
  108. 106West Bank and Gaza4.7
  109. 107Kenya4.7
  110. 108Ukraine4.7
  111. 109Morocco4.6
  112. 110Guinea4.6
  113. 111Mali4.6
  114. 112Ghana4.6
  115. 113India4.5
  116. 114Somalia, Fed. Rep.4.5
  117. 115Uganda4.5
  118. 116Jordan4.5
  119. 117Mauritania4.5
  120. 118Cambodia4.5
  121. 119Congo, Rep.4.5
  122. 120Burkina Faso4.5
  123. 121Benin4.4
  124. 122Chad4.4
  125. 123Lesotho4.4
  126. 124Bangladesh4.3
  127. 125Gambia, The4.3
  128. 126Myanmar4.3
  129. 127Liberia4.3
  130. 128Togo4.3
  131. 129Madagascar4.2
  132. 130Zambia4.1
  133. 131Sri Lanka4
  134. 132Ethiopia4
  135. 133Comoros3.9
  136. 134Eswatini3.9
  137. 135Tanzania3.9
  138. 136Egypt, Arab Rep.3.9
  139. 137Congo, Dem. Rep.3.8
  140. 138Lebanon3.7
  141. 139Yemen, Rep.3.5
  142. 140Botswana3.5
  143. 141Zimbabwe3.3
  144. 142Malawi3.3
  145. 143Sierra Leone3.3
  146. 144Afghanistan1.4

Self-reported life satisfaction