World Happiness Report 2025: Identifying the Happiest Nation
The World Happiness Report is an annual publication, released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network on the International Day of Happiness (20 March), that ranks countries based on factors contributing to happiness and well-being. These factors include social support, income, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, and perceptions of corruption.
According to the World Happiness Report, 2025:
- Finland was ranked the happiest country in the world.
- This marked the eighth consecutive year that Finland topped the rankings (since 2018).
- The other Nordic countries also ranked high — Denmark (2nd), Iceland (3rd), and Sweden (4th).
The report attributes the consistent dominance of Nordic countries to strong social safety nets, high levels of trust, low corruption and effective governance.
Therefore, based on the 2025 report, Finland is the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row.
Important Questions from Indexes and Reports
Which of the following nations was India’s top trading partner in the financial year 2019-20?
Which of the following banks features in the Fortune Global 500 list 2021?
Which among the following is NOT a human capital?
Which of the following countries is the second largest cotton producer in the world as of October 2020?
According to the Public Affairs Index 2020, which among the following has been adjudged the best governed union territory in the category of UTs?
