The world happiness report, 2025 released recently.
World Happiness Day – Celebrated globally on March 20.
Theme, 2025-“Caring and Sharing”.
Proclaimed by - General Assembly of the United Nations, in a resolution initiated by Bhutan in July 2012, recognizing the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals.
World Happiness Report, 2025 – Published by - University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Centre in partnership with Gallup, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
Rankings are based on a 3-year average of people's life evaluations.
The happiness score or subjective well-being is based on the national average response to the life evaluations question in the Gallup World Poll (GWP).
The survey asks respondents to evaluate their current life as a whole using a ladder scale, with the best possible life as 10 and the worst possible life as 0.
Indicators
GDP per capita,
Social support,
Healthy life expectancy,
Freedom,
Generosity, and
Perceptions of corruption.
Top ranking countries
U.S. Ranked in the 24and Canada ranked in 18.
Low Ranking Countries - Sierra Leone (No. 146), Lebanon (No. 145), Malawi (No. 144) and Zimbabwe (No. 143) make up the rest of the bottom five for happiness.
Afghanistan (No. 147) is once again last on the list.
India’s Ranking - India ranks at 118thposition in 2025.
Over the past few years, India has seen gradual progress in some social and economic indicators.
Rankings of South Asian Nations - Nepal secured the highest position at 92nd, Pakistan 109th, Myanmar 126th, and Sri Lanka closely followed Bangladesh at 133rd.
