Finland maintained the top spot in the 2025 World Happiness Report, followed by Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Costa Rica, Norway, Israel, Luxembourg, and Mexico.

The US fell to its lowest-ever ranking, landing in 24th place amid rising social isolation and political polarization.

Published on Thursday by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford in partnership with Gallup and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, the report evaluates factors such as health, wealth, freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption.