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Share who say they're "happy" or "very happy" (IVS)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data115 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
84.5%
Median: 86.5%
Countries Covered
115
with available data
Highest
Qatar
98.0%
Lowest
Zimbabwe
51.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar98.0%
2Vietnam97.3%
3Kyrgyzstan95.9%
4Iceland95.1%
5Andorra95.0%
By Region
Oceania91.3%(2 countries)
North America88.9%(4 countries)
South America86.7%(7 countries)
Asia86.2%(24 countries)
Europe85.4%(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (51.9%)High (98.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 84.5%)

Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (24)
Europe (32)
Other (38)
Africa (8)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Qatar98.0%
2Vietnam97.3%
3Kyrgyzstan95.9%
4Iceland95.1%
5Andorra95.0%
6Ireland94.9%
7Tajikistan94.4%
8Belgium94.3%
9Uzbekistan94.3%
10Norway94.1%
11Indonesia93.8%
12Sweden93.8%
13Luxembourg93.6%
14Switzerland93.3%
15United Republic of Tanzania93.1%
16New Zealand92.9%
17El Salvador92.0%
18Mexico92.0%
19Libya91.6%
20Kuwait91.6%
21Montenegro91.5%
22United Kingdom91.5%
23Philippines91.4%
24Saudi Arabia91.3%
25Macao91.0%
26Poland91.0%
27France90.9%
28Uruguay90.8%
29Guatemala90.7%
30Taiwan, Province of China90.7%
31Bangladesh90.7%
32Netherlands90.5%
33Puerto Rico90.5%
34Rwanda90.4%
35Denmark90.1%
36Australia89.6%
37Colombia89.4%
38Malta89.4%
39Pakistan89.2%
40Brazil89.2%
41South Korea89.1%
42Austria89.1%
43Singapore89.0%
44People's Republic of China88.9%
45Finland88.9%
46Spain88.8%
47Belarus88.5%
48Japan88.3%
49United States of America88.2%
50Ecuador88.1%
51Trinidad and Tobago88.0%
52Maldives87.9%
53Portugal87.8%
54Myanmar87.6%
55Ethiopia87.5%
56Bosnia and Herzegovina87.0%
57The Republic of North Macedonia86.8%
58Jordan86.5%
59Germany86.4%
60Czech Republic86.3%
61Lebanon86.1%
62Argentina85.7%
63Malaysia85.6%
64Nicaragua85.6%
65Armenia85.5%
66Türkiye85.0%
67Canada84.9%
68Kazakhstan84.5%
69Estonia84.4%
70India84.0%
71Thailand83.8%
72Slovenia83.5%
73Haiti83.5%
74Kenya83.0%
75Morocco82.8%
76Chile82.6%
77Mali82.6%
78Italy82.3%
79Cyprus81.9%
80Croatia81.6%
81Hungary81.3%
82Ghana80.8%
83Peru80.8%
84Hong Kong80.6%
85Azerbaijan79.9%
86Serbia79.8%
87Burkina Faso79.7%
88Russian Federation79.4%
89Venezuela79.0%
90Slovakia78.9%
91Georgia78.8%
92Latvia78.8%
93Uganda78.8%
94Romania77.9%
95Israel77.4%
96Tunisia76.6%
97South Africa76.4%
98Ukraine76.3%
99Algeria75.5%
100State of Palestine74.4%
101Albania73.9%
102Lithuania73.7%
103Mongolia73.3%
104Bolivia73.0%
105Dominican Republic72.4%
106Nigeria72.4%
107Yemen72.1%
108Egypt71.7%
109Greece71.4%
110Islamic Republic of Iran69.6%
111Iraq69.2%
112Bulgaria60.2%
113Moldova, Republic of58.9%
114Zambia52.0%
115Zimbabwe51.9%
Showing 115 of 115 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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