The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network has ranked more than 150 countries based on key criteria to determine the happiness score. Let's check out the World Happiness Report and the world's top 10 happiest nations.
With a score of 7.804, Finland is the world's happiest country. The most amazing thing is this is the sixth straight year that the Nordic country has topped the chart.
The first runner-up is Denmark, with a total score of 7.586. The people of Denmark pay the highest tax in Europe, but clearly, that's not an issue given the free education and healthcare, among other facilities.
The third happiest country according to the list is Iceland. It's one of the safest countries in the world too.
A high-life expectancy, and fast economic recovery post Covid-19 ensured Israel the fourth spot in the happiest country list.
With a score of 7.403, the Netherlands is the fifth happiest country as per the list.
After Finland, air and environmental pollution in Sweden are the lowest, which means better life expectancy. Add to it a high employment rate and gender equality - all these make Sweden the sixth happiest nation.
A tuition-free education, a high-income rate, low levels of corruption, and a robust social support network - Norwegians consider themselves members of a happy nation. Norway is seventh on the list.
A low crime rate and a high GDP per capita mean the Swiss nation is still in the top 10 happiest nations' list. But its eighth rank this year is four places beneath its last year's rank.
Luxembourg is the ninth happiest nation in the world with a score of 7.228. It is one of the wealthiest countries in the world when it comes to GDP per capita, even though its tiny and has a very small population.
New Zealand occupies the tenth spot on the list of the world's 10 happiest nations and is the only non-European country after Israel in the top 10 list.