The Happiest Country In The World 2025. Lost ground, finland retained its crown as the happiest country in the world for the seventh straight year. Finland is by far the happiest country in the world, with a world happiness report score of 7.741.
A report in honor of world happiness day reveals the happiest countries in the world—and some surprising trends. The world’s second largest continent, africa, accounts for nine of the bottom 10 least happiest countries in the world, many of them clustered around africa’s great lakes.