21 March 2025 - World's Happiest Countries 2025
Nordic countries dominate world happiness rankings (again)
Dato Parulava (Politico, 20/03/2025)
Nordic countries continue to lead in the ranking of the world’s happiest nations, with Finland taking the top spot, followed by Denmark, Iceland and Sweden, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report published Thursday.
Finland named as happiest country for eighth year
Alex Boyd and Robert Greenall (BBC News, 20/03/2025)
Finland has been ranked as the world's happiest country for the eighth successive year, with experts citing access to nature and a strong welfare system as factors.
These are the world’s happiest countries in 2025
Marnie Hunter (CNN, 20/03/2025)
The world’s happiest country has managed to keep its No. 1 ranking for eight years running. The picture in the United States isn’t so rosy. While Finland once again tops the World Happiness Report’s rankings, the United States — at No. 24 — earned its lowest ranking yet in the 2025 report. The 13th edition of the annual report marks the United Nations International Day of Happiness on March 20.
Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position
Kirsten Grieshaber and Kostya Manenkov (AP News, 21/03/2025)
Other Nordic countries are also once again at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Besides Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden remain the top four and in the same order.
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