U.S. drops in global happiness rankings, and political polarization is partly to blame
Source: USA Today
The United States isnt feeling too happy lately. Since 2012, the mood in the United States has been on the decline, sliding from 11th to 24th in the global rankings, according to Gallups 2025 World Happiness Report.
Finland holds the top spot for the eighth consecutive year. Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands round out the top five happiest countries.
Based on a population's average evaluation of their quality of life from 2022 to 2024, this year's study data ranks 147 nations according to their happiness levels. The rankings are primarily based on data from the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford and Gallup World Poll, which asks respondents to rate their present level of happiness.
As the United States slumped to 24th, Mexico and Costa Rico hopped into the top 10 for the first time since the report's introduction in 2012.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2025/07/02/united-states-world-happiness-rankings-2025/84385092007/

Walleye
(41,468 posts)This is what we need to to accept. Hes trying to make people miserable and succeeding at it. He has no shame no morality.
PortTack
(35,675 posts)Jimi du Ranty
(17 posts)This is sadistic terrorism by the Republicans.
-misanthroptimist
(1,388 posts)...those are all SOCIALIST countries!!! How can this be?
Bayard
(26,053 posts)-misanthroptimist
(1,388 posts)Norway has a higher per capita GDP than the US. The Netherlands are just one spot below the US. The other three are also in the top 25 per capita GDP. (Bear in mind that a good number of those above them are tiny countries and oil states.)
I beginning to think that this socialism stuff works when used properly.
llmart
(16,644 posts)I'm all about hygge.
LS0999
(225 posts)It's only been 6 months and the groundwork is already being laid for genocide..