Finland Retains Its Title as the World's Happiest Country; Taiwan Ranks Third in Asia | WPN World People News

The United Nations released the 2025 "World Happiness Report" on March 20, ranking the happiness levels of 147 countries and regions worldwide. Finland has held the top spot for the eighth consecutive year, while Taiwan ranked 27th globally, placing third in Asia.

Since 2012, the United Nations has published the annual "World Happiness Report" on March 20, which coincides with International Happiness Day. The report surveys 147 countries and regions, using self-reported life satisfaction, GDP per capita, social support, life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and corruption levels as key indicators. Finland remains at the top this year as the world's happiest country, followed by Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden, with Norway ranking seventh. Nordic countries occupy five spots in the top ten.

The United States dropped one position from last year, ranking 24th, a significant decline from its 11th position in the 2012 report. Taiwan improved to 27th place, surpassing Singapore (34th), Japan (55th), South Korea (58th), and China (68th). In Asia, Taiwan ranks third, behind only Israel (8th) and the United Arab Emirates (21st). At the bottom of the rankings is Afghanistan, under Taliban rule, which remains the least happy country in the world.