India Ranks 118th In World Happiness Report, Finland On Top For 8th Consecutive Year

World Happiness Report 2025: Finland has retained its top spot as the happiest country in the world for the eighth consecutive year, according to the annual World Happiness Report. Released on the UN's International Day of Happiness, the report assesses the quality of life in over 140 countries based on resident feedback. The report evaluates various factors such as social support, health, freedom, generosity, perception of corruption, and gross domestic product (GDP) to determine the happiness levels of 147 countries, Fortune reported.

Using a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 represents the best possible life imaginable, Finland scored an impressive average of 7.74, securing its position as the happiest nation globally.

"They're wealthy, they're healthy, have social connections, social support, [and] a connection with nature. They're not happy, joyful, dancing in the streets type people, but they're very content with their lives," Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, professor of economics at the University of Oxford, leader of the Wellbeing Research Center and editor of The World Happiness Report, told Fortune.