Happy Planet Index (HPI), the leading worldwide measure of sustainable happiness and well-being, reveals the latest ratings of the "happiest" places on earth. This translates to the extent to which the people living in these countries live long, happy and sustainable lives.
In the updated HPI report, 151 countries were ranked. The index utilizes a system that calculates global data on life expectancy, experienced well-being, and Ecological footprint. Meanwhile, the HPII clarifies that although theirs is a clear and meaningful barometer of a nation's status, it does not measure everything. In fact, the HPI acknowledges that many high-ranking countries experience human rights issues, and that the HPI simply provides a tiny window to the real situation in these countries.
The "Happiest" Countries on Earth- HPI Updated List
|
Country |
HPI |
Experienced well-being |
Life expectancy |
Ecological footprint |
|
64.0 |
7.3 |
79.3 |
2.5 |
|
|
60.4 |
5.8 |
75.2 |
1.4 |
|
|
59.8 |
6.4 |
73.7 |
1.8 |
|
|
59.3 |
6.5 |
76.1 |
2.1 |
|
|
58.9 |
6.7 |
72.2 |
2.0 |
|
|
58.5 |
6.2 |
73.1 |
1.7 |
|
|
57.8 |
7.3 |
76.1 |
3.0 |
|
|
57.1 |
5.7 |
74.0 |
1.6 |
|
|
56.9 |
7.5 |
74.4 |
3.0 |
|
|
56.9 |
6.3 |
71.2 |
1.8 |
|
|
56.3 |
5.0 |
68.9 |
0.7 |
|
|
56.2 |
5.4 |
79.1 |
1.9 |
|
|
56.0 |
5.9 |
73.1 |
1.7 |
|
|
55.5 |
5.5 |
69.4 |
1.1 |
|
|
55.2 |
7.4 |
81.6 |
4.0 |
|
|
54.1 |
5.3 |
65.4 |
0.8 |
|
|
54.1 |
6.4 |
75.9 |
2.7 |
|
|
54.1 |
5.3 |
76.9 |
1.8 |
|
|
53.9 |
6.6 |
79.1 |
3.2 |
|
|
53.5 |
6.2 |
74.1 |
2.4 |
|
|
52.9 |
6.8 |
77.0 |
3.3 |
|
|
52.9 |
6.8 |
73.5 |
2.9 |
|
|
52.5 |
5.8 |
75.6 |
2.4 |
|
|
52.4 |
4.9 |
68.7 |
1.0 |
|
|
52.4 |
5.6 |
74.0 |
2.0 |
|
|
52.2 |
5.2 |
73.1 |
1.6 |
|
|
51.7 |
5.7 |
73.4 |
2.1 |
|
|
51.6 |
7.2 |
80.7 |
4.3 |
|
|
51.4 |
7.6 |
81.1 |
4.8 |
|
|
51.2 |
4.8 |
72.8 |
1.4 |
|
|
51.2 |
6.0 |
69.9 |
2.1 |
|
|
50.9 |
5.0 |
65.4 |
0.9 |
|
|
50.7 |
4.7 |
73.4 |
1.4 |
|
|
50.3 |
7.5 |
82.3 |
5.0 |
|
|
49.4 |
4.2 |
74.9 |
1.2 |
|
|
49.2 |
5.0 |
69.0 |
1.4 |
|
|
49.1 |
5.0 |
67.5 |
1.3 |
|
|
49.1 |
5.0 |
67.7 |
1.3 |
|
|
48.3 |
4.7 |
74.5 |
1.8 |
|
|
48.0 |
5.6 |
69.3 |
2.1 |
|
|
47.9 |
7.0 |
80.2 |
4.7 |
|
|
47.9 |
4.4 |
72.2 |
1.3 |
|
|
47.8 |
4.4 |
67.5 |
0.9 |
|
|
47.6 |
5.5 |
74.0 |
2.6 |
|
|
47.5 |
6.1 |
83.4 |
4.2 |
|
|
47.2 |
6.7 |
80.4 |
4.6 |
|
|
47.1 |
4.1 |
75.9 |
1.5 |
|
|
47.1 |
7.3 |
80.9 |
5.3 |
|
|
46.8 |
4.6 |
66.7 |
1.2 |
|
|
46.5 |
6.8 |
81.5 |
4.9 |
|
|
46.4 |
6.4 |
81.9 |
4.5 |
|
|
46.2 |
7.5 |
81.4 |
5.7 |
|
|
46.0 |
5.1 |
68.3 |
1.8 |
|
|
46.0 |
6.7 |
73.9 |
4.0 |
|
|
46.0 |
4.1 |
73.7 |
1.4 |
|
|
46.0 |
4.4 |
74.2 |
1.7 |
|
|
45.8 |
5.8 |
72.5 |
3.0 |
|
|
45.6 |
3.8 |
68.8 |
0.8 |
|
|
45.5 |
6.4 |
79.6 |
4.4 |
|
|
44.7 |
4.7 |
73.5 |
2.1 |
|
|
44.2 |
5.3 |
65.2 |
1.9 |
|
|
44.1 |
6.2 |
81.4 |
4.7 |
|
|
43.8 |
6.1 |
80.6 |
4.6 |
|
|
43.6 |
7.7 |
81.0 |
6.4 |
|
|
43.6 |
5.8 |
66.6 |
2.6 |
|
|
43.1 |
7.5 |
80.7 |
6.3 |
|
|
43.1 |
5.8 |
79.6 |
4.3 |
|
|
43.0 |
3.9 |
65.5 |
0.9 |
|
|
42.9 |
5.2 |
72.6 |
2.8 |
|
|
42.7 |
7.4 |
80.0 |
6.2 |
|
|
42.6 |
5.8 |
76.1 |
3.9 |
|
|
42.5 |
5.1 |
54.2 |
0.8 |
|
|
42.4 |
7.3 |
80.6 |
6.2 |
|
|
42.4 |
4.7 |
75.7 |
2.7 |
|
|
42.2 |
4.9 |
74.0 |
2.8 |
|
|
42.0 |
7.4 |
81.9 |
6.7 |
|
|
41.7 |
4.8 |
73.0 |
2.7 |
|
|
41.3 |
4.5 |
74.5 |
2.6 |
|
|
41.3 |
3.8 |
62.1 |
0.6 |
|
|
40.9 |
4.2 |
70.7 |
2.0 |
|
|
40.8 |
4.9 |
74.8 |
3.2 |
|
|
40.6 |
5.6 |
76.6 |
4.2 |
|
|
40.5 |
5.6 |
74.2 |
3.9 |
|
|
40.5 |
5.8 |
79.9 |
4.9 |
|
|
40.3 |
4.6 |
64.2 |
1.7 |
|
|
40.3 |
4.2 |
63.1 |
1.2 |
|
|
40.2 |
6.1 |
79.3 |
5.2 |
|
|
40.2 |
6.9 |
81.8 |
6.5 |
|
|
40.1 |
6.1 |
75.4 |
4.7 |
|
|
39.8 |
6.5 |
81.1 |
6.1 |
|
|
39.6 |
3.9 |
73.2 |
2.1 |
|
|
39.4 |
6.2 |
77.7 |
5.3 |
|
|
39.3 |
6.1 |
77.0 |
5.1 |
|
|
39.2 |
4.4 |
59.3 |
1.1 |
|
|
39.1 |
6.6 |
65.0 |
4.0 |
|
|
38.9 |
4.9 |
62.5 |
2.0 |
|
|
38.7 |
4.9 |
79.5 |
4.1 |
|
|
38.0 |
4.3 |
57.1 |
0.9 |
|
|
37.7 |
5.3 |
49.0 |
0.8 |
|
|
37.6 |
5.1 |
68.5 |
3.2 |
|
|
37.6 |
4.4 |
61.5 |
1.6 |
|
|
37.5 |
5.6 |
82.8 |
5.8 |
|
|
37.4 |
4.7 |
74.4 |
3.6 |
|
|
37.4 |
5.5 |
70.3 |
4.0 |
|
|
37.3 |
7.2 |
78.5 |
7.2 |
|
|
37.2 |
5.0 |
57.9 |
1.8 |
|
|
37.1 |
6.9 |
80.0 |
7.1 |
|
|
36.9 |
4.0 |
55.4 |
0.7 |
|
|
36.8 |
4.8 |
48.7 |
0.5 |
|
|
36.6 |
5.5 |
73.4 |
4.6 |
|
|
36.6 |
7.8 |
78.8 |
8.3 |
|
|
36.5 |
3.9 |
61.1 |
1.3 |
|
|
35.9 |
4.2 |
55.4 |
1.0 |
|
|
35.7 |
4.7 |
50.2 |
0.8 |
|
|
35.3 |
4.8 |
51.4 |
1.2 |
|
|
35.2 |
4.2 |
56.8 |
1.3 |
|
|
34.9 |
4.7 |
73.3 |
4.0 |
|
|
34.9 |
5.1 |
74.8 |
4.7 |
|
|
34.7 |
5.5 |
67.0 |
4.1 |
|
|
34.6 |
5.1 |
72.2 |
4.4 |
|
|
34.5 |
5.5 |
68.8 |
4.4 |
|
|
34.5 |
3.8 |
57.4 |
1.1 |
|
|
34.1 |
4.2 |
73.4 |
3.6 |
|
|
33.7 |
4.4 |
51.6 |
1.1 |
|
|
33.6 |
4.8 |
51.9 |
1.4 |
|
|
33.3 |
3.8 |
59.3 |
1.5 |
|
|
33.2 |
4.2 |
51.1 |
0.9 |
|
|
32.3 |
5.0 |
58.6 |
2.9 |
|
|
31.8 |
7.2 |
76.5 |
8.9 |
|
|
31.8 |
4.0 |
55.4 |
1.5 |
|
|
31.5 |
4.2 |
54.1 |
1.6 |
|
|
31.1 |
3.7 |
56.1 |
1.4 |
|
|
30.7 |
3.2 |
58.2 |
1.2 |
|
|
30.5 |
4.0 |
48.4 |
0.8 |
|
|
30.5 |
3.8 |
50.4 |
0.8 |
|
|
30.3 |
6.7 |
70.1 |
7.6 |
|
|
30.0 |
4.0 |
54.1 |
1.7 |
|
|
29.0 |
7.1 |
80.0 |
10.7 |
|
|
28.8 |
4.1 |
47.8 |
1.1 |
|
|
28.3 |
4.2 |
74.8 |
5.4 |
|
|
28.2 |
2.8 |
57.1 |
1.0 |
|
|
28.2 |
4.7 |
52.8 |
2.6 |
|
|
27.1 |
6.6 |
74.6 |
9.7 |
|
|
26.8 |
4.1 |
54.7 |
2.6 |
|
|
26.8 |
4.6 |
68.5 |
5.5 |
|
|
26.6 |
4.5 |
75.1 |
6.6 |
|
|
26.0 |
3.8 |
51.4 |
1.9 |
|
|
25.3 |
3.6 |
48.4 |
1.4 |
|
|
25.2 |
6.6 |
78.4 |
11.7 |
|
|
24.7 |
3.7 |
49.6 |
1.9 |
|
|
22.6 |
3.6 |
53.2 |
2.8 |
