The 2023 World Happiness Report revealed the happiest countries in the world according to various parameters. While European countries have managed to maintain their happiness levels to a large extent despite the epidemic, Turkey is in the last place among 150 countries.
World Happiness ReportThis year’s issue has been published. The list, which was formed by surveys conducted with citizens of 137 different countries, took into account the 3-year average in 2023, unlike other years. The effect of the pandemic period on happiness was measured.
The ranking was generally unchanged despite taking the three-year average. Scandinavian countries occupied the top, Middle East, Asian and African countries and Turkey were at the bottom of the list… Again, we entered the top 10 in reverse order.
happiest countries in the world
- Finland
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Israel
- Holland
- Sweden
- Norway
- Switzerland
- Luxembourg
- New Zeland
The happiest countries in the world
- Niger
- Pakistan
- Ghana
- Turkey
- Namibia
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritania
- Senegal
- Iranian
- Morocco
So, how is the happiness of countries determined?
This year, a different methodology was followed than in other years. The report covered the surveys conducted in 2020, 2021 and 2022, not just 2022. The happiness rate was determined according to the average life evaluations of the people in the last 3 years.
life reviews, index of social support, gross domestic product per capita, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, dystopia and corruption perception based on factors.
How was the situation last year?
World Happiness ReportIn the 2022 issue of ‘Turkey, Turkey was ranked 112th among 146 countries.