Did you know that Scandinavian countries like Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, and Denmark are considered to be some of the happiest places on earth to live can you think of any other countries that have a reputation for being especially happy?

▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:44 - Finland
01:27 - Denmark
01:56 - Switzerland
02:46 - Iceland
03:14 - The Netherlands
03:39 - Norway
04:32 - Sweden
05:00 - Honorable Mentions
07:40 - Outro

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Everyone wants to be happy, right? It's not really even that profound of a statement, but it does make sense that in order to achieve happiness, it helps to be surrounded by happy people. The best way to be immersed in a community of folks who share our common goal of finding happiness is by finding a place to live that is known for being all-around happy.

For the last 21 years, the World Happiness Report has utilized statistical analysis to determine the world's happiest nations. In 2021, the report listed Finland as the happiest country on the planet, but without data to back that claim up, you might be a little confused as to how they arrived at that conclusion.

So, what makes the happiest countries so, well, happy? And how does one even assess such a non-tangible quality like that in the first place?

To determine the world's happiest countries, researchers analyzed Gallup polling data from nearly 150 countries over the past three years. In their analysis, they specifically monitored six specific categories; GDP, social support, life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and perceptions of internal and external corruption levels.

To properly compare each nation's data, those researchers came up with a fictional country that they dubbed Dystopia that was filled with the world's most unhappy people. They set Dystopia as the absolute lowest value in each of the six compared categories and then measured the scores of the real-world countries against its values.

In this video, we'll be taking a look at the World Happiness Reports findings to summarize what makes the top 7 countries on its list so happy. We'll also be going a bit beyond the top seven to review the happiness levels in several other countries with high-happiness reputations.

The Happiest Countries in the World