US drops from top 20 of world's happiest countries, now behind Kuwait, Lithuania, UAE

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

88% : The United States (No. 23) and Germany (No. 24) dropped out of the top 20 in part because of a rise in happiness among other countries - especially Czechia (No. 18), Lithuania (No. 19) and Slovenia (No. 21).
76% : Finland's Nordic neighbors also earned reliably high scores with Denmark (No. 2), Iceland (No. 3) and Sweden (No. 4) in the top five, and Norway (No. 7) comfortably ranking in the top 10.
66% : Given the war with Hamas, Israel may come as a surprise at No. 5, although the country has been in the top 10 since 2022.
63% : The Netherlands (No. 6), Luxembourg (No. 8), Switzerland (No. 9) and Australia (No. 10) round out the top 10.
55% : Then to help understand the differences seen between countries, they look at six factors: the nation's healthy life expectancy, economy (GDP per capita), levels of corruption, social support, generosity and freedom.
50% : For those over 60, Lithuania came in at No. 44.
47% : The report, which relies heavily on the Gallup World Poll, also includes a ranking for Palestine at No. 103, although its statehood is not widely recognized.
45% : The United Kingdom was No. 20.
44% : Canada was No. 58 among the young and No. 8 for those 60 and older.Australia and New Zealand, to a lesser extent, also saw much lower rankings among the young.
39% : Among people under 30, the US ranked at No. 62, while for those 60 and older, it was No. 10.

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