B BullDozer

Happiness Driver: GDP

Contribution of GDP per capita to the happiness score. World Happiness Report, 2019–2025.

Source: World Happiness Report (Gallup World Poll) Licence: CC BY 4.0 Unit: ladder pts Parsed: 2026-08-03 Open source ↗

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Avg (2025)
1.5
+0.20pp vs 2024
Improving
0
of 147 tracked
Declining
0
period over period
Stable
147
±0.5pp band

GDP contribution

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Trend over time

Group average by period, 2019–2025.

0.30.71.11.51.9 2019202020212022202320242025
Europe & Central AsiaAmericasMiddle East & North AfricaEast Asia & PacificAdvanced / otherSub-Saharan AfricaSouth Asia

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Movers

Biggest period-over-period changes.

Top risers

EntityNowChange
🇹🇩 Chad 1 +0.39pp
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1.2 +0.39pp
🇳🇬 Nigeria 1.3 +0.35pp
🇲🇱 Mali 1 +0.33pp
🇨🇩 DR Congo 0.9 +0.31pp

Top fallers

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By group

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Sub-Saharan Africa +0.30pp
Europe & Central Asia +0.20pp
East Asia & Pacific +0.20pp
Middle East & North Africa +0.20pp
Advanced / other +0.20pp
Americas +0.20pp
South Asia +0.20pp
GroupMembersAvgChange
Europe & Central Asia 42 1.8 +0.20pp
East Asia & Pacific 13 1.7 +0.20pp
Middle East & North Africa 17 1.6 +0.20pp
Advanced / other 13 1.6 +0.20pp
Americas 23 1.5 +0.20pp
South Asia 6 1.3 +0.20pp
Sub-Saharan Africa 33 1.1 +0.30pp

Happiness Driver: GDP — full ranking

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147 entities, 2025, change vs 2024. Highest first.
#EntityGDP contributionChange
1🇸🇬 Singapore2.2+0.15pp
2🇱🇺 Luxembourg2.2+0.13pp
3🇮🇪 Ireland2.1+0.16pp
4🇳🇴 Norway2.1+0.16pp
5🇨🇭 Switzerland2+0.16pp
6🇺🇸 United States2+0.16pp
7🇩🇰 Denmark2+0.16pp
8🇳🇱 Netherlands2+0.16pp
9🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates2+0.17pp
10🇮🇸 Iceland2+0.17pp
11🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR of China2+0.17pp
12🇹🇼 Taiwan Province of China2+0.23pp
13🇦🇹 Austria2+0.16pp
14🇧🇪 Belgium2+0.17pp
15🇸🇪 Sweden2+0.17pp
16🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1.9+0.21pp
17🇩🇪 Germany1.9+0.16pp
18🇲🇹 Malta1.9+0.18pp
19🇦🇺 Australia1.9+0.17pp
20🇧🇭 Bahrain1.9+0.18pp
21🇨🇦 Canada1.9+0.17pp
22🇫🇮 Finland1.9+0.17pp
23🇫🇷 France1.9+0.17pp
24🇰🇷 Republic of Korea1.9+0.20pp
25🇮🇹 Italy1.9+0.18pp
26🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.9+0.17pp
27🇨🇾 Cyprus1.9+0.17pp
28🇳🇿 New Zealand1.9+0.18pp
29🇸🇮 Slovenia1.9+0.18pp
30🇪🇸 Spain1.9+0.18pp
31🇨🇿 Czechia1.9+0.18pp
32🇮🇱 Israel1.9+0.17pp
33🇱🇹 Lithuania1.9+0.18pp
34🇰🇼 Kuwait1.9+0.17pp
35🇯🇵 Japan1.9+0.18pp
36🇵🇱 Poland1.9+0.19pp
37🇭🇷 Croatia1.8+0.19pp
38🇵🇹 Portugal1.8+0.18pp
39🇪🇪 Estonia1.8+0.17pp
40🇷🇺 Russian Federation1.8+0.19pp
41🇭🇺 Hungary1.8+0.18pp
42🇷🇴 Romania1.8+0.18pp
43🇸🇰 Slovakia1.8+0.19pp
44🇱🇻 Latvia1.8+0.18pp
45🇬🇷 Greece1.8+0.19pp
46🇴🇲 Oman1.8+0.19pp
47🇵🇦 Panama1.8+0.19pp
48🇹🇷 Türkiye1.8+0.20pp
49🇰🇿 Kazakhstan1.8+0.20pp
50🇧🇬 Bulgaria1.8+0.20pp
51🇲🇾 Malaysia1.8+0.20pp
52🇺🇾 Uruguay1.7+0.19pp
53🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago1.7+0.20pp
54🇨🇱 Chile1.7+0.19pp
55🇲🇪 Montenegro1.7+0.20pp
56🇲🇺 Mauritius1.7+0.21pp
57🇦🇷 Argentina1.7+0.20pp
58🇨🇷 Costa Rica1.7+0.21pp
59🇷🇸 Serbia1.7+0.21pp
60🇬🇪 Georgia1.7+0.23pp
61🇲🇰 North Macedonia1.7+0.21pp
62🇩🇴 Dominican Republic1.7+0.21pp
63🇨🇳 China1.7+0.22pp
64🇲🇽 Mexico1.6+0.20pp
65🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1.6+0.21pp
66🇹🇭 Thailand1.6+0.21pp
67🇦🇱 Albania1.6+0.26pp
68🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.6+0.21pp
69🇦🇲 Armenia1.6+0.22pp
70🇧🇷 Brazil1.6+0.21pp
71🇬🇦 Gabon1.6+0.21pp
72🇨🇴 Colombia1.6+0.21pp
73🇧🇼 Botswana1.6+0.19pp
74🇮🇷 Iran1.6+0.23pp
75🇲🇳 Mongolia1.6+0.22pp
76🇪🇬 Egypt1.6+0.21pp
77🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova1.6+0.22pp
78🇵🇾 Paraguay1.5+0.22pp
79🇺🇦 Ukraine1.5+0.22pp
80🇽🇰 Kosovo1.5+0.25pp
81🇵🇪 Peru1.5+0.21pp
82🇩🇿 Algeria1.5+0.22pp
83🇮🇩 Indonesia1.5+0.22pp
84🇻🇳 Viet Nam1.5+0.23pp
85🇪🇨 Ecuador1.5+0.21pp
86🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1.5+0.23pp
87🇿🇦 South Africa1.5+0.21pp
88🇱🇾 Libya1.5+0.23pp
89🇮🇶 Iraq1.5+0.22pp
90🇹🇳 Tunisia1.5+0.22pp
91🇬🇹 Guatemala1.5+0.22pp
92🇧🇿 Belize1.5+0.22pp
93🇸🇻 El Salvador1.4+0.23pp
94🇯🇲 Jamaica1.4+0.26pp
95🇧🇴 Bolivia1.4+0.27pp
96🇱🇧 Lebanon1.4+0.20pp
97🇺🇿 Uzbekistan1.4+0.24pp
98🇵🇭 Philippines1.4+0.24pp
99🇳🇦 Namibia1.4+0.23pp
100🇸🇿 Eswatini1.4+0.23pp
101🇮🇳 India1.4+0.25pp
102🇯🇴 Jordan1.4+0.23pp
103🇲🇦 Morocco1.4+0.24pp
104🇱🇦 Lao PDR1.4+0.23pp
105🇧🇩 Bangladesh1.4+0.24pp
106🇳🇬 Nigeria1.3+0.35pp
107🇳🇮 Nicaragua1.3+0.24pp
108🇬🇭 Ghana1.3+0.24pp
109🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan1.3+0.26pp
110🇰🇭 Cambodia1.3+0.25pp
111🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire1.3+0.25pp
112🇭🇳 Honduras1.3+0.24pp
113🇲🇷 Mauritania1.3+0.25pp
114🇨🇬 Congo1.3+0.24pp
115🇵🇸 State of Palestine1.2+0.20pp
116🇰🇪 Kenya1.2+0.25pp
117🇵🇰 Pakistan1.2+0.24pp
118🇿🇼 Zimbabwe1.2+0.39pp
119🇲🇲 Myanmar1.2+0.24pp
120🇳🇵 Nepal1.2+0.26pp
121🇨🇲 Cameroon1.2+0.25pp
122🇹🇯 Tajikistan1.2+0.27pp
123🇸🇳 Senegal1.2+0.26pp
124🇬🇳 Guinea1.1+0.26pp
125🇧🇯 Benin1.1+0.27pp
126🇿🇲 Zambia1.1+0.26pp
127🇹🇿 Tanzania1.1+0.26pp
128🇰🇲 Comoros1.1+0.25pp
129🇸🇱 Sierra Leone1.1+0.27pp
130🇬🇲 Gambia1.1+0.27pp
131🇹🇬 Togo1+0.28pp
132🇲🇱 Mali1+0.33pp
133🇪🇹 Ethiopia1+0.28pp
134🇺🇬 Uganda1+0.27pp
135🇱🇸 Lesotho1+0.27pp
136🇧🇫 Burkina Faso1+0.27pp
137🇹🇩 Chad1+0.39pp
138🇦🇫 Afghanistan0.9+0.27pp
139🇳🇪 Niger0.9+0.28pp
140🇱🇷 Liberia0.9+0.29pp
141🇲🇬 Madagascar0.9+0.28pp
142🇲🇼 Malawi0.9+0.28pp
143🇨🇩 DR Congo0.9+0.31pp
144🇲🇿 Mozambique0.8+0.28pp
145🇸🇴 Somalia0.8+0.28pp
146🇾🇪 Yemen0.7+0.06pp
147🇻🇪 Venezuela00.00pp

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