Nigeria dropped to the 105th position in the 2025 World Happiness Report, a decline from its previous rank of 102. Despite this, it remains the 10th happiest nation in Africa. Finland retained its title as the world’s happiest country, while Afghanistan remained last at 147. The report analyzed happiness through key variables including GDP and social support, focusing this year on the impact of caring and sharing.
On March 20, 2025, Nigeria was ranked 105th out of 147 countries in the World Happiness Report, a decline from 102nd in 2024. Despite this drop, Nigeria remains the 10th happiest nation in Africa, reflecting a mixed landscape of life satisfaction among its populace.
Libya has been recognized as the highest-ranked African nation, securing the 79th position amidst various challenges, indicating a unique level of societal well-being. Finland continues its remarkable run as the world’s happiest country for the eighth consecutive year, followed closely by other Nordic countries including Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden.
In the top 10, the Netherlands ranks fifth, followed by Israel in eighth and Luxembourg ninth. The United States has fallen out of the top 20, now ranking 24th, a significant contrast to its peak rank of 11th in 2012. The United Kingdom also dropped to 23rd, experiencing its lowest life satisfaction levels since 2017.
Canada remains within the top 20 happiness rankings, positioned at 18th, though it has seen a downward trend over the last decade. Conversely, Afghanistan continues to be the unhappiest country, ranked at the bottom of the index at 147, followed by Sierra Leone, Lebanon, Malawi, and Zimbabwe in the lowest five positions.
This annual report, published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network in partnership with Gallup and the Oxford Center for Well-Being Research, highlights the disparities in happiness across global populations by analyzing six critical variables including GDP per capita and social support.
The 2025 World Happiness Report reveals a troubling trend in Nigeria’s happiness ranking, dropping to 105th place while still being noted as the 10th happiest country in Africa. The ongoing predominance of Finland and the significant declines faced by countries like the United States and the United Kingdom present a broader picture of global well-being. The examination of various social variables emphasizes the complexities of happiness measurement and variances among nations.
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