The World Happiness Report is out and that means one thing – Canadians are checking to see if being known as one of the nicest countries corresponds with happiness. While Canada didn’t crack the top 15, we did come in at a respectable ranking, but I’ll let you be the judge on whether we landed in the right place or not.
According to the World Happiness Report for 2025, “In this year’s issue, we focus on the impact of caring and sharing on people’s happiness. Like ‘mercy’ in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, caring is “twice-blessed” – it blesses those who give and those who receive. In this report, we investigate both of these effects: the benefits to the recipients of caring behaviour and the benefits to those who care for others.”
Before we dive into things, I’ll let you know Canada’s ranking: 18th. Unfortunately, that’s a drop of three spots from 2024, but with all the changes our country has gone through, I get it.
For the eighth year in a row, Finland claimed the top spot, followed by Denmark and Iceland. You may notice a pattern when it comes to the first four. Yep, the beautiful, and apparently very happy, Nordic Region countries.
- Finland
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Sweden
- Netherlands
- Costa Rica
- Norway
- Israel
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
- Belgium
- Ireland
- Lithuania
- Austria
- Canada
- Slovenia
- Czechia
In order to figure out which countries are the happiest, the report combines “wellbeing data from over 140 countries with high-quality analysis by world-leading researchers from a wide range of academic disciplines.”
Each year since 2012 this report has been published to give people access to the knowledge they need to create more happiness for themselves and others.
The 2025 World Happiness Report is made up of eight chapters and if you have some time today, I highly recommend giving it a read. I know for myself, that it really put things into perspective.
Do you agree with Canada’s spot in this year’s report?
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