World Happiness Report 2026: Finland tops ranking for ninth year, Romania climbs one place
Finland was ranked as the happiest country in the world for the ninth consecutive year in the World Happiness Report 2026, while Romania climbed one place, placing 34th out of 150 countries.
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
· Updated · 2 min read
Finland was ranked as the happiest country in the world for the ninth consecutive year in the World Happiness Report 2026, while Romania climbed one place, placing 34th out of 150 countries.
The report, published annually around the United Nations’ International Day of Happiness, ranks over 140 countries based on how people evaluate their own lives. The data mainly come from the Gallup World Poll survey, with researchers also analyzing factors such as social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and perceptions of corruption.
