Kuwait ranks among world's happiest countries

This year's World Happiness Report has just been released listing the happiest places to live. Unsurprisingly, Finland tops the list, holding onto the top slot for a seventh consecutive year.

A noteworthy inclusion at number 13 is Kuwait (pictured).

The report looks at six key metric: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity and perceptions of corruption.

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The result of a collaboration between Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and an editorial board, the report draws on data from people in more than 140 countries.

World's 20 happiest countries in 2024

1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Sweden
5. Israel
6. Netherlands
7. Norway
8. Luxembourg
9. Switzerland
10. Australia
11. New Zealand
12. Costa Rica
13. Kuwait
14. Austria
15. Canada
16. Belgium
17. Ireland
18. Czechia
19. Lithuania
20. UK

Given the war with Hamas, Israel's entry at number five may be a shock, however rankings are based on a three-year average, which often "mutes the effect of cataclysmic events happening during a particular year".

The report ranks Palestine at number 103 based on a poll conducted in the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank before the events of 7 October.

For more information, visit www.worldhappiness.report

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