YOGYAKARTA - The happiness of the people of a country is not only measured by how often they laugh or smile every day. Happiness is deeper than that, namely when a person feels satisfied and safe living in his country. Starting from economic stability, social security, to adequate health quality. Then, which country has the happiest people?
According to the World Happiness Report March 2026, Finland again topped the list of the happiest countries in the world. This achievement was achieved thanks to an excellent social security system and low corruption levels, so that the community feels safe and valued.
Finland has managed to retain its title as the happiest country in the world for the past few years. The main factors supporting it are high quality of life, strong social support, and individual freedom in making life decisions. Other Nordic countries such as Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway also consistently dominate the top of the list.
On the other hand, Indonesia still faces a considerable amount of homework in the field of public happiness. While Singapore managed to break into the 38th place in the world, Indonesia and most other ASEAN countries are still in the top 50. This shows that there are still many aspects that need to be improved, especially in terms of social, economic support, and perceptions of corruption.
For information, the annual report compiled by the Wellbeing Research Center of Oxford University together with Gallup and the United Nations (UN) involves around 100,000 respondents from 147 countries. The assessment is carried out through the life evaluation method (life evaluation) with a scale of 0 to 10.
There are six main indicators used to determine which country has the happiest population in the world, namely:
Per capita income Social support Healthy life expectancy Freedom to make life choices Generosity Perception of corruption The happiest country in the world in 2026Referring to the World Happiness Report edition of March 2026, the following are the 20 countries with the happiest population:
Finland Iceland Denmark Costa Rica Sweden Norway Netherlands Israel Luxembourg Switzerland New Zealand Mexico Ireland Belgium Australia Kosovo Germany Slovenia Austria Czech RepublicThis is information about the country with the happiest population in the world. Get other interesting news updates by visiting the VOI.id page.
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