Overall life satisfaction by income quintile, household composition and degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
7.8 Rating (0-10)
Finland
Lowest
6.2 Rating (0-10)
North Macedonia
Median
7.4 Rating (0-10)
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
274
What the numbers show
Overall life satisfaction by income quintile, household composition and degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 7.8 Rating (0-10) in Finland; the lowest is 6.2 Rating (0-10) in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.4 Rating (0-10), and the mean is 7.33 Rating (0-10).
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 34.7%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 6.3%).
Overall life satisfaction by income quintile, household composition: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 7.8 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 7.8 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 3 | Austria | 7.7 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 3 | Switzerland | 7.7 Rating (0-10) | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 3 | Poland | 7.7 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 3 | Norway | 7.7 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 3 | Poland | 7.7 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 3 | Denmark | 7.7 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 9 | Malta | 7.6 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 7.6 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 9 | Ireland | 7.6 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 7.6 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 7.6 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 7.6 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 7.6 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | Slovakia | 7.4 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 16 | Sweden | 7.4 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 16 | Croatia | 7.4 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 16 | Slovakia | 7.4 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 16 | Cyprus | 7.4 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 7.4 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Czechia | 7.4 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 7.4 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 7.3 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 7.3 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 7.3 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 7.3 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 7.3 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 29 | Spain | 7.2 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 30 | Italy | 7.1 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 7.1 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 30 | France | 7.1 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Germany | 7 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 6.9 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 6.9 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 6.9 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia | 6.6 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 6.3 Rating (0-10) | 2025 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 6.2 Rating (0-10) | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 7.2 Rating (0-10)