- Norway
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Switzerland
- Finland
- Netherlands
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Australia
- Sweden
Unhappy Nations
- India
- China
- Yemen
- South Sudan
- Liberia
- Guinea
- Rwanda
- Togo
- Syria
- Tanzania
Norway is the happiest Nation in 2017, followed by Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland. All of the top four happy countries rank high on the factors found to support happiness: caring, freedom, generosity, honesty, health, income and good governance. China has made economic leaps but its people are not happier than they were 25 years ago.