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Israel’s Rank on World Happiness Index

(2024)

The annual report — compiled by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network — ranked 109 nations by “how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be.” The World Happiness Report rankings are based on six key areas: gross domestic product per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, and absence of corruption. In the 2024 report, the top-ranked nation was again Finland. Israel was ranked 5th. By comparison, the United States ranked 23rd and the Palestinian Territories (inaccurately referred to as the State of Palestine) 99th.

2024 5
2023 4
2022 9
2021 11
2020 11
2017-19 14
2016-18
13
2015-17
11
2016
12
2013-15
11
2012-14
11
2010-12
11
2012
9

Source: World Happiness Reports, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, (March 2024).