<P> The 2018 reiteration was released on 14 March and focused on the relation between happiness and migration . As per 2018 Happiness Report , Finland is the happiest country in the world , with Norway , Denmark , Iceland , and Switzerland holding the next top positions . The World Happiness Report 2018 ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels , and 117 countries by the happiness of their immigrants . The main focus of this year 's report , in addition to its usual ranking of the levels and changes in happiness around the world , is on migration within and between countries . The overall rankings of country happiness are based on the pooled results from Gallup World Poll surveys from 2015 -- 2017 , and show both change and stability . Four countries have held the top spot in the last four reports : Denmark , Switzerland , Norway and now Finland . All the top countries tend to have high values for all six of the key variables that have been found to support well - being : income , healthy life expectancy , social support , freedom , trust and generosity . Among the top countries , differences are small enough that year - to - year changes in the rankings are to be expected . </P>
<P> The 2018 reiteration was released on 14 March and focused on the relation between happiness and migration . As per 2018 Happiness Report , Finland is the happiest country in the world , with Norway , Denmark , Iceland , and Switzerland holding the next top positions . The World Happiness Report 2018 ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels , and 117 countries by the happiness of their immigrants . The main focus of this year 's report , in addition to its usual ranking of the levels and changes in happiness around the world , is on migration within and between countries . The overall rankings of country happiness are based on the pooled results from Gallup World Poll surveys from 2015 -- 2017 , and show both change and stability . Four countries have held the top spot in the last four reports : Denmark , Switzerland , Norway and now Finland . All the top countries tend to have high values for all six of the key variables that have been found to support well - being : income , healthy life expectancy , social support , freedom , trust and generosity . Among the top countries , differences are small enough that year - to - year changes in the rankings are to be expected . </P>
the most happy country in the world 2018
the most happy country in the world 2018
Finland
Finland