Happier Lives Institute presents an article summarizing the latest findings of this year’s report
Key Takeaways:
- Country Rankings: The top ten happiest countries in 2026 (Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Costa Rica..) along with the full list of countries.
- Sharp Decline in Happiness : Adolescent and young adult wellbeing has dropped off tremendously amongst anglophone countries.
- Relationship between Social media and Well-being: At high levels of use, social media is particularly related to lower wellbeing for young girls and women. However, they argue whether this association is also cause and effect or not.
Happier Lives Institute is a research organization that uses happiness science to identify the most cost-effective ways to improve wellbeing and to guide donors, policymakers, and organizations toward the highest-impact actions.
