India, March 19 -- The latest World Happiness Report 2026 shows a dramatic contrast in how people around the world view their lives. Finland topped the list for the tenth straight year in a row, while India ranked much lower, highlighting wide gaps in well being across nations. The new report also underscores how lifestyle issues like heavy social media use affect happiness, especially among young people.

World Happiness Report 2026: How the World Happiness Report 2026 Is Calculated The World Happiness Report ranks countries based on how people evaluate their own lives on a scale from 0 to 10. This self-rating, often called the Cantril ladder, asks respondents how they view their current life compared with the best and worst possible liv...