Israel is the eighth happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report 2025, marking the second straight year it has fallen in the rankings after reaching fourth place in 2023.
The annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford names Finland the happiest place in the world for the 8th straight year.
The showing marks Israel’s lowest ranking since 2020, when it was given the ninth spot. It dropped slightly to fifth place last year.
Country rankings are based on answers people give when asked to rate their own lives. The study is done in partnership with the analytics firm Gallup and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
On the rubric of freedom, Israelis rank their country 87th out of the approximately 130 countries studied, while on graft it is seen as only the 32nd most corrupt place. On inequality, it snags the 15th highest score, where a higher score means less inequality.
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