Global Happiness Report: Generational Divide and Youth Trends

Finland remains the world's happiest country for the seventh consecutive year, with Nordic countries dominating the top 10, while Afghanistan ranks at the bottom. The United States and Germany are no longer among the 20 happiest nations, and the report highlights the absence of the world's largest countries in the top rankings. Factors contributing to happiness include self-assessed life satisfaction, GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and corruption. Finland's strong welfare society, trust in state authorities, and emphasis on nature and work-life balance are cited as key contributors to its citizens' life satisfaction. The report also notes a worrying trend of increased happiness inequality in most regions, except for Europe.