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Finland is the “happiest country in the world” for the seventh year running, and Libya tops the African list. World Happiness Report 2024 reveals a worrying trend among young people. Compiled from data from over 140 countries, the World Happiness Report is published annually by Gallup, the United Nations, and Oxford University.
The report identifies the 10 happiest countries on the African continent, with Libya topping the list with a happiness score of 5.866. It is closely followed by Mauritius, with a score of 5.816, and South Africa comes third with a score of 5.422. Mauritius ranked 85th on the global happiness index for the under-30s and 28th for the over-60s. The World Happiness Report shows that people under 30 are less happy than their older compatriots in countries such as the USA and the UK.
The report unveiled on Wednesday, which is based on people’s assessments of their happiness as well as economic and social data, does not explain the reasons for this change, but factors such as housing affordability, income inequality, and fears of war and climate change are all potential explanations.
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Moreover, this is the first time in over ten years that the USA (23rd) and Germany (24th) have been excluded from the Top 20 happiest nations. France, meanwhile, has slipped from 21st to 27th place. At the bottom of the ranking, Afghanistan, faced with a humanitarian catastrophe since the return of the Taliban to power in 2020, occupies last place among the 143 countries evaluated.
