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Countries ranked by average mood score

The numbers land on a 1 to 10 scale where higher scores mean happier reported mood. Denmark takes the top spot at 7.37, followed by Switzerland at 7.15 and Japan in third with 6.93. Belgium comes in fourth at 6.85, New Zealand fifth at 6.76, France sixth at 6.67, and Norway seventh at 6.66. The Netherlands sits eighth with 6.63, Romania ninth at 6.43, Sweden tenth at 6.40, Spain eleventh at 6.36, Germany twelfth at 6.26, Canada thirteenth at 6.19, Australia fourteenth at 6.12, and India fifteenth at 6.06. Argentina and Israel tie for sixteenth place with a score of 6.05. The United Kingdom is eighteenth at 5.97, Brazil nineteenth at 5.92, and Austria twentieth at 5.91. Portugal follows at 5.79, Italy at 5.63, the United States at 5.62, Ukraine at 5.46, Poland at 5.43, Finland at 5.32, Hungary at 5.20, Russia at 5.06, and Turkey lands last on this list at 4.92.

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Countries ranked by average mood score

The numbers land on a 1 to 10 scale where higher scores mean happier reported mood. Denmark takes the top spot at 7.37, followed by Switzerland at 7.15 and Japan in third with 6.93. Belgium comes in fourth at 6.85, New Zealand fifth at 6.76, France sixth at 6.67, and Norway seventh at 6.66. The Netherlands sits eighth with 6.63, Romania ninth at 6.43, Sweden tenth at 6.40, Spain eleventh at 6.36, Germany twelfth at 6.26, Canada thirteenth at 6.19, Australia fourteenth at 6.12, and India fifteenth at 6.06. Argentina and Israel tie for sixteenth place with a score of 6.05. The United Kingdom is eighteenth at 5.97, Brazil nineteenth at 5.92, and Austria twentieth at 5.91. Portugal follows at 5.79, Italy at 5.63, the United States at 5.62, Ukraine at 5.46, Poland at 5.43, Finland at 5.32, Hungary at 5.20, Russia at 5.06, and Turkey lands last on this list at 4.92.

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