Only 13 countries in the world are less happy than Bangladesh according to the "World Happiness Report 2025".

Bangladesh ranked 134th out of 147 countries this year. The country was in 129th place out of 143 nations last year.

According to the report released today, Finland is the happiest country in the world.

Afghanistan has been ranked as the unhappiest, followed by Sierra Leone, Lebanon, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, DR Congo, and Yemen.

India, Pakistan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka placed 118th, 109th, 126th and 133rd respectively while Nepal placed 92nd in the happiness index.

Meanwhile, the world's 20 happiest countries, according to the report, are Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Netherlands, Costa Rica, Norway, Israel, Luxemburg, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Belgium, Ireland, Lithuania, Austria, Canada, Slovenia, and Czechia.

The report is based on Gallup World Poll data collected from people in over 140 countries. It ranks countries by happiness using the average life evaluations from the previous three years, specifically 2022 to 2024. This study is a collaboration between Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and an editorial board.

Participants rate their overall life satisfaction, and rankings are determined based on these evaluations. The report also considers six key factors that influence life satisfaction: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and perceptions of corruption.