(NewsNation) — The United States is still one of the most desired countries to live in, but its residents may not be the happiest.
The annual World Happiness Report conducts a global analysis of happiness around the world, partnering with the University of Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, Gallup and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
Overall, the United States ranked 24th out of 147 countries among the happiest countries in the world. The basis for the ranking involves a scale of 0-10 happiness where participants are asked to rank where they are on that metric at the time.
The Gallup World Poll survey involves asking the same questions to every country from Australia to Zimbabwe.
As a result, the average life evaluation was 6.7 out of 10. The U.S. ranked 4th for GDP per capita and 12th for social support, but 115th for freedom and 37th for perceptions of corruption.
Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Netherlands, Costa Rica, Norway, Israel, Luxembourg and Mexico were the top 10, which is based on a life evaluation 3-year average.
There was a variance in countries that topped the categories with the following countries ranked No. 1: Iceland: social support, Ireland: GDP per capita, Belize: freedom, Indonesia: generosity and Senegal: positive emotions.
The U.S.’s current rank is its lowest on record with its highest grade in 2011 where the country was 11th overall. It is only one spot down from last year’s 23rd overall position.
