Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and educational attainment by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
57.9
Croatia
Lowest
18.3
Latvia
Median
33.95
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
230
What the numbers show
Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and educational attainment is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 57.9 in Croatia; the lowest is 18.3 in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.95, and the mean is 35.29.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 98.3%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 36.8%).
Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 57.9 | 2025 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 2 | Slovakia | 51.2 | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 51.2 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 50.5 | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 5 | Portugal | 46 | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 44.4 | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 44.1 | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 42.6 | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 9 | Estonia | 40.5 | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 40.3 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 11 | Hungary | 38 | 2025 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 12 | Austria | 37.2 | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 13 | Norway | 36.8 | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 35.9 | 2025 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 35.8 | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 35.8 | 2025 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 17 | Cyprus | 32.1 | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 30.6 | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 30.5 | 2025 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 30.3 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 21 | Montenegro | 29.2 | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 22 | Sweden | 29.1 | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 23 | Malta | 28.8 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 24 | France | 28.3 | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 25 | Switzerland | 28 | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 26 | Greece | 27.7 | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 27.6 | 2025 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 28 | Ireland | 27.3 | 2025 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 29 | Germany | 27 | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 30 | Netherlands | 26.7 | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 19.7 | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 18.3 | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.