In 2012, the first report released, examining Gallup poll data from 2006–2010 that asked respondents in nearly every country to evaluate their life on a 0–10 scale. From this they extrapolated a single “**happiness score**” out of 10 to compare how happy countries are.
More than a decade later, the [2024 World Happiness Report](https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2024/) continues the mission to quantify, measure, and compare well-being. Its latest findings also include how countries have become **happier** in the intervening years.
We visualize these findings in the above chart, which shows the 20 countries that have seen their happiness scores grow the most since 2010.
**Serbia** leads a list of 12 Eastern European nations whose average happiness score has improved more than 20% in the last decade.
Since the first report, Western Europe has on average been happier than Eastern Europe. But as seen with these happiness gains, Eastern Europe is now seeing their happiness levels converge closer to their Western counterparts. In fact, when looking at those under the age of 30, the most recent happiness scores are nearly the same across the continent.
All in all, **20 countries** have increased their happiness score by a full point or more since 2010, on the 0–10 scale.
All those free sacks of potatoes are doing wonders for us.
China: vote in a poll that you are happier or -1000 to social credit
Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania.. yep, im not surprised. The 90s were shit, 00s was getting out of shit and the 10′-20 was just relative development.
China…xd
Estonia wtf?
As Lithuanian 🇱🇹 I want to Congratulate our Braliukas Latvia 🇱🇻, Estonia 🇪🇪 and Georgia 🇬🇪
So getting richer makes people happier.
No surprise that in western countries at the contrary anti depressants usage is sky rocketing.
How are Romania and Bulgaria in here? They are always fighting for the last spot on every European Union statistics
and in romania we didn’t legalize yet soft drugs…
Average of 45000 people yearly immigrate from Serbia – officially. In period 2010-2023 that’s around 600000 people or 10% of the whole population of country. Something tells me they have their say in this data. Somehow.
Congo huh?
Goes to show happiness is entirely relative.
Well now I feel shitty for bringing down the global average
Turns out that capitalism makes people more happy.
Bulgaria getting happier..until European Commission comes by, alongside with Euro. Then, everybody gonna cry like Ronaldo when he didn’t win the Euro in 2004
Fuck serbia. Yeah i said it
Jel sapunjaš mačora?
Sure all those unhappy run from Serbia. Remain only idiots in country, dogs and pigs.
Hum busy hai upsc or jee crack karne mai.
Makes sense, when you develop from a lower base it’s always a happy period… when you are already developed and happy it’s hard to have massive gains
Also I wouldn’t trust chinas figures, no independent polling is authorised by the totalitarian dictatorship of China
How do you measure these numbers in country like China where there’s no real free speech?
so you want us to believe that Chinese citizens are happier now then 2010 despite being the country with the toughest covid restrictions and being locked inside their apartments for 3 years straight? yeah right…
The world… seems about right.
Can confirm, source: Latvian. Also We had huge economic recession 2008-2010, so it would be weird if it didnt climb.
Bulgaria has a rise? Fake data.
Serbs are happy because they can jump on Russians 👀👀👀
Ofc serbia is happy they get to commit war crimes and not get charged with it
Where is Russia? I can see only happy people on TV here.
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[Data](https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2024/)
In 2012, the first report released, examining Gallup poll data from 2006–2010 that asked respondents in nearly every country to evaluate their life on a 0–10 scale. From this they extrapolated a single “**happiness score**” out of 10 to compare how happy countries are.
More than a decade later, the [2024 World Happiness Report](https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2024/) continues the mission to quantify, measure, and compare well-being. Its latest findings also include how countries have become **happier** in the intervening years.
We visualize these findings in the above chart, which shows the 20 countries that have seen their happiness scores grow the most since 2010.
**Serbia** leads a list of 12 Eastern European nations whose average happiness score has improved more than 20% in the last decade.
In the same time period, the [Serbian economy](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-105-trillion-world-economy-in-one-chart/) has doubled to $80 billion, and its per capita GDP has nearly doubled to $9,538 in current dollar terms.
Since the first report, Western Europe has on average been happier than Eastern Europe. But as seen with these happiness gains, Eastern Europe is now seeing their happiness levels converge closer to their Western counterparts. In fact, when looking at those under the age of 30, the most recent happiness scores are nearly the same across the continent.
All in all, **20 countries** have increased their happiness score by a full point or more since 2010, on the 0–10 scale.
All those free sacks of potatoes are doing wonders for us.
China: vote in a poll that you are happier or -1000 to social credit
Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania.. yep, im not surprised. The 90s were shit, 00s was getting out of shit and the 10′-20 was just relative development.
China…xd
Estonia wtf?
As Lithuanian 🇱🇹 I want to Congratulate our Braliukas Latvia 🇱🇻, Estonia 🇪🇪 and Georgia 🇬🇪
So getting richer makes people happier.
No surprise that in western countries at the contrary anti depressants usage is sky rocketing.
How are Romania and Bulgaria in here? They are always fighting for the last spot on every European Union statistics
and in romania we didn’t legalize yet soft drugs…
Average of 45000 people yearly immigrate from Serbia – officially. In period 2010-2023 that’s around 600000 people or 10% of the whole population of country. Something tells me they have their say in this data. Somehow.
Congo huh?
Goes to show happiness is entirely relative.
Well now I feel shitty for bringing down the global average
Turns out that capitalism makes people more happy.
Bulgaria getting happier..until European Commission comes by, alongside with Euro. Then, everybody gonna cry like Ronaldo when he didn’t win the Euro in 2004
Fuck serbia. Yeah i said it
Jel sapunjaš mačora?
Sure all those unhappy run from Serbia. Remain only idiots in country, dogs and pigs.
Hum busy hai upsc or jee crack karne mai.
Makes sense, when you develop from a lower base it’s always a happy period… when you are already developed and happy it’s hard to have massive gains
Also I wouldn’t trust chinas figures, no independent polling is authorised by the totalitarian dictatorship of China
How do you measure these numbers in country like China where there’s no real free speech?
so you want us to believe that Chinese citizens are happier now then 2010 despite being the country with the toughest covid restrictions and being locked inside their apartments for 3 years straight? yeah right…
The world… seems about right.
Can confirm, source: Latvian. Also We had huge economic recession 2008-2010, so it would be weird if it didnt climb.
Bulgaria has a rise? Fake data.
Serbs are happy because they can jump on Russians 👀👀👀
Ofc serbia is happy they get to commit war crimes and not get charged with it
Where is Russia? I can see only happy people on TV here.