Here are the world's happiest countries in 2022

For the fifth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world as per rankings based largely on life evaluations from the Gallup World Poll.
 

With a score of 7.6, Denmark has grabbed the second position in the list. The Scandinavian country has the population of over 5 million.

The report found that its citizens are exceptionally satisfied with their lives because of reliable and extensive welfare benefits, low corruption, well-functioning democracy and state institutions and small population.

Iceland, with Kirkjufell pictured in the background, rates highly along with its Nordic neighbors in areas such as life expectancy, GDP per capita, social support, low corruption and high social trust, generosity and freedom.

Switzerland has dropped one ranking from number in last year's report. The mountainous Central European country has taken the economic and scientific measures that are deemed to make people feel content.

Netherlands retained its number five spot in the list with a score of 7.48. It is known for a flat landscape of canals, tulip fields, windmills and cycling routes.

Luxembourg moved up from its number eight ranking in 2021. The small European country is mostly rural, with dense Ardennes forest and nature parks in the north, rocky gorges of the Mullerthal region in the east and the Moselle river valley in the southeast.

Sweden grabbed the fifth spot on the Passport Index alongside Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands. The passport of these countries allowed visa-free access to 188 destinations.

Number 8 Norway was sixth in last year's rankings. The Scandinavian country encompasses mountains, glaciers and deep coastal fjords.