Reaching 10th place in the ranking
This year, Mexico was ranked among the ten happiest nations on the planet, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report, coordinated by the University of Oxford, Gallup, and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).
According to the report, Mexico climbed 15 places compared to last year’s measurement, which analyzes data available for 147 nations. Aspects such as the strength of social support and family structure were key to this upswing.
Mexico also ranks second in Latin America, surpassed only by Costa Rica, which also made it into the top 10 for the first time, occupying sixth place.
The Nordic countries remained at the top of the list, with Finland leading the ranking for the eighth consecutive year. At the other end of the list was Afghanistan, which is once again listed as the least happy country in the world.
As a warning sign, the groups warned of growing social disconnection among young people worldwide, with one in five young people saying they have no one to turn to for emotional support, a proportion that has grown by 39% in the last two decades.
This report is published on the International Day of Happiness, celebrated annually on March 20th. Since 2013, the UN has defined this as a day to “recognize the importance of happiness and well-being as universal human aspirations and the importance of including them in government policies.”
The nations that dropped out of the Top 10 in the annual comparison were Switzerland and Australia. Meanwhile, those that increased their rating the most were Serbia (31st), Bulgaria (85th), and Georgia (91st). In the case of the United States, Gallup noted that having ranked 11th in 2024, the country fell to 24th in the comparison, its lowest position since the measurement began.