World Happiness Report 2025 Highlights

The report illustrates an improvement in India's global happiness ranking and score between 2022-24 compared to 2021-23.

India's Performance

• Score Improvement: India's score increased from 4.054 to 4.389 out of 10.
• Ranking: Improved from 126th among 143 countries to 118th among 147 countries.

Comparison with Pakistan

• Score: Pakistan's score improved from 4.657 to 4.768.
• Ranking: Dropped from 108th to 109th.

The scores are generated from the Gallup World Poll, focusing on life evaluations through a metaphorical ladder scale from 0 to 10.

Happiness Ranking Methodology

Rankings are based on three-year life evaluations, covering 2022 to 2024 in the 2025 report.

• Indicators considered include: 
  1. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita
  2. Healthy life expectancy
  3. Social support
  4. Perceived freedom to make life choices
  5. Generosity
  6. Perception of corruption
• The rankings do not directly use an index of these factors, posing questions on the methodology.

Economic and Social Indicators

• India's GDP per capita in 2023: $2,480.8.
• Pakistan's GDP per capita in 2023: $1,365.3.
• Healthy life expectancy (2021):
  • India: 58.1 years
  • Pakistan: 56.9 years
• Corruption Perceptions Index 2024 Ranking:
  • India: 96th
  • Pakistan: 135th