Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.
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Exactly the columns a delivery carries.
| Date | Code | Series | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | OWID_WRL | World | 5.436698 |
| 2025 | USA | United States | 6.816 |
| 2025 | CHN | China | 6.074 |
| 2025 | IND | India | 4.536 |
| 2025 | DEU | Germany | 6.882 |
| 2025 | GBR | United Kingdom | 6.694 |
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| 2025 |
| JPN |
| Japan |
| 6.13 |
| 2025 | BRA | Brazil | 6.634 |
| 2024 | OWID_WRL | World | 5.344821 |
| 2024 | USA | United States | 6.724 |
| 2024 | CHN | China | 5.921 |
| 2024 | IND | India | 4.389 |
| 2024 | DEU | Germany | 6.753 |
| 2024 | GBR | United Kingdom | 6.728 |
| 2024 | JPN | Japan | 6.147 |
| 2024 | BRA | Brazil | 6.494 |
| 2023 | OWID_WRL | World | 5.2622137 |
| 2023 | USA | United States | 6.725 |
| 2023 | CHN | China | 5.973 |
| 2023 | IND | India | 4.054 |
| 2023 | DEU | Germany | 6.719 |
| 2023 | GBR | United Kingdom | 6.749 |
| 2023 | JPN | Japan | 6.06 |
| 2023 | BRA | Brazil | 6.272 |
| 2022 | OWID_WRL | World | 5.223494 |
| 2022 | USA | United States | 6.894 |
| 2022 | CHN | China | 5.818 |
| 2022 | IND | India | 4.036 |
| 2022 | DEU | Germany | 6.892 |
| 2022 | GBR | United Kingdom | 6.796 |
| 2022 | JPN | Japan | 6.129 |
| 2022 | BRA | Brazil | 6.125 |
| 2021 | OWID_WRL | World | 5.1809764 |
| 2021 | USA | United States | 6.977 |
| 2021 | CHN | China | 5.585 |
| 2021 | IND | India | 3.777 |
| 2021 | DEU | Germany | 7.034 |
| 2021 | GBR | United Kingdom | 6.943 |
| 2021 | JPN | Japan | 6.039 |
| 2021 | BRA | Brazil | 6.293 |
| 2020 | OWID_WRL | World | 5.1643105 |
| 2020 | USA | United States | 6.951 |
| 2020 | CHN | China | 5.339 |
| 2020 | IND | India | 3.819 |
| 2020 | DEU | Germany | 7.155 |
| 2020 | GBR | United Kingdom | 7.064 |
| 2020 | JPN | Japan | 5.94 |
| 2020 | BRA | Brazil | 6.33 |
| 2019 | OWID_WRL | World | 5.0791073 |
| 2019 | USA | United States | 6.9396 |
| 2019 | CHN | China | 5.1239 |
| 2019 | IND | India | 3.5733 |
| 2019 | DEU | Germany | 7.0758 |
| 2019 | GBR | United Kingdom | 7.1645 |
| 2019 | JPN | Japan | 5.8708 |
| 2019 | BRA | Brazil | 6.3756 |
| 2018 | OWID_WRL | World | 5.149911 |
| 2018 | USA | United States | 6.892 |
| 2018 | CHN | China | 5.191 |
| 2018 | IND | India | 4.015 |
| 2018 | DEU | Germany | 6.985 |
| 2018 | GBR | United Kingdom | 7.054 |
| 2018 | JPN | Japan | 5.886 |
| 2018 | BRA | Brazil | 6.3 |
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Via Our World in Data (https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/happiness-cantril-ladder).
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