World Happiness: Nigeria Drops to 105

Nigeria has slipped three ranks from its rating of 102 in 2024, according to the research.

In the celebration of the International Day of Happiness, Nigeria was ranked 105th out of 147 countries according to the World Happiness Report 2025, which was published on March 20.

From its rating of 102 in 2024, according to the research, which showed that the Nigeria has slipped three ranks.

When the World Values Survey was conducted in 2003, it was found that Nigeria had the happiest people in the world.

Finland has been ranked as the happiest country for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025.

Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden are among the other Nordic countries that continue to hold the top spot in the same order

The most recent survey also placed Nigeria at the 12th position in Africa, with Mauritius, Libya, and Algeria being the top three countries in the continent in terms of happiness.

Libya surpassed its neighbors in terms of life satisfaction and social well-being, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report, which was just recently made public. Libya was placed as the highest-ranked nation in Africa, achieving a standing of 79 on the standing.

This achievement comes in the middle of a terrain of persistent problems. Due to the fact that it attained its peak position of number 11 in 2012, the United States of America is currently ranked number 24.

This marks the first time that the United States has been removed from the top 20 rankings. The United States is not the only country experiencing a decrease in happiness; the United Kingdom, which currently ranks at 23, has not had its lowest average level of life satisfaction since 2017.

Through a partnership with Gallup and the Oxford Center for Well-Being Research, the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network has made the report available to the public.

GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and views of corruption are the six important variables that are being examined in this paper in order to provide an explanation for life evaluations.