The higher the score the higher the happiness level.
| 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6.85 | 6.98 | 6.95 | 6.64 | 6.42 | 6.30 | 6.38 | 6.33 | 6.29 |
| Canada | 7.48 | 7.43 | 7.40 | 7.32 | 7.33 | 7.28 | 7.23 | 7.10 | 7.03 |
| China | 4.98 | 5.14 | 5.25 | 5.27 | 5.25 | 5.19 | 5.12 | 5.34 | 5.59 |
| France | 6.76 | 6.58 | 6.48 | 6.44 | 6.49 | 6.59 | 6.66 | 6.69 | 6.69 |
| Germany | 6.67 | 6.75 | 6.99 | 6.95 | 6.97 | 6.99 | 7.08 | 7.16 | 7.03 |
| India | 4.77 | 4.57 | 4.40 | 4.32 | 4.19 | 4.02 | 3.57 | 3.82 | 3.78 |
| Italy | 6.02 | 5.95 | 5.98 | 5.96 | 6.00 | 6.22 | 6.39 | 6.48 | 6.47 |
| Japan | 6.06 | 5.99 | 5.92 | 5.92 | 5.92 | 5.89 | 5.87 | 5.94 | 6.04 |
| Mexico | 7.09 | 7.19 | 6.78 | 6.58 | 6.49 | 6.59 | 6.47 | 6.32 | 6.13 |
| Russia | 5.46 | 5.72 | 5.86 | 5.96 | 5.81 | 5.65 | 5.55 | 5.48 | 5.46 |
| South Africa | 4.96 | 4.64 | 4.46 | 4.83 | 4.72 | 4.72 | 4.81 | 4.96 | 5.19 |
| United Kingdom | 6.88 | 6.87 | 6.73 | 6.71 | 6.81 | 7.05 | 7.16 | 7.06 | 6.94 |
| United States | 7.08 | 7.12 | 7.10 | 6.99 | 6.89 | 6.89 | 6.94 | 6.95 | 6.98 |