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In 2013, the top 10 happiest countries consisted entirely of high-income Western economies. In the current report, eight do. Canada has fallen from sixth to 25th, Austria from eighth to 19th and Australia from 10th to 15th. Explore the movement in trends in the World Happiness Report 2026. gallup.com/analytics/3494…

Costa Rica joins the top five ranked countries in this year’s World Happiness Report, marking the highest-ever ranking for a Latin American country.

Finland leads the global happiness rankings for the ninth consecutive year. Iceland, Denmark, Costa Rica and Sweden round out the top five. Full data in the World Happiness Report 2026, powered by Gallup World Poll data. gallup.com/analytics/3494…

Nearly four in 10 women worldwide (37%) said there were times in the past year when they could not afford food, and almost one in three (31%) struggled to afford housing.

Testing for high blood pressure — a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke — reached a five-year high of 39% among women in 2024.

Nearly 9 in 10 people in Ireland are satisfied with the freedom they have to choose what they do with their lives — a measure strongly associated with higher wellbeing globally.

In 2025, before the strikes on Iran, 36% of Iraqis approved of Tehran's leadership — significantly higher than in recent years, though still a minority view overall, with 64% disapproving.

These financial trade-offs are far more common among Americans who do not have health insurance, with 62% saying they have made at least one sacrifice to pay for healthcare, including 32% who have borrowed money and 24% who have prolonged medication.

33% of U.S. adults — the equivalent of more than 82 million Americans — said they have made at least one trade-off with daily living expenses to afford healthcare.

Before the recent strikes on Iran, 81% of Iraqis said they feel safe walking alone at night — up from 34% in 2009, one of the largest increases ever measured in the Gallup World Poll. For the first time on record, Iraq now exceeds the MENA regional median.

Nearly one in 10 adults — or an estimated 24 million Americans — say they have postponed their retirement due to healthcare costs.

Republicans’ favorable rating of Canada has tumbled in the past year and independents’ is down slightly, while Democrats’ is essentially unchanged. Republicans’ opinions of Great Britain have also dropped steeply in the past year, from 84% to 64%, establishing a new low by 18 percentage points.

Most Americans continue to hold positive opinions of Canada (80%) and Great Britain (76%), but views of both nations have dropped significantly in the past year and now are the lowest Gallup has measured for each.

In Q4 2025, 43% of public-sector employees report using AI at least a few times a year, including 21% who use it daily or multiple times per week. A similar rate of 41% of private-sector employees report using AI.

Majorities of Americans continue to support charitable causes, with 76% reporting that they gave money to a religious or other nonprofit organization in the past year and 63% saying they volunteered their time to such an organization.

Women employed full time in the U.S. report higher employee engagement than men: 34% versus 28%.

Among full-time employed workers with children, 33% of women versus 25% of men say they “always” or “very often” experience burnout — an eight-point difference.

Almost four in 10 teachers (37%) indicate that more pay and benefits is the most important aspect of career growth for them. Explore the latest findings from Gallup, @BPC_Bipartisan and @WaltonFamilyFdn: on.gallup.com/4kZp2O2

Only one in four Americans (25%) believe the United States is No. 1 in the world economically, while 72% say it is only one of several leading economic powers.

A plurality of Americans (49%) want the United States’ commitment to NATO to stay as it is. The share expressing a desire for an increased commitment from the U.S. is up to 28%, from 20% in 2024.