The pursuit of happiness is an ongoing journey, but some places are on the right track. Gallup recently conducted its 2025 World Happiness Report to determine which countries are the most content. The findings [PDF] consist of data from the Gallup World Poll and other sources,

Overall, researchers said global evidence on the perceived and actual return of lost wallets shows that people are much too pessimistic about the kindness of their communities compared to reality—actual rates of wallet return are around twice as high as people expect.

The US fell to 24th in the 2025 World Happiness Report, which highlighted issues like Americans eating alone and rising 'deaths of despair.'