Finland took the top spot in this year's World Happiness Report, while the United States dropped to its lowest ranking yet ...

One of the main factors that makes Nordic countries always on the list of happiest countries is a strong social welfare.

Despite GDP per capita in the U.S. and Western Europe having continually risen since the mid-2000s, a drop in the happiness ...

Happiness is hard or maybe even impossible to truly measure. Yet every year, researchers try to do it anyway. The World ...

The claims appear to have sprung from reports that the Nordic countries have started advising citizens to keep a supply of ...

The quick response that helped Nokia, Skype, Spotify and Klarna dominate their industries is now benefiting Nordic companies ...

Fourteen of the top 20 nations are European, but Western nations are less happy now than a decade ago, according to the World ...

With convenience, efficiency, and security at the forefront, these most cashless countries aim to shift away from physical ...

Finland and several other Nordic countries have been – once again – assessed as leading the world in happiness, according to ...

Plus, the "happiest" household size, the state of the loneliness epidemic — and other findings from the annual report.

A few notable changes include Costa Rica (7.274) and Mexico (6.979) entering the top 10 list for the first time. The report ...