The World Happiness Report 2021 has just been released, which includes a ranking of happiness covering the years 2018-2020. The focus of the report is a measurement of subjective well-being, which relies on three main indicators: life evaluations, positive emotions, and negative emotions.
The report gives the highest ranking to Finland. The United States ranks in position number 19. The highest scoring African country is Mauritius in position 50, followed by Libya at 80, and Republic of Congo at 83. Seven of the ten lowest ranked countries are in Africa: Burundi (140), Tanzania (142), Malawi (144), Lesotho (145), Botswana (146), Rwanda (147), and Zimbabwe (148).
