Canada attains a second rank among the happiest G7 countries per the latest World Happiness Report 2024. Canada is the sole country below the European Union regarding overall satisfaction across all assessed age groups.
Every year, Gallup, the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, the UN’s Sustainable Development Solution Network, and the Editorial Board of WHR collaborate with the World Happiness Report, a yearly publication.
This year’s edition of the report evaluates people’s happiness in more than 140 nations during the various stages and those in different generations. It uses the three-year WHR average of “life evaluations.”
Additionally, each nation has an overall happiness ranking for individuals across all age groups. According to the WHR, life evaluations occur based on the answers to the Gallup World Poll. The survey asked respondents to assess their overall present life using a ladder image. This image represents the best life as 10 and the worst as 0.
Along with the overall rankings, the report classifies each nation’s population into the following four groups:
- The young group – 30 years
- Lower-Middle group – Between 30 and 44 years old
- Upper-Middle group – Between 45 and 59 years old
- The Old group – Above the age of 60 years
Canada attains a second rank among the happiest G7 countries
Global Affairs Canada refers to seven of the world’s most progressive economies. This group comprises Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the EU, and the United States.
An overview of all rankings
The WHR Report 2024 officially states that Canada has achieved the second rank among all G7 nations in terms of all rankings. Canada (15) acquired a better score than all other G7 countries, following a few countries such as:
- Finland (1)
- Denmark (2)
- Sweden (4)
- Netherlands (6)
- Luxembourg (8)
- Austria (14)
Here’s a breakdown of the G7 countries and their rankings:
- UK – Attained the 20th ranking in the overall happiness
- The United States – Acquired the 23rd ranking in overall happiness
- Germany – 24th position in overall happiness
- France – 27th in overall happiness
- Italy – 41st position in overall happiness
- Japan – 51st rank in overall happiness
Age-wise rankings
Here’s a breakdown of Canada’s position among G7 based on age groups and generations:
The Young Age Group – 30 years
Canada had the 5th position out of 7 in this age group, overtaking only the United States, and Japan.
Lower Middle Age Group – 30 to 44 years
Canada achieved the fourth rank out of seven countries in the age category, surpassing Italy, the US, and Japan.
Upper Middle Age Group – 45 to 59 years
Canada got the second rank out of seven countries in the age group between 45 and 59 years, only ahead of several EU nations. (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, and Luxembourg).
Canada’s 2024 WHR ranking’s comparison with the U.S. News Ranking of 2023
Canada had the second ranking as the world’s best country, according to the U.S. News’ Best Countries 2023. In addition, Canada’s rank among G7 per the WHR report 2024 is also the same as the above report. This is despite different publications accessing varied techniques and components to provide a ranking to countries.
The 2023 U.S. News Ranking put Canada behind Switzerland in the overall rankings. Also, U.S. News placed Canada among the top seven countries for mostly half of the total ten sub-categories. Canada achieved its position based on the following factors:
- Agility – Second position
- Beginning a career – Second position
- Racial equality – Second position
- Quality of life – Third position
- Social purpose – Fourth position
- Education – Fourth position
- Women – Sixth position
- Seeking a convenient retirement – Sixth position
- Transparent countries – Rank Six
- Education abroad – Seventh position
- Raising kids – Seventh position
Note: U.S. News claims that agility is about Canada’s potential to adapt and enact toward hurdles. It further added that such countries are more adaptable to change. In addition, the U.S. News justifies social purpose as a country’s potential to stand for certain causes they feel are important. Such countries are inclusive, socially conscious, and progressive.
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