2016年最新《The World Happiness Report》（世界最幸福报告）新鲜出炉，自2012年每年都会发布156个国家和地区的幸福指数排名。此项调查以盖洛普世界民调为基础，分析人均GDP、健康、预期寿命等6个因素。今年的评比，首次使用幸福感差距来代替收入差距。除经济因素外，还包括了自然、环保等可持续发展的因素。
丹麦、瑞士、冰岛、挪威和芬兰获得前五名，在西方强国方面，美国排名第13，英国排名第23，法国排名第32，意大利排名第50。美国这次名列第13位，有所上升。中国排名83位。

2016世界最幸福的国家和地区排行榜
 

1. Denmark (7.526)
2. Switzerland (7.509)
3. Iceland (7.501)
4. Norway (7.498)
5. Finland (7.413)
6. Canada (7.404)
7. Netherlands (7.339)
8. New Zealand (7.334)
9. Australia (7.313)
10. Sweden (7.291)
11. Israel (7.267)
12. Austria (7.119)
13. United States (7.104)
14. Costa Rica (7.087)
15. Puerto Rico (7.039)
16. Germany (6.994)
17. Brazil (6.952)
18. Belgium (6.929)
19. Ireland (6.907)
20. Luxembourg (6.871)
21. Mexico (6.778)
22. Singapore (6.739)
23. United Kingdom (6.725)
24. Chile (6.705)
25. Panama (6.701)
26. Argentina (6.650)
27. Czech Republic (6.596)
28. United Arab Emirates (6.573)
29. Uruguay (6.545)
30. Malta (6.488)
31. Colombia (6.481)
32. France (6.478)
33. Thailand (6.474)
34. Saudi Arabia (6.379)
35. Taiwan (6.379)
36. Qatar (6.375)
37. Spain (6.361)
38. Algeria (6.355)
39. Guatemala (6.324)
40. Suriname (6.269)
41. Kuwait (6.239)
42. Bahrain (6.218)
43. Trinidad and Tobago (6.168)
44. Venezuela (6.084)
45. Slovakia (6.078)
46. El Salvador (6.068)
47. Malaysia (6.005)
48. Nicaragua (5.992)
49. Uzbekistan (5.987)
50. Italy (5.977)
51. Ecuador (5.976)
52. Belize (5.956)
53. Japan (5.921)
54. Kazakhstan (5.919)
55. Moldova (5.897)
56. Russia (5.856)
57. Poland (5.835)
58. South Korea (5.835)
59. Bolivia (5.822)
60. Lithuania (5.813)
61. Belarus (5.802)
62. North Cyprus (5.771)
63. Slovenia (5.768)
64. Peru (5.743)
65. Turkmenistan (5.658)
66. Mauritius (5.648)
67. Libya (5.615)
68. Latvia (5.560)
69. Cyprus (5.546)
70. Paraguay (5.538)
71. Romania (5.528)
72. Estonia (5.517)
73. Jamaica (5.510)
74. Croatia (5.488)
75. Hong Kong (5.458)
76. Somalia (5.440)
77. Kosovo (5.401)
78. Turkey (5.389)
79. Indonesia (5.314)
80. Jordan (5.303)
81. Azerbaijan (5.291)
82. Philippines (5.279)
83. China (5.245)
84. Bhutan (5.196)
85. Kyrgyzstan (5.185)
86. Serbia (5.177)
87. Bosnia and Herzegovina (5.163)
88. Montenegro (5.161)
89. Dominican Republic (5.155)
90. Morocco (5.151)
91. Hungary (5.145)
92. Pakistan (5.132)
93. Lebanon (5.129)
94. Portugal (5.123)
95. Macedonia (5.121)
96. Vietnam (5.061)
97. Somaliland region (5.057)
98. Tunisia (5.045)
99. Greece (5.033)
100. Tajikistan (4.996)
101. Mongolia (4.907)
102. Laos (4.876)
103. Nigeria (4.875)
104. Honduras (4.871)
105. Iran (4.813)
106.Zambia (4.795)
107. Nepal (4.793)
108. Palestinian Territories (4.754)
109.Albania (4.655)
110. Bangladesh (4.643)
111. Sierra Leone (4.635)
112. Iraq (4.575)
113. Namibia (4.574)
114. Cameroon (4.513)
115. Ethiopia (4.508)
116. South Africa (4.459)
117. Sri Lanka (4.415)
118. India (4.404)
119. Myanmar (4.395)
120. Egypt (4.362)
121. Armenia (4.360)
122. Kenya (4.356)
123. Ukraine (4.324)
124. Ghana (4.276)
125. Congo (Kinshasa) (4.272)
126. Georgia (4.252)
127. Congo (Brazzaville) (4.236)
128. Senegal (4.219)
129. Bulgaria (4.217)
130. Mauritania (4.201)
131. Zimbabwe (4.193)
132. Malawi (4.156)
133. Sudan (4.139)
134. Gabon (4.121)
135. Mali (4.073)
136. Haiti (4.028)
137. Botswana (3.974)
138. Comoros (3.956)
139. Ivory Coast (3.916)
140. Cambodia (3.907)
141. Angola (3.866)
142. Niger (3.856)
143. South Sudan (3.832)
144. Chad (3.763)
145. Burkina Faso (3.739)
146. Uganda (3.739)
147. Yemen (3.724)
148. Madagascar (3.695)
149. Tanzania (3.666)
150. Liberia (3.622)
151. Guinea (3.607)
152. Rwanda (3.515)
153. Benin (3.484)
154. Afghanistan (3.360)
155. Togo (3.303)
156. Syria (3.069)
157. Burundi (2.905)