The 2025 World Happiness Report has ranked the United States 24th, marking its lowest historical position. The report identifies rising social isolation and political polarisation as significant contributors to this drop in happiness. Finland retains its top spot, followed by several Nordic countries, while Costa Rica and Mexico have made notable gains into the top 10. The report highlights alarming trends, including a marked increase in solitary dining, with 25% of Americans eating alone recently, alongside a troubling rise in deaths of despair in the US, contrasting a global decline in such deaths.
The 2025 World Happiness Report reveals that the US has fallen to 24th place, citing increased social isolation and political polarisation as contributing factors.
With a steady decline from 11th place in 2012, the report notes rising unhappiness in the US, particularly marked by a preference for solitary dining.
The prevalence of eating alone has surged, with roughly one in four Americans dining solo—an increase of 53 percent since 2003, affecting all age groups.
While deaths of despair are declining globally, the US contradicts this trend, witnessing a significant rise, especially when compared to a 75 percent drop across 59 other countries.
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