Every year, the Happy City Index releases a report that ranks the happiest cities in the world – and the results are in for 2025.
The index, run by the London-based organisation Institute for Quality of Life, ranks 200 cities using 82 indicators across six broad categories, including governance, environment, economy, mobility, and citizens, which includes indicators like education and access to cultural institutions. The sixth category, which is new to the list in 2025, is around the…

