Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Bhutan
Bhutan: Happiness vs. life satisfaction was 5.08 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
5.08
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
102nd
of 157 countries
All-time high
5.25
in 2014
All-time low
5.01
in 2016
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Bhutan, 2014–2018
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, happiness vs. life satisfaction in Bhutan stood at 5.08.
The figure is down 3.3% over five years.
That places Bhutan 102nd out of 157 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 99 Cote d'Ivoire 5.15 compare
- 100 Nepal 5.15 compare
- 101 Cameroon 5.08 compare
- 103 South Africa 5.01 compare
- 104 Azerbaijan 4.99 compare
- 105 Niger 4.94 compare
More social development data for Bhutan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 7,257 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.609 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.701 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.457 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.349 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.701 (2025)
- Key features of electoral democracy 0.566 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is happiness vs. life satisfaction in Bhutan?
- Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Bhutan was 5.08 in 2018, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 in 2014.
- What is the lowest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 in 2016.
- How does Bhutan rank for happiness vs. life satisfaction?
- Bhutan ranks 102nd out of 157 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Happiness vs. life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.