Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Czechia
Czechia: Happiness vs. life satisfaction was 6.82 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Czechia, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for happiness vs. life satisfaction in Czechia is 6.82, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, happiness vs. life satisfaction in Czechia peaked at 6.96 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.29, in 2012.
Czechia ranks 19th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6 | 6.29 | 6.91 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.86 | 6.78 | 6.96 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 16 Germany 6.88 compare
- 17 Slovenia 6.87 compare
- 18 Austria 6.84 compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 6.82 compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 6.82 compare
- 22 United States 6.82 compare
More social development data for Czechia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 395,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 794 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.872 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.948 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.794 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.562 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.948 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is happiness vs. life satisfaction in Czechia?
- Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Czechia was 6.82 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 in 2020.
- What is the lowest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.29 in 2012.
- How does Czechia rank for happiness vs. life satisfaction?
- Czechia ranks 19th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is happiness vs. life satisfaction rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.