Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Norway
Norway: Happiness vs. life satisfaction was 7.24 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Norway, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 7.24 for happiness vs. life satisfaction in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, happiness vs. life satisfaction in Norway peaked at 7.66 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.24, in 2025.
That places Norway 6th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.55 | 7.49 | 7.66 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.31 | 7.24 | 7.39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 3 Denmark 7.54 compare
- 4 Costa Rica 7.44 compare
- 5 Sweden 7.25 compare
- 7 Netherlands 7.22 compare
- 8 Israel 7.19 compare
More social development data for Norway
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 124,006 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 20 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.915 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.947 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.847 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.638 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.947 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is happiness vs. life satisfaction in Norway?
- Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Norway was 7.24 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 7.66 in 2012.
- What is the lowest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for happiness vs. life satisfaction?
- Norway ranks 6th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is happiness vs. life satisfaction rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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.