Life satisfaction vs. child mortality by country
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.
Countries reporting
157
Highest
7.76
Finland
Lowest
1.45
Afghanistan
Median
5.82
Years covered
15
2011–2025
Data points
2,073
What the numbers show
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 7.76 in Finland; the lowest is 1.45 in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.82, and the mean is 5.53.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 35.2%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 57.0%).
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 7.76 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 7.54 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 3 | Denmark | 7.54 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 7.44 | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 5 | Sweden | 7.25 | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Norway | 7.24 | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 7.22 | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 8 | Israel | 7.19 | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 7.06 | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 10 | Switzerland | 7.02 | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 11 | New Zealand | 7 | 2025 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 12 | Mexico | 6.97 | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 13 | Ireland | 6.93 | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Belgium | 6.93 | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Australia | 6.92 | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 16 | Germany | 6.88 | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 17 | Slovenia | 6.87 | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 6.84 | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 6.82 | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 19 | Czechia | 6.82 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 6.82 | 2025 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 22 | United States | 6.82 | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 6.77 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 24 | Canada | 6.74 | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 25 | Taiwan | 6.71 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 26 | Belize | 6.71 | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 6.7 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 6.69 | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 29 | Serbia | 6.69 | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 6.63 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 31 | Brazil | 6.63 | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 6.63 | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 6.63 | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 34 | France | 6.59 | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 35 | Singapore | 6.58 | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 36 | El Salvador | 6.58 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 6.57 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 38 | Panama | 6.55 | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 39 | Kuwait | 6.54 | 2025 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 40 | Spain | 6.54 | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 41 | Guatemala | 6.53 | 2025 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 42 | Malta | 6.44 | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 43 | Argentina | 6.43 | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 44 | Vietnam | 6.43 | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 6.41 | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.38 | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 47 | Qatar | 6.37 | 2018 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 48 | Latvia | 6.37 | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 49 | Jamaica | 6.3 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 6.3 | 2025 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 6.3 | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 52 | Thailand | 6.3 | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 6.28 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 54 | Slovakia | 6.25 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 55 | Bahrain | 6.25 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 56 | Philippines | 6.21 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 57 | Paraguay | 6.2 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 6.14 | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 59 | Montenegro | 6.14 | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 60 | Japan | 6.13 | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 61 | Cyprus | 6.13 | 2025 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 62 | Honduras | 6.1 | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 6.09 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 64 | China | 6.07 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.05 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 66 | Colombia | 6.04 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 66 | South Korea | 6.04 | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 68 | Portugal | 6.03 | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 69 | Croatia | 6.01 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 70 | Malaysia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Peru | 5.97 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 72 | Mauritius | 5.94 | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 73 | Hungary | 5.94 | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 74 | Mongolia | 5.94 | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.91 | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 76 | Moldova | 5.85 | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 77 | Bolivia | 5.83 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 78 | Russia | 5.83 | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 79 | Belarus | 5.82 | 2021 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 80 | Venezuela | 5.76 | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 81 | Libya | 5.73 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 5.72 | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 83 | Algeria | 5.71 | 2025 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 5.7 | 2025 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 85 | Greece | 5.7 | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 86 | Albania | 5.66 | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 87 | Indonesia | 5.62 | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 5.59 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 89 | Armenia | 5.58 | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 90 | Hong Kong | 5.57 | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 91 | Georgia | 5.52 | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 92 | Laos | 5.51 | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 5.47 | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 94 | Mozambique | 5.34 | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 95 | Turkey | 5.3 | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 96 | Iraq | 5.21 | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 97 | Gabon | 5.17 | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 98 | Iran | 5.15 | 2025 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 99 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.15 | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 100 | Nepal | 5.15 | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 101 | Cameroon | 5.08 | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 102 | Bhutan | 5.08 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 103 | South Africa | 5.01 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 4.99 | 2025 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 105 | Niger | 4.94 | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 106 | Pakistan | 4.87 | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 107 | Tunisia | 4.8 | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 108 | Nigeria | 4.79 | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 109 | Senegal | 4.79 | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 110 | Namibia | 4.78 | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 111 | Palestine | 4.69 | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 112 | Kenya | 4.67 | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 113 | Ukraine | 4.66 | 2025 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 114 | Morocco | 4.65 | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 115 | Guinea | 4.61 | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 116 | Mali | 4.59 | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 117 | Ghana | 4.55 | 2025 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 118 | India | 4.54 | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 119 | Somalia | 4.51 | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 120 | Uganda | 4.49 | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 121 | Jordan | 4.48 | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 122 | Mauritania | 4.47 | 2025 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 123 | Cambodia | 4.46 | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 124 | Congo | 4.46 | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 125 | Burkina Faso | 4.46 | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 126 | Benin | 4.39 | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 127 | Chad | 4.38 | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 128 | Lesotho | 4.38 | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 4.32 | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 130 | Gambia | 4.31 | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 131 | Myanmar | 4.29 | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 132 | Liberia | 4.28 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 133 | Togo | 4.28 | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 134 | Madagascar | 4.17 | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 135 | Sudan | 4.14 | 2017 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 136 | Zambia | 4.11 | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 4.01 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 3.98 | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 139 | Comoros | 3.92 | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 140 | Eswatini | 3.91 | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 141 | Tanzania | 3.9 | 2025 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 142 | Egypt | 3.86 | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 143 | Angola | 3.79 | 2017 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 144 | Burundi | 3.77 | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 145 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.76 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 146 | Lebanon | 3.72 | 2025 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 147 | Haiti | 3.62 | 2020 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 148 | Yemen | 3.53 | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 149 | Central African Republic | 3.48 | 2019 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 150 | Botswana | 3.46 | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 151 | Syria | 3.46 | 2018 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 152 | Zimbabwe | 3.35 | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 153 | Malawi | 3.28 | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 154 | Rwanda | 3.27 | 2021 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 3.25 | 2025 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 156 | South Sudan | 2.82 | 2019 | — | falling |
| 157 | Afghanistan | 1.45 | 2025 | down 57.0% | falling |
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.