Rich and happy? Money does not make happiness, but it helps. Thus, the relationship between per capita income and happiness in a country is quite close, according to VisualCapitalistalthough there are exceptions.
Costa Rica. The Central American country has a score of 6.6 in the World Happiness Index. It is followed by Uruguay and Panama. Globally, Northern European countries top the table, with Finland leading the way, followed by Denmark and Iceland. The highest happiness scores tend to coincide with the highest levels of wealth in countries, although this is not always the case. Latin American countries in general have higher happiness index scores than would correspond to their levels of wealth or social inequality.