India ranks 116th in World Happiness Report 2026

LONDON: (Mar 20) India ranked 116th in the World Happiness Report 2026 published Thursday, two notches up from the 118th position last year but behind Nepal and Pakistan.

The World Happiness Report is released each year around March 20, coinciding with the International Day of Happiness, and combines well-being data from over 140 countries with analysis by world-leading researchers from a range of academic disciplines.

This year's theme revolved around 'Happiness and Social Media.'