Happiness

How happy are you? Are people happier this year than last year? What is it about life, business and society that affects people's happiness?

The Ipsos Happiness Index finds people are happiest in India and the Netherlands.

The new edition of Ipsos’ Global Happiness report finds there’s been a slight dip in happiness year-on-year as economic and political clouds loom overhead.

Is Germany once again the sick man of Europe? This rhetorical inquiry, recently coined by the reputable British news magazine, The Economist, sheds light on Germany's complex socio-political situation.

Since 2010, Ipsos has been carrying out the Global Happiness survey, a worldwide study not just about how people feel, but also what makes them happy. This year, an average of three in four adults (73%) in the 32 countries surveyed say they are happy.

To mark International Happiness Day, we look at the relationship between five factors and how happy people are across 32 markets.

Global survey unveils drivers of happiness, finds life satisfaction roaring in Latin America but dropping in many Western countries; while people strive for social connections, many are pessimistic about the future of relationships and one in five say they have no one to turn to for support.

Happiness, Identity, and global reactions to the war in Ukraine are among the featured topics in this month’s edition. Also featured: our Earth Day 2022 reports, our latest white paper on regulating compliance and our post-election analysis from last month’s French presidential election.

New global survey finds happiness levels on the upswing with the Dutch and Australians most likely to be happy