Cyprus fell to 62nd place out of 147 countries surveyed in the 2026 World Happiness Report published on Thursday.

Cyprus continued its decline in the rankings, from 39th in 2019, 43rd in 2023 and 50th in 2024.

The report, compiled by the wellbeing research centre at Oxford University with polling agent Gallup and the UN, measures GDP per capita, social support, life expectancy, generosity, freedom and perceptions of corruption.

Finland tops the ranking for the ninth consecutive year, followed by Iceland, Denmark, Costa Rica, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Israel, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

Greece finds itself at 85th place falling four ranks, while Turkey is retained 94th place.

The United States is 23rd, Canada 25th, and the UK 29th.

Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Oxford professor and editor of the report, said heavy social media use is linked to lower happiness among under-25s.

“Heavy usage is associated with much lower well-being.”

Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Botswana occupy the bottom five.