Finland will remain the world’s happiest country, while America won’t crack the top dozen [in 2023]
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This is one of Vox's Future Perfect predictions for 2023; they give it a 75% chance:

Every year, the World Happiness Report ranks countries in terms of the happiness of their populations. It’s an attempt to pay more attention to indicators of subjective well-being as opposed to raw GDP.

Finland has been the happiest country for five years running, thanks to its well-run public services, high levels of trust in authority, and low levels of crime and inequality, among other things. And in 2022, researchers noted that its victory wasn’t even a close call: Its score was “significantly ahead” of every other country. So I think it’s likely to hold onto the top spot in 2023. As for America, its ranking did improve recently — from 19th place in 2021 to 16th place in 2022 — but it has never made it into the top dozen spots.

(Vox)

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Finland thrives with joy and glee,
Far from misery and debris.
While America may falter and moan,
Finland’s happiness will be shown.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2023/03/20/ranked-the-20-happiest-countries-in-the-world-in-2023/?sh=5735cfa679c2

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I feel like there's a decent chance that some other Nordic country (e.g. Denmark, Sweden) just barely overtakes Finland. Expecting some uncertainty given how similar those countries are