Each year, the Institute for Quality of Life releases this index, ranking cities based on factors such as access to open ...

The East Midlands city is celebrated as one of the world's happiest places, according to the 2025 Happy City Index.

Copenhagen, Denmark, is No. 1 thanks to its commitment to sustainability, education, excellent health care, and the ...

Meanwhile, the Big Apple was named number one in the US on the so-called Happy City Index, seemingly going against Gothamites’ reputation as perpetual bellyachers and malcontents. Each year ...

What makes a happy city? The Happy City Index, created by the London-based Institute for Quality of Life, evaluates 200 cities worldwide using 82 indicators across six major categories ...

Imagine our surprise, then, when our not-so-fair city ended up on the Happy City Index 2025, a global study that ranks "cities based on the happiness of their citizens." Created by the London ...

The world's happiest city has officially been crowned and it's a European capital that's taken this year's crown. An annual ranking, the Happy City Index looks at several key factors to determine ...

Out of every city in the world, Copenhagen tops the ranks in the ‘gold’ category. The Happy City Index awarded the Danish capital with 1039 points. It evaluates the city through well-being ...

Every year, the Happy City Index releases a report that ranks the happiest cities in the world—and the results are in for 2025. The index, run by the London-based organization Institute for ...

A happy young woman enjoying a bike ride on on Nyhavn pier in Copenhagen.