Happiness score: life evaluation, three-year average ending in the year shown (World Happiness Report): South Korea
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Korea is 6.040 score 0 to 10 for 2025, from World Happiness Report.
Source series · Listed tier · Development · Annual · score 0 to 10 · WHR.L.HAPPINESS.A · KOR
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 6.040
- score 0 to 10 · 2025
- Previous
- 6.038
- score 0 to 10 · 2024
- Earliest held
- 5.643
- score 0 to 10 · 2011
- Readings shown
- 14
- Every reading SOTW holds
South Korea · history
score 0 to 10 · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (score 0 to 10) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.040 |
| 2024 | 6.038 |
| 2023 | 6.058 |
| 2022 | 5.951 |
| 2021 | 5.935 |
| 2020 | 5.845 |
| 2019 | 5.872 |
| 2018 | 5.895 |
| 2017 | 5.875 |
| 2016 | 5.838 |
| 2015 | 5.835 |
| 2014 | 5.984 |
| 2012 | 6.267 |
| 2011 | 5.643 |
Source: World Happiness Report. All 14 readings held, 2011 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.