Hyderabad, March 20 -- India, which ranks fifth in the list of countries by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), lags far behind on the list of the world's happiest nations.

According to the World Happiness Report, Finland is the happiest nation in the world. Denmark and Iceland rank among the top three happiest nations.

List of top 10 happiest countries in the world

Currently, the list of the top 10 happiest countries is topped by Finland.

While European countries dominate the top 10 in the ranking, there were some exceptions. Despite the war with Hamas, Israel came in at 8th. Costa Rica and Mexico entered the top 10 for the first time, ranking at 6th and 10th respectively.

Following is the list of the top 10 happiest countries

Finland

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