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Global Citizen Solutions has ranked countries based on four different happiness indicators – let’s check out the top 10

Liv Kelly

Written by Liv KellyTravel WriterThursday 12 November 2026

Helsinki in winterPhotograph: Shutterstock | Helsinki in winter

A strong passport might broaden your options when it comes to international travel, but does it affect your day to day life?

To find out, Global Citizen Solutions has produced an index investigating the happiness of different passport holders, based on wellbeing, freedom at home, mobility and prosperity, and health and safety.

It evaluated 50 countries and awarded each one an overall score from 0 to 100. Claiming the top spot as the happiest passport in the world? That was Finland, with a score of 93.2. 

Aerial view of Helsinki, Finland, Allas Sea Pool, Market Square, Presidental Palace and behind Helsinki Lutherdal Catetral Photograph: fujilovers / Shutterstock.comHelsinki

It’s not exactly shocking news. Finland regularly ranks high on worldwide ‘happiness’ lists, including the World Happiness Report, which it topped for no less than the ninth consecutive year in 2026. 

Iceland ranked in second place and Denmark claimed third (the exact same ranking from this year’s World Happiness Report), scoring 92.4 and 92.1, respectively. European countries dominate the top 10 happiest passports ranking, with New Zealand in eighth place and Singapore in tenth being the only non-European entries. Scroll on for the full list.

The world’s 10 happiest passports, ranked

  1. Finland
  2. Iceland 
  3. Denmark
  4. Norway
  5. Switzerland
  6. Sweden
  7. Netherlands
  8. New Zealand 
  9. Austria
  10. Singapore 

Want to know more? You can browse the index in full on Global Citizen Solutions’ official website. 

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