Costa Rica  is by far the happiest country in Latin America

Costa Rica is once again the happiest country in Latin America, in the World Happiness Report world ranking, published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The country was placed in 23rd place worldwide for this 2022. Year after year Costa Rica receives this honor.

The ranking measures per capita income, health and life expectancy, freedom, generosity and social support and is published within the framework of the Day of Happiness celebrated on March 20.

The Report is based on people’s own assessment of their happiness, as well as economic and social data.

“The World Happiness Report 2022, released on March 18, reveals a bright light in dark times. The pandemic brought not only pain and suffering but also an increase in social support and benevolence. As we battle the ills of disease and war, it is essential to remember the universal desire for happiness and the capacity of individuals to rally to each other’s support in times of great need,” reads the report foreword.

In a list of 146 nations that takes into account data from the last three years, Finland is the world’s happiest country for the fifth year.

In Latin America, Costa Rica is tops, followed by Uruguay (30th), Panama (37th), Brazil (38th), Guatemala (39th), Chile (44th), Nicaragua (45th), Mexico (46th), El Salvador (49th), Honduras (55th), Argentina (57th), Colombia (66th), Bolivia (71st), Paraguay (73rd), Peru (74th), Ecuador (76th), and Venezuela (108th).

The bottom line: Who wouldn’t want to live the pura vida lifestyle in one of the happiest places on earth?

No wonder Costa Rica has more expats per capita than any other country in the world. They cannot be wrong!