The World Happiness Report for 2015 is out and while the U.S. isn’t No. 1, it did make the top 10 percent.
#1 Switzerland: In this photo of the happiest country, people in fancy costumes carry glasses of champagne while swimming in the chilly water during the annual swim in Lake Geneva, on New Year’s day.
(KEYSTONE/Dominic Favre)
KEYSTONE/Dominic Favre
#2 Iceland: Visitors sit in the geothermal waters at the Blue Lagoon close to the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik on April 7, 2014 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
(Getty Images/Matt Cardy)
Getty Images/Matt Cardy
#3 Denmark: People in medieval dress dance with children on the lawns of the historic Rosenberg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark.
(AP Photo/John McConnico)
AP Photo/John McConnico
#4 Norway: Beyonce fans in the 4th happiest country get ready for a country in Oslo, Norway. -
(Photo by Yosra El-Essawy/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP Images)
Photo by Yosra El-Essawy/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP Images
#5 Canada: A father and baby play it up for the camera in Toronto.
(AP Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Toronto Star, Steve Russell)
AP Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Toronto Star, Steve Russell
#6 Finland: Happy customers having dinner at Muru Pop Down -restaurant at Tytyri mine in Lohja, Finland.
(AP Photo/Lehtikuva, Antti Aimo-Koivisto)
AP Photo/Lehtikuva, Antti Aimo-Koivisto
#7 Netherlands: Fans celebrate as they watch the Dutch team win after penalties in the World Cup quarter finals soccer match between the Netherlands and Costa Rica at Strandzuid in Amsterdam, Saturday, July 5, 2014.
(AP Photo/Patrick Post)
AP Photo/Patrick Post
#8 Sweden: An unidentified young girl dressed up as Pippi Longstocking riding piggyback on her father at the 60th anniversary of the popular Swedish children’s book heroine Pippi, in Stockholm.
(AP Photo/Jack Mikrut)
AP Photo/Jack Mikrut
#9 New Zealand: Children sit in the trunk of a car eating hotdogs in Napier, New Zealand.
(AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)
AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa
#10 Australia: A Christmas tree stands on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011.
(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
AP Photo/Rob Griffith
#11 Israel: An Israeli mother and son look up at the sun wearing protective goggles to watch a partial solar eclipse in the town of Givatayim, near Tel Aviv, Israel.
(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File
#12 Costa Rica: Members of Costa Rica’s national soccer team are greeted by fans, at their homecoming celebration in honor of the team’s World Cup showing, in San Jose, Costa Rica, Tuesday, July 8, 2014.
(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
AP Photo/Esteban Felix
#13 Austria: Louis Vogelstaetter from Lofer plays with a dog named Lili at the Loferer Alm in the Austrian province of Salzburg.
(AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson
#14 Mexico: In this April 10, 2015 photo, a couple, holding michelada drinks, dances to the rhythm of a Mexican Norteño band at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City.
(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
#15 United States: A crowd celebrates during the finale of the Boston Pops Fourth of July Concert at the Hatch Shell in Boston. The United States ranked 15th in the World Happiness Report.
(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
WASHINGTON — The World Happiness Report for 2015 is out and while the U.S. isn’t No. 1, it did make the top 10 percent.
This is the third World Happiness Report released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network since 2012. Taking into account GDP, perceptions of corruption, health, freedom, social support and other key factors, the report ranks 158 countries.
According to the report, “The concepts of happiness and well-being are very likely to help guide progress towards sustainable development.”
The United States comes in at 15, making it one of the happiest countries. Switzerland takes the top spot. Syria, Burundi and Togo fall in the bottom three.
Click through the gallery to see images from the top 15 countries and visit the World Happiness Report website to learn more about the project.
