No matter where you are in the world, life can be difficult. People often feel like if they were in a different location, or had some minor changes in their situation, life would flow easily. However, the struggles we face as humans are fairly similar.
One of the main struggles we all face is the daily grind. We wake up, do the same things each day, meet deadlines and become so consumed with getting through our day that we forget to actually live. We get stuck in a cycle and before we know it weeks have turned into months and months into years.
According to the 2026 World Happiness Report, which measures how satisfied people are with their lives out of 10, countries in Northern and Western Europe such as Finland (7.76) and Denmark (7.54) are always at the top of the list.
However, the reports also show that young people in North America and Western Europe are actually much less happy now compared to 15 years ago due to feelings of loneliness from technology.
Throughout the Americas countries such as Costa Rica (7.44) and Mexico have higher scores than many wealthier countries, showing that having close relationships and family is more important than money. Throughout Asia and Africa the average score is generally moderate to low however billions of people in Asia are going through fast changes economically and several countries in Africa have high barriers to overcome. Despite this people still manage to live their lives due to the small everyday struggles and warmth from the community.
I pulled this information directly from this site:
https://mieuxdonner.org/the-happiest-countries-and-findings-from-the-world-happiness-report/#:~:text=Is%20the%20World%20Happiness%20Report%202026%20an,approximately%2C%20be%20linked%20to%20the%20UN%20ecosystem.
Maybe it will be interesting for you to see where your country falls.
My birth country, Iran, is placed at about 5.15 where my country that I moved to and currently reside is around 5.3 so they're very similar and we're right in the middle of the world rankings!
However, due to the current war state within Iran, I really don’t think this will be an accurate representation by the end of 2026. Next year Iran will be significantly lower due to the war, harsh economic sanctions from the US and various issues within the country due to high inflation and rising costs of living.
Overall there is no continent that has the answer to living a life without problems.
Whether you are struggling with money in Asia, loneliness in Europe, or just general uncertainty elsewhere, the struggle is getting out of your daily grind.
True happiness doesn’t come from changing where you are, but by getting out of your daily grind, taking notice of the little things and actually living in the moment.
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Morteza Yousefi