World Happiness Report: Nigeria's happiness score has remained below 5 since 2020

Nigeria’s happiness scores range from 4.552 to 5.268, fluctuating from year to year.

There was a slight upward trend from 2016 to 2019, with the highest recorded in 2015. Here are Nigeria's happiness scores from 2012.

Source:
World Happiness Report
Period:
2012 - 2024
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