Over the past year, Tajikistan has dropped five positions in the world happiness ranking – in the “World Happiness Report” (
On March 18, the ranking of countries by happiness level for 2022 was published by the United Nations, in which Tajikistan ranked 83rd out of 146 countries. In the UN report, Tajikistan ranked last among Central Asian countries with 5,377 points. Kazakhstan took 40th place and is considered the happiest in the region. Uzbekistan ranked 53rd, Kyrgyzstan 64th, and Turkmenistan 78th. The world happiness ranking is an international research project published annually by the United Nations since 2012. This index uses the following factors to assess national happiness: GDP per capita, life expectancy, availability of civil liberties, feelings of safety and security for the future, family stability, job guarantees, level of corruption, as well as indirect indicators of societal well-being, such as levels of trust, generosity, and altruism. Factors are rated on a 10-point scale.
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Tajikistan is the most unfortunate country in Central Asia
Over the past year, Tajikistan has dropped five positions in the world happiness ranking – in the “World Happiness Report” ( On March 18, the ranking of countries by happiness level for 2022 was published by the United Nations, in which Tajikistan ranked 83rd out of 146 countries. In the UN report, Tajikistan ranked last […]
In 2011, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on member states to assess the happiness of their people and use it as a guideline in state policy.