룩셈부르크, 2026년 세계 행복 보고서에서 9위 차지

룩셈부르크, 2026년 세계 행복 보고서에서 9위 차지

룩셈부르크는 2026년 세계 행복 보고서에서147개국 중 9위를 차지하며 세계에서 가장 행복한 10개국 중 하나로 자리매김했다. 특히, 룩셈부르크는 높은 1인당 GDP와 안정적인 사회 지원 체계로 높은 점수를 받았다.

영국 옥스퍼드대학교 웰빙연구센터, 유엔 지속가능발전해법네트워크와 미국 조사기관 갤럽이 공동으로 발간하는 세계 행복 보고서는 전 세계 국가별 행복 수준을 비교·분석하는 대표적인 국제 보고서이다.

Why Luxembourg scores highly on life satisfaction

Luxembourg's strong performance reflects several factors closely linked to the report's methodology:

• High economic output: Luxembourg's GDP per capita remains among the highest in the world, a key variable in the report's analysis.
• Robust social support systems: residents benefit from strong public services and social safety nets.
• Long healthy life expectancy: access to excellent healthcare contributes directly to well-being.
• Freedom to make life choices: Luxembourg's open, multicultural society supports personal autonomy and diversity.

Luxembourg reached a life evaluation score of 7.063 on a scale of 0 to 10 on the World Happiness ranking. The country also ranks 2nd globally for work-life balance, a factor that contributes directly to residents' life satisfaction. 

How Luxembourg compares in Europe

Finland leads the 2026 ranking, followed by other European Nordic countries, Israel and Costa Rica. Within Europe, Luxembourg's 9^th place positions it well ahead of its immediate neighbours:

• Belgium: 14^th
• Germany: 17^th
• France: 35^th

The country's 95% confidence interval for its rank lies between 8^th and 17^th place.

What the World Happiness Report measures

The World Happiness Report is an annual publication supported by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. It ranks countries based on residents' self-assessed life satisfaction, using a scale from 0 to 10. These evaluations are analysed alongside six key factors: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity and perceptions of corruption.

Source: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/luxembourg-ranks-9th-in-the-world-happiness-report-2026