In the latest edition of the World Happiness Report, Nigeria has been ranked as the 95th happiest nation in the world and sixth in Africa with 4.981 points. The report was released on March 20th, which coincided with the United Nations' International Day of Happiness. Nigeria has made a significant improvement by moving up 23 places in the world happiness ranking. The report surveyed 137 countries, and Nigeria ranks below Guinea, Ukraine, Ivory Coast, and Gabon while ranking above Cameroon, Mozambique, Iraq, Palestine, and Morocco.

Mauritius has been ranked as the top African country in the index with 5.902 points, followed by Algeria (5.329), South Africa (5.275), Congo Brazzaville (5.267), Guinea (5.072), Cote d'Ivoire (5.053), and Gabon (5.035).

The report is based on data collected by the Gallup World Poll and shows that Finland has been ranked as the country with the happiest people for the sixth consecutive time, with a score significantly ahead of all other countries. Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the ranking.