Top 10 Countries for Mental Health

Posted On September 11, 2021August 19, 2022

Posted By Alex Perez - Mental Health Writer, B.A.

There is a strong link between mental health and happiness

World Happiness Report distinguishes six elements that are thought to be determinative for happiness. These six – economic, health, social support, personal freedom, generosity, and perception of corruption

Social support is one of the factors studied in the report, and one that has the strongest relation with happiness as far as the data indicate!

But what about Mental support?

Mental disorder is a main cause of unhappiness in modern society and investment in mental health care is, therefore, likely to add to average happiness. This prediction was checked in a comparison of 143 nations around 2005. Absolute investment in mental health care was measured using the per capita number of psychiatrists and psychologists working in mental health care.

In the World Happiness report, Europe tops the listings, Finland on top.
The list of the number of psychologists per 100.000 is surprisingly led by Argentina with 222 psychologists per 100.000 followed mainly by Nordic and Germanic countries.
The list of the number of psychiatrists per 100.000 is composed exclusively by occidental countries, Monaco on top with 41 psychiatrists per 100.000.

Overview Happiness in the World

WORLD HAPPINESS	RANKING	PSYCHOLOGISTS/100,000	PSYCHIATRISTS/100,000
Finland	1	109.5	23.59
Denmark	2	138	19
Switzerland	3	187	52,3
Iceland	4	31,89	26
Netherlands	5	94	23
Norway	6	73,52	24
Sweden	7	105	23
Luxembourg	8	21	22
New Zealand	9	18	28,54
Austria	10	119	19
Australia	11	103	13,53
Israel	12	88,09	9,87
Germany	13	109	27
Canada	14	48,74	14,68
Ireland	15	54	18
Costa Rica	16	142	14,13
United Kingdom	17	32	18
Czech Republic	18	8	12,36
United States	19	29,86	10,54
Belgium	20	10,46	17
France	21	84	23
Bahrain	22	1,24	5,47
Malta	23	32	10
Taiwan	24	6	1,27
United Arab Emirates	25	0,76	1,65
Saudi Arabia	26	2,03	1,32
Spain	27	133	10
Italy	28	156	17
Slovenia	29	13	14,8
Guatemala	30	46,15	0,49
Uruguay	31	268	14,13
Singapore	32	8,3	4,4
Kosovo	33	0,49	2,68
Slovakia	34	5	11,48
Brazil	35	12,37	3,16
Mexico	36	3,46	0,21
Jamaica	37	0,38	1,15
Lithuania	38	43	18,45
Cyprus	39	62,89	12
Estonia	40	6,46	18
Panama	41	7,33	4,03
Uzbekistan	42	0,08	2,6
Chile	43	17,1	6,97
Poland	44	16,35	9
Kazakhstan	45	0,29	6,26
Romania	46	5,66	11
Kuwait	47	1,4	3,1
Serbia	48	1,3	7,35
El Salvador	49	2	0,88
Mauritius	50	N/A	2,38
Latvia	51	6,51	16
Colombia	52	11	2,5
Hungary	53	14	11
Thailand	54	1,75	0,87
Nicaragua	55	1,79	0,69
Japan	56	3,03	11,1
Argentina	57	222,6	21,71
Portugal	58	10	12
Honduras	59	0,62	0,66
Croatia	60	8	16
Philippines	61	0,88	0,52
South Korea	62	1,59	5,79
Peru	63	9,51	2,95
Bosnia and Herzegovina	64	3,16	4
Moldova	65	0,14	4,8
Ecuador	66	7,66	0,46
Kyrgyzstan	67	0,41	1,69
Greece	68	5,8	23
Bolivia	69	0,46	1,13
Mongolia	70	0,01	4,03
Paraguay	71	28,94	52
Montenegro	72	2,57	8,69
Dominican Republic	73	7,6	2,28
North Cyprus	74	N/A	N/A
Belarus	75	5,51	13,5
Russia	76	4,64	8,48
Hong Kong	77	8,2	4,9
Tajikistan	78	0,1	1,39
Vietnam	79	0,06	0,63
Libya	80	5	0,2
Malaysia	81	0,56	1,27
Indonesia	82	0,17	0,31
Congo	83	0,02	0,08
China	84	0,18	2,2
Ivory Coast	85	0,02	0,16
Armenia	86	0,79	3,84
Nepal	87	0,52	0,36
Bulgaria	88	20	8
Maldives	89	2,15	2,39
Azerbaijan	90	1,16	3,45
Cameroon	91	N/A	0,03
Senegal	92	0,02	0,2
Albania	93	1,23	1,47
North Macedonia	94	1,47	9,98
Ghana	95	0,065	0,058
Niger	96	0,019	0,014
Turkmenistan	97	N/A	N/A
Gambia	98	N/A	0,1
Benin	99	0,09	0,19
Laos	100	N/A	0,03

Overview number of psychiatrists per 100.000

Overview number of psychologists per 100.000

Conclusion: Best Countries for Mental Health

WORLD HAPPINESS	RANKING	PSYCHOLOGISTS/100,000	PSYCHIATRISTS/100,000
Finland	1	109.5	23.59
Switzerland	3	187	52,3
New Zealand	9	18	28,54
Germany	13	109	27
Iceland	4	31,89	26
Norway	6	73,52	24
Netherlands	5	94	23
Sweden	7	105	23
France	21	84	23
Greece	68	5,8	23
Luxembourg	8	21	22
Argentina	57	222,6	21,71
Denmark	2	138	19
Austria	10	119	19
Lithuania	38	43	18,45
Ireland	15	54	18
United Kingdom	17	32	18
Estonia	40	6,46	18
Belgium	20	10,46	17
Italy	28	156	17
Latvia	51	6,51	16
Croatia	60	8	16
United States	19	29,86	15,6
Slovenia	29	13	14,8
Canada	14	48,74	14,68
Costa Rica	16	142	14,13
Uruguay	31	268	14,13
Australia	11	103	13,53
Belarus	75	5,51	13,5
Czech Republic	18	8	12,36
Cyprus	39	62,89	12
Portugal	58	10	12
Slovakia	34	5	11,48
Japan	56	3,03	11,1
Romania	46	5,66	11
Hungary	53	14	11
Malta	23	32	10
Spain	27	133	10
North Macedonia	94	1,47	9,98
Israel	12	88,09	9,87
Poland	44	16,35	9