When speaking of the happiest countries in the world, Finland comes to mind or maybe even Denmark or Iceland and these are verified by the World Happiness Index which makes an annual report on the happiest countries in the world. However, the landscape looks a bit different when it comes to the happiest cities in the world and the city that claims the top spot may even be surprising.
According to the 2025 Time Out Index, Abu Dhabi was officially ranked the happiest city in the world. Abu Dhabi , which is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) boasts a population of more than 2 million, making it the second-most populated city after Dubai. Abu Dhabi is the largest and wealthiest of the seven emirates which make up the UAE and was ranked as the safest city in the world by