Angriest countries in the world – ranked

A ranking of the angriest countries in the world according to the latest Global Emotions Report published by Gallup

A colour-coded map of the angriest countries in the world — Mapped: the angriest countries in the world (Gallop)

127,000 interviews were conducted with adults in 121 countries and territories as part of the Gallup Global Emotions Report. The report found that, globally, nearly one in four (23%) people experienced anger during the previous day.

Lebanon is the angriest country in the world according to the latest report with 49% of respondents saying they experienced anger during the previous day.

An aerial shot of Beirut at night — Lebanon is the angriest country in the world (Shutterstock)

The country has struggled with economic and political crises for several years after the government defaulted on its foreign debts in 2020 and the country’s currency collapsed. Huge swathes of the population are now living in poverty with many struggling to afford food and medicine.

10 angriest countries in the world

What causes anger

Unsurprisingly, many of the angriest countries in the world are dealing with political or economic instability or struggling with the effects of war.

Turkey, which was devastated by an earthquake recently, was already suffering from economic turmoil after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s eccentric fiscal policies have been widely blamed for a rapidly devaluing currency and soaring prices.

Aya Sofya in Istanbul — Turkey has economic troubles (Shutterstock)

Iraq, the world’s fourth angriest country, has struggled to maintain order since the 2003 US-led invasion.

Afghanistan was ranked as the fifth angriest country. In 2021, the Taliban took control of the country after the Western-backed government that ran the country for 20 years collapsed and all foreign forces withdrew.

A destroyed car and children in Kabul — Afghanistan has suffered from repeated wars (Shutterstock)

Finland is the least angry country in the world, followed by Mauritius, Estonia, Portugal and the Netherlands. Finland has also been named the happiest country in the world for the last six consecutive years.

The 10 least angry countries:

Finland
Mauritius
Estonia
Portugal
Netherlands
Sweden
South Africa
Iceland
Panama
Kazakhstan

Angriest countries in the world – complete ranking

The table below ranks participating countries by the percentage of approximately 1,000 adults, who answered yes when asked, ‘Did you experience anger during a lot of the day yesterday?’

* Some countries may have been omitted due to insufficient data.
** ? denotes the respondent either didn’t know or refused to answer.

Rank	Country	Yes	No	?
1	Lebanon	49%	50%	1%
2	Turkey	48%	51%	1%
3	Armenia	46%	54%
4	Iraq	46%	54%
5	Afghanistan	41%	58%	1%
6	Jordan	35%	65%
7	Mali	35%	65%
8	Sierra Leone	35%	64%	1%
9	India	34%	66%
10	Iran	34%	65%
11	Benin	33%	67%
12	Morocco	32%	67%	1%
13	Togo	32%	68%
14	Pakistan	31%	68%
15	Tunisia	31%	69%
16	Uganda	30%	70%
17	Laos	29%	71%	1%
18	Congo	29%	70%	2%
19	Guinea	28%	71%	1%
20	Sri Lanka	28%	72%
21	Georgia	27%	73%
22	Nepal	27%	73%	1%
23	Philippines	27%	73%
24	Jamaica	26%	73%	1%
25	North Macedonia	26%	74%
26	Bolivia	25%	75%
27	Egypt	25%	75%
28	Gabon	25%	75%
29	Algeria	24%	75%	1%
30	Cameroon	24%	76%
31	Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	24%	76%
32	Malta	24%	76%
33	Peru	24%	76%
34	Poland	24%	75%	1%
35	Tajikistan	24%	75%	1%
36	Uzbekistan	24%	75%
37	Zambia	24%	73%	2%
38	Austria	22%	77%
39	Bosnia and Herzegovina	22%	77%
40	Brazil	22%	78%
41	Ghana	22%	77%
42	Kenya	22%	78%
43	Kyrgyzstan	22%	78%	1%
44	Serbia	22%	77%	1%
45	Slovakia	22%	78%
46	Spain	22%	78%
47	Burkina Faso	21%	79%
48	Germany	21%	78%
49	Albania	20%	80%
50	Cambodia	20%	80%
51	China	20%	80%
52	Greece	20%	80%
53	Indonesia	20%	80%
54	Myanmar	20%	80%
55	Namibia	20%	80%
56	Saudi Arabia	20%	80%
57	Thailand	20%	80%
58	Czech Republic	19%	81%
59	France	19%	81%
60	Ireland	19%	81%
61	Mozambique	19%	75%	6%
62	UK	19%	81%
63	Colombia	18%	82%
64	Ecuador	18%	81%	1%
65	Malawi	18%	82%
66	Moldova	18%	81%	1%
67	Tanzania	18%	81%	1%
68	UAE	18%	82%	1%
69	Venezuela	18%	82%
70	Cyprus	17%	83%
71	Hong Kong (SAR)	17%	83%
72	Ukraine	17%	82%
73	USA	17%	83%
74	Argentina	16%	84%
75	Bulgaria	16%	84%
76	Canada	16%	84%
77	Nigeria	16%	83%	1%
78	Costa Rica	15%	85%
79	Honduras	15%	85%
80	Japan	15%	84%
81	Romania	15%	85%
82	Senegal	15%	84%	1%
83	South Korea	15%	84%
84	Vietnam	15%	85%
85	Croatia	14%	86%
86	Israel	14%	85%
87	Nicaragua	14%	86%
88	Slovenia	14%	86%
89	Belgium	13%	87%
90	El Salvador	13%	86%	1%
91	Italy	13%	86%
92	Kosovo	13%	87%
93	Lithuania	13%	86%	1%
94	Malaysia	13%	87%
95	Mongolia	13%	87%
96	Switzerland	13%	87%
97	Taiwan	13%	87%
98	Zimbabwe	13%	87%
99	Australia	12%	88%
100	Chile	12%	87%
101	Denmark	12%	88%
102	Hungary	12%	88%
103	Latvia	12%	88%
104	New Zealand	12%	88%
105	Singapore	12%	88%
106	Mexico	11%	89%
107	Norway	11%	89%
108	Paraguay	11%	89%
109	Russia	11%	89%
110	Uruguay	11%	89%
111	Dominican Republic	10%	87%	3%
112	Kazakhstan	10%	89%	1%
113	Panama	10%	90%
114	Iceland	9%	91%
115	South Africa	9%	90%	1%
116	Sweden	9%	91%
117	Netherlands	8%	92%
118	Portugal	8%	92%
119	Estonia	6%	93%
120	Mauritius	6%	94%
121	Finland	5%	95%

Source: Gallup Global Emotions Report, 2022