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

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.

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
- Lebanon
- Turkey
- Armenia
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Jordan
- Mali
- Sierra Leone
- India
- Iran
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.

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.

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% |