Overview
- Mexico dropped two places to 12th after entering the top 10 in 2025, while Costa Rica’s rise to fourth makes it the highest‑ranked nation in the Americas.
- For the first time since 2012, no English‑speaking country made the top 10, with the United States at 23, the United Kingdom at 29, Canada at 25 and Australia at 15.
- The report details a ‘product trap’ in which many university students say they would prefer platforms like Instagram or TikTok not to exist but keep using them to avoid social exclusion.
- Mexico‑specific data show WhatsApp and Facebook use correlating with higher life satisfaction, whereas Instagram and TikTok are linked to greater negative mental‑health indicators.
- The rankings draw on Gallup life‑evaluation surveys and are explained with six factors—GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity and perceived corruption.