The world’s happiest country has managed to keep its No. 1 ranking for eight years running. The picture in the United States isn’t so rosy.

Finland and several other Nordic countries have been – once again – assessed as leading the world in happiness, according to an annual report released Thursday that analyzed the views of respondents’ quality of life in more than 140 countries and territories over the last three years.

That country was Finland, and you can read all about why it’s yet again done so well here. The UN-sponsored World Happiness Report, which assesses GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, freedom, social support, generosity and perceptions of corruption, produces a comprehensive ranking of 147 countries – check out the top 50 below.