Most Depressed Countries 2025 – Live Global Mood Snapshot

Important Disclaimer

The information on this page is based on voluntary, anonymous submissions on globalemotionsindex.com. It is not a clinical diagnosis and should not be treated as an official ranking of mental health or depression rates.

Instead, it offers a live, crowdsourced signal of where negative emotions are being reported more frequently on our platform.

How the Rankings Are Estimated

To estimate which countries appear “most depressed” in 2025, the platform:

1. Counts all emotion submissions per country.
2. Identifies submissions classified as negative (for example: sad, lonely, anxious, angry).
3. Calculates the share of negative emotions relative to total submissions.

Countries with a higher percentage of negative emotions over a defined time window are temporarily listed near the top of this ranking.

Why These Numbers Should Be Read Carefully

The sample of users per country is not equal and may be very small in some regions. A country with only a few submissions can appear skewed if they are mostly negative.

For a more robust view, you can switch to the full statistics panel, filter by date, and compare countries with a higher number of total entries.

Exploring Negative Emotions on the Map

To visually explore where negative emotions are concentrated:

• Open the live map.
• Enable the heatmap layer.
• Zoom into specific regions and observe the dominant emotions.

Over time, if usage grows, these patterns may highlight regions that consistently report more sadness or stress compared to the global average.

Use Cases

Even with limitations, this page can be useful for:

• Journalists looking for a live emotional angle on global stories.
• Students and educators who want to discuss mental health using real-world data visualizations.
• Researchers who need an additional, informal signal to compare with formal surveys.