In an international ranking that measures quality of life around the world, Guadalajara managed to make the list of the happiest cities, though far from the top.
According to the most recent Happy City Index, the capital of Jalisco ranks250th, making it one of the few Mexican cities included in the ranking.
What does this ranking measure?
These types of studies consider various factors that directly affect daily life, such as:
- Citizens: education, inclusion, participation
- Governance: transparency, public services
- Environment: air quality, green spaces
- Economy: employment, innovation, income
- Health: access to and quality of the healthcare system
- Sustainability: urban planning and the future
It’s not just about “how beautiful a city is,” but how well it functions for those who live there.
Guadalajara, among the happiest cities in the world
Although Guadalajara, with all its work still to be done, appears in the ranking, it is not the only one in Mexico:
- Aguascalientes also manages to make the list at number 244
- Guadalajara ranks lower, near 250th place
🌍 The 10 happiest cities in the world
- Aarhus— Denmark
- Copenhagen— Denmark
- Helsinki— Finland
- Geneva— Switzerland
- Uppsala— Sweden
- Tokyo— Japan
- Trondheim— Norway
- Bern— Switzerland
- Malmö— Sweden
- Munich— Germany
