Top 20 Countries With The Highest and Lowest Depression Rates 2023

Depression Rates by countries in the world

Which country has the highest depression rate this year and which country currently has the lowest depression rates?.

Find out today, if your country is among the countries that have the lowest depression in the world or among the countries leading in depression.

What is depression?.

Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.

Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems

As you can tell from the definition of depression, having more depressed citizens in a particular country is not good not only for the country but also to the affected individuals themselves.

With that being said, below is the ranking of countries that the highest and the lowest depression rates today.

Ukraine is currently the most depressed country on earth while Solomon Islands is the least depressed country.

Most Depressed Countries In The World:

  1. Ukraine 🇺🇦  – 6.3%
  2. United States 🇺🇸  – 5.9% (tie)
  3. Estonia 🇪🇪  – 5.9% (tie)
  4. Australia 🇦🇺  – 5.9% (tie)
  5. Brazil 🇧🇷  – 5.8%
  6. Greece 🇬🇷  – 5.7% (tie)
  7. Portugal 🇵🇹  – 5.7% (tie)
  8. Belarus 🇧🇾  – 5.6% (tie)
  9. Finland 🇫🇮  – 5.6% (tie)
  10. Lithuania 🇱🇹  – 5.6% (tie)

Countries With The Lowest Rates Of Depression:

  1. Solomon Islands – 2.9%
  2. Papua New Guinea – 3.0% (tie)
  3. Timor-Leste – 3.0% (tie)
  4. Vanuatu 🇻🇺  – 3.1% (tie)
  5. Kiribati 🇰🇮  – 3.1% (tie)
  6. Tonga 🇹🇴  – 3.2% (tie)
  7. Samoa 🇼🇸  – 3.2% (tie)
  8. Laos ðŸ‡±ðŸ‡¦ – 3.2% (tie)
  9. Nepal 🇳🇵  – 3.2% (tie)
  10. Philippines 🇵🇭  – 3.3%
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