In the 2021 Happiness Index report, BPS reported that Indonesia's happiness index reached 71.49 in 2021. Among the 34 provinces, Banten had the lowest happiness index, while DKI Jakarta ranked eighth.
Banten's happiness index was recorded at 68.08 in 2021. This value decreased from 69.82 in 2017. Banten thus replaced Papua, which previously had the lowest happiness index in 2017.
Bengkulu ranked second with a happiness index of 69.74 in 2021. Papua's happiness index was the third lowest at 69.87.
Indonesia's most populous province, West Java, ranked fifth with a value of 70.23. Meanwhile, DKI Jakarta ranked eighth with a value of 70.68.
Overall, Indonesia's happiness index increased from 2017. In that year, the happiness index was recorded at 70.69.
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