Is there a name in English language for the feeling of being happy something bad happened to someone else rather than you? [duplicate]
Solution 1:
It may not carry every nuance you're looking for, but we often use the German loan-word schadenfreude for something like this.
Dictionary.com defines the word as,
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
Solution 2:
On the off-chance you're just blanking on a common word, possibly relief??
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress...