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The Happiest Countries In The World
Ten of the 11 "most positive" countries in the world are in Latin America, according to a new report from Gallup.
More, including list and link of poll, here --> http://www.businessinsider.com/happiest-countries-2014-5
Judi Lynn
(160,526 posts)Mika
(17,751 posts)Would've been interesting to see.
Judi Lynn
(160,526 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,526 posts)AlterNet / By Janet Allon
You'll Never Guess Where the U.S. Ranks in the Latest World's Happiest Countries Survey
No, not even close to being in the top ten.
May 27, 2014 |
The bad news is that the U.S. ranks significantly behind many South and Central American countriesincluding poor ones, like Guatemala and Ecuador; and countries with political unrest, like Venezuelain terms of happiness. The good news? Were ahead of Russia. Take that Mr. Putin!
This according to a recent happiness poll by Gallup of 138 countries which created an index of positive emotions to come up with an overall ranking of countries in terms of the well-being of their. Whos number one, you ask? For the third year in a row, its Paraguay, where 87 percent of residents score high on the happiness index.
The questions included whether people feel rested, whether they feel treated with respect, whether they laughed or smiled a lot, whether they experienced enjoyment, and whether they had done something interesting the day before. 1,000 people were surveyed in each country.
More:
http://www.alternet.org/world/youll-never-guess-where-us-ranks-latest-worlds-happiest-countries-survey