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    Global Happiness levels in 2024

    Posted by Puzzleheaded_Roll_37

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    4. rExcitedDiamond on

      Very curious about how the Dominican Republic scored lowest in NA. Even if Haiti isn’t included, I still feel like there are other countries that should theoretically be lower

    7. soladois on

      I don’t like that happiness index because developed doesn’t really means happiness, Finland has insane suicide and a very depressive climate while in many of these African countries many people would be smiling and laughing together enjoying their lives despite the poverty

    11. punchawaffle on

      This is arbitrary and kind of bullshit. Pakistan with all its crazy issues, more than India? And countries in war higher than India, Thailand etc?

    12. NIP_SLIP_RIOT on

      Australia is higher than NZ, why lump them in together? I personally am going to be unhappy today to bring NZ down another point.

    16. HereForCarAdvice on

      [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/20-countries-most-antidepressant-users-135224634.html](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/20-countries-most-antidepressant-users-135224634.html)

      Literally all the top 10 countries are from western europe lol. This global happiness index is the most bullshit ranking I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen a lot of misleading ranking. I don’t know why they keep getting posted every year, the folks in r/europe keep circlejerking it and I’m surprised no one call them out on it.

      When you’re dependent on medication to be happy, are you truly happy?

    17. A_Perez2 on

      Interviewer: Are you happy?

      Interviewee: Well…, I have a $300,000 student debt, there is more and more violence in the streets, more polarization in politics, I am out of work, my leg hurts a lot but I cannot afford to go to the doctor….

      Interviewer: Don’t tell me about your life, are you happy?

      Interviewee: I just had apple pie! Yes!!

      Interviewer: Great, thank you

    22. TaikaWaitiddies on

      Bangladesh and Singapore in East Asia? That’s when you know not to take a map seriously

    25. Hjerneskadernesrede on

      I am from Denmark. We are not actually happy and there are many flaws with the surveys with these type of polls. They literally only ask you ONE question and that is it.

      ”The Gallup World Poll asks respondents to evaluate their current life as a whole using the image of a ladder, with the best possible life for them as a 10 and worst possible as a 0. Each respondent provides a numerical response on this scale, referred to as the Cantril ladder.”

      There can be no accurate readings when all they use is one singular ordinal scale.

      People with mental health struggles, health problems etc, for some reason often [report themselves feeling happy,](https://psywb.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/2211-1522-1-2) when that is simply not the case and that affects these types of surveys a lot. This is one of the reasons why Denmark and Finland are this high up. [About 9-12%](https://www.dst.dk/Site/Dst/Udgivelser/nyt/GetAnalyse.aspx?cid=50869) (rising) of the people in Denmark have prescription for anti-depression medicine.

    33. 024008085 on

      I’ve spent a lot of time in Zambia (worked there in two stints). I cannot believe that their happiness levels are below any country in Europe or Asia. Most upbeat, cheery, encouraging, happy people I’ve met in my life – miles ahead of 99.9% of Europeans.

      This looks like the question is actually “how happy are you with the amount of money you earn”.

    35. UseDue9384 on

      It is always surprising when these developed countries appear in this happiness index and also in the consumption of antidepressants is high… some truths are better seen without knowing everything that underlies them.

    36. drunk_haile_selassie on

      As an Australian, what the fuck is going on in the rest of the world? We are not happy people.

    37. Sir_Arthur_Vandelay on

      I grew up among Finnish immigrants, and I never saw a happy one. Maybe it’s because we were all stuck in less happy Canada.

    40. Stunning_Pen_8332 on

      I see Bhutan, the supposedly happiest country in the world, doesn’t have a rating, putting it on par with countries like North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Haiti, Syria , Eritrea, Angola, Papua New Guinea and Rwanda.

    44. jferments on

      Not surprising this map was made by “Visual Capitalist”. The US is portrayed as “happy” while maintaining some of the highest rates of suicide, depression and addiction in the world.

    47. Zealousideal_Bat_81 on

      How my country is not the least happy in Asia idk. It is depressing to live here.

    48. Apprehensive-Dust359 on

      Always been told we are the happiest place on earth, what went wrong?
      – Denmark