There are 6 billion people on Earth; a billion or less are derived from Europe. The world’s happiest places are where people of European descent “just happen” to live…unless of course Third World immigration continues at its present suicidal rates.–Ed.
Where in the world do people feel most content with their lives?
According to a new report released by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, a Paris-basedgroup of 30 countries with democratic governments that provideseconomic and social statistics and data, happiness levels are highestin northern European countries.
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Why did the northern European countries come out looking so good?Overall economic health played a powerful role, says Simon Chapple,senior economist from the Social Policy Division of the OECD, which puttogether the report.
Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands rated at the top of the list, ranking first, second and third, respectively. Outside Europe, New Zealand and Canada landed at Nos. 8 and 6, respectively. The United States did not crack the top 10. Switzerland placed seventh and Belgium placed tenth.
The report looked at subjective well-being, defined as lifesatisfaction. Did people feel like their lives were dominated bypositive experiences and feelings, or negative ones?
To answer that question, the OECD used data from a Gallup World Pollconducted in 140 countries around the world last year. The poll askedrespondents whether they had experienced six different forms ofpositive or negative feelings within the last day.
Some sample questions: Did you enjoy something you did yesterday?Were you proud of something you did yesterday? Did you learn somethingyesterday? Were you treated with respect yesterday? In each country, arepresentative sample of no more than 1,000 people, age 15 or older,were surveyed. The poll was scored numerically on a scale of 1-100. Theaverage score was 62.4.
Why did the northern European countries come out looking so good?Overall economic health played a powerful role, says Simon Chapple,senior economist from the Social Policy Division of the OECD, which puttogether the report.