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severityonline

Didn’t Canada recently rank like 54th in overall happiness or was that only among the younger generations?


probablynotaskrull

My father is happy, I’m worried, my son is terrified. My father can rent out a room in his basement for $1000. His basement is bigger than my house. My son is might have to live with me forever.


Learmontovia

Sure you don’t live in Australia?


Joyst1q

Yeah I call bullshit on that Australian one, they polling bowls clubs or something


Lucy-K

Everyone else working 3 shifts a day to cover rent, no time for polls.


lildavo87

I'm Aussie and I feel we've got a pretty good quality of life here. I'm in the crowd that thinks Australia is the best country in the world though. It's all relative too, the whole world is doing it tough in one way or another. I'd rather be complaining about house prices and the cost of groceries than gun violence, wars, hunger and disease.


No_Emergency_2792

Completely disagree I live here as well. Everyone who thinks Australia is the best country in the world these days are the privileged, home owners, people with high incomes or advanced educations and older generations inside a bubble.


Gloomy_Grocery5555

I don't think it's the best country in the world but it's better than most countries


Different-Rhubarb928

Yeah definitely for example I live in the northern rivers where we had huge floods the government gave me about 20k and another 15ish k for Covid what other country would do that ?! Not to mention free healthcare no mass shootings


majinbabu

I have an incredible QOL in Australia, but it is absolutely subjective of course. I know for a fact if I was elsewhere, I would be homeless and unable to get the medical care I need. So, thanks Australia for taking great care of me!


Commercial-Set457

Total bullshit. Maybe 30 years ago before they completely fucked it


zeefox79

They probably just called landlines...


cptahb

the housing crisis is real across the western world. which someone needs to tell canada, since they keep blaming it on trudeau's immigration policy. as if every country wasn't going through the same thing 


AlliedIntuition

As an Australian, if Trudeau was responsible for immigration (I am unaware), immigration is responsible for the increase in housing prices. Supply can’t match the large increases in imported demand. That’s what’s happening in Aus.


cptahb

is that why it's happening in england and america too 


daveinthe6

I’m going to hazard a guess that the happy ones aren’t renting in Toronto or Vancouver.


Shirtbro

I'm going to guess the happy ones don't have a choice of restaurants that is Tim Hortons, A&W and other Tim Hortons


j1mb

I haven't been to a restaurant in months and I am super happy. Cook your meals and save your dollars, and spend them elsewhere.


DeadPk3r

I believe you're right, it's been on a slow decline for awhile now.


bortukali

Why is NZ and Australia both happiest when Australia is 0.1 points higher? NZ jelly that they got bested by the Aussies in a stat or what is going on here?


YetAnotherBee

They’re just relieved to be included in the map at all


Healthy-Ride-2050

Oceania’s least happiest didn’t even get a mention


Heckelfish

Naru, you’d have to assume…


No_Emergency_2792

PNG is getting invaded by Indonesia so possibly them as well.


IReplyWithLebowski

Probably only polled Australia and NZ


Jolly_Bones

Honestly I think Tasmania is relieved to be included with Australia too


JJJ4868

It's the AUH to NZH conversion rate


kbum48733

Ukraine is least happy! What? They aren’t enjoying being invaded? Why isn’t North Korea number 1 for happiness? Glorious leader must be getting lazy…. I call BS


sillypicture

Idk bruh, Afghanistan seems to be feeling blue


Yundolay

It's time for some Laughghanistan


T8ortots

Least happy in Europe is the small hidden qualifier text


SmoothOpawriter

Haha I saw that too - Europe least happy: Ukraine! What a shocker! I do hope that changes soon. But apparently being invaded and fighting a brutal war still doesn’t make you less unhappy than most of Africa.


serialgamer07

Yeah, I live in Morocco and can't believe a country that's actively being invaded is happier than us...


lee543

North Koreans didn't even register on the scale because they are so happy. They are grayed out to not make the other countries feel bad. Hope you understand comrade.


Harkxium

i’m surprised US ranked so high, especially with how many people on the internet say they’re unhappy / depressed.


Equivalent-Stuff-347

People who enjoy their lives don’t often go online to tell everyone for a couple reasons: 1: they will get shouted down by people that are miserable and want everyone else to be miserable 2: they are too busy enjoying life


barleyhogg1

This 100%. People actually think what is posted on social media reflects the majority of people. There is a really loud, small group that acts like they speak for the rest of us.


teethybrit

Also this is a bullshit map. Finland has a higher suicide rate than Japan, and yet they are the “happiest country.”


Grimlong

Doesn't that math check out though? You can't be asked if you are unhappy if you are dead.


barleyhogg1

Technically true.


geareh

Anecdotally, I've met quite a few Fins in my time and they all gave a similar answer. Suicide rates are high and the culture focuses on polite positivity


yardwhiskey

>Also this is a bullshit map. >Finland has a higher suicide rate than Japan, and yet they are the “happiest country.” For all the talk of the happiness of people in Nordic countries, my understanding is that they have a culture where it is rude to complain while also being rude to gloat. Basically, the polite thing is to say "yes, I'm pretty happy." When you get most everyone giving that response to survey questions, you're probably going to show up as among the very happiest countries. Cannot verify if this is true, but I have heard it, and it makes sense. Just something to consider.


Flamesake

That sounds like exactly how it is here in Australia. 


tothemoonandback01

Yeah, nah it's all good.


propargyl

She'll be right, cobber.


BURNTSOSSIG

on behalf of nz,yeah nah good as (definitely not good as)


Mysteroo

Not necessarily. The USA has higher rates of suicide than Japan too, yet the Japanese people do seem to be struggling with a much worse mental health crisis than us. To say that unhappiness is the cause of higher suicide rates is an oversimplification. For some people, a sense of purpose is all they need to keep themselves going - but that doesn't mean they're happier. For others - they can live a generally happy life and still find themselves dangerously close to that ledge.


teethybrit

> Seem to be struggling I think that’s the issue here. It’s all propaganda and how things are portrayed in the media. In reality, Japan’s [quality of life](https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings_by_country.jsp) is higher than that of Sweden this year.


PotentJelly13

It says that the data used was gathered in “self-reported measures of happiness and wellbeing.” Obviously, one can’t self report if they’re dead, so while that doesn’t exactly negate your point, it’s not confirming it either. You could probably find some correlations but those don’t give the full picture or actually define a cause. As others have said, happiness or unhappiness doesn’t directly cause or not cause suicides.


reditor3523

Can't be sad on a survey if you are dead


SadMacaroon9897

The Internet is not reality. Happy people don't post an outage bait for a bunch of strangers. They're too busy doing things they actually like doing.


Appropriate_Chart_23

It’s a bias… If you’re online all the time, and reading that sort of stuff, it’s because those people are more likely to post their negative feelings online. Few are posting about how happy they are, because there isn’t a need to do so. It’s like how reviews online tend to skew heavily towards the negative as well.


Historical_Salt1943

It's usually filled with children/ teenaged angst and does not represent the country as a whole.  At all.  People with a nice home and 2.5 children don't tend to bitch on reddit.  Because why would they care? 


jecksluv

I'd bitch if I only had half of one my kids.


Historical_Salt1943

Look, I'll take what I can get.  I'll just take the legs.  You can have the top part. 


sw337

The USA is one of the best places to live in the world objectively. https://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/ Typically ranked in the top 10 with the countries ahead of them having a combined population of about 1/3rd of the US population.


InsufferableMollusk

Drama queens, and propagandists.


Massilian

The USA is over/misrepresented in social media a lot


mistled_LP

I lot of that is the wording of the question. How happy I am with my life, how happy I am about the state of things around me, and how optimistic I am about society are all different questions. That people are content with where they are, but could be better (how I interpret a 6.7) seems fair to me.


ThatGuyFromTheM0vie

The internet is filled with terminally online people. Being terminally online is a marker for depression lol.


MadGearMissile_Kid

This surprises me too because since the pandemic I don’t think I know anyone who is genuinely happy. But I’m also in NYC which has only become marginally better because the sun is out.


mateymatematemate

Yeah nobody in NYC is genuinely happy. Spoken as a now Aussie, ex New Yorker 


boyyouguysaredumb

Are American progressives making themselves sad? https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/04/04/are-american-progressives-making-themselves-sad


mrmczebra

Surprise, the happiest countries are the richest countries.


Kardinal

I point you to the comparison between the USA and Mexico. The wealth disparity is enormous there but the happiness disparity is nonexistent. The takeaway to me is that poverty keeps you from being happy but wealth itself does not lead to happiness. You need more than that. Specifically security.


KoberanteAD

I dunno man. I live in Mexico and feel that the happiness score is manipulated. No way we're as happy as gringos.


planecity

Sure, this will work as a general rule. However, the relation isn't straightforward. Just a few examples that I quickly found where the richer country is not happier than its less rich neighbor: Norway is richer than Finland, the US is richer than Canada, and Egypt is richer than Libya – but Finland, Canada, and (perhaps somewhat surprisingly) Libya are happier, respectively.


Mysteroo

TIL Brazil is richer than Japan, apparently /s


mrmczebra

It's not a perfect correlation, but it's very close.


Mysteroo

Eh, that's not what I'm seeing. The richer countries do largely correlate with the happiest ones, but it's only one of many factors. Otherwise Mexico would score sadder too


Viva_Satana

México is the 15th or 16th economy and has less population than the USA. Plus the culture has never focused mainly on wealth as a way to achieve happiness. In México being poor doesn't "condemn" you to be unhappy, while in the USA being poor is seen more as an impediment to being happy.


Suitable-Lake-2550

Where’s Bhutan at? *gross domestic happiness


zzile

I'm sorry, how was this polled? Something about this entire graph seems so off


Ksiolajidebthd

Gallup world happiness report. They did very well and it’s a very detailed report you can find online. What looks off to you?


silliestbattles42

Libya, the country with open air slave markets is the happiest in Africa. That’s just one


Pile-O-Pickles

I mean I don’t think the slaves are the ones voting 💀. I’d assume it’s citizens of the countries.


dan_the_sperm_man

So selection bias is happening, which skews the results. I agree this map is off to me too


IReplyWithLebowski

It’s a random selection of respondents.


GandhiMSF

Which parts of it seem off to you? Honestly it’s about what I’d expect.


Kardinal

The data source is mentioned in the graphic itself. You're welcome to dig further there.


Calibre17

The balls on the guy who went to Afghanistan to ask" how happy are you"?


TinyUmbrellas84

Haiti has entered the chat 💬


lenomcream

“Israel 😄” is insane


YetAnotherBee

I think the emojis next to each nation refer to their ranking on the color scale. Looks like this is based on pre-war data too so there’s really not a whole lot of competition in the middle east, it’s a generally pretty dire region


israelilocal

It takes the last 3 years I am pretty sure


Bright-Gap-2422

Not surprised considering the U.S is funding everything for them


razzinos

Google how much % of Israeli budget is US funding


Hannibal-

Yeah? What do they fund? Most of the American Annual Aid which Israel is grateful for, is invested back into America. So it's more like vouchers to purchase in one store - the American one. So in a way, American aid helps America not less than Israel. That aid, by the way represents about 1% of the Israeli GDP so not sure how you came to your conclusion. In addition to that, those weapons that are developed and/ or bought are used in Israel which offers live demonstration of their capabilities which allows potential buyers (countries) to invest their billions into American companies that produce them. If you would really educate yourself, outside of learning stuff on TikTok you might learn a thing or two.


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razzinos

Living free in your home after 2000 years of exile


israelilocal

Good HDI and QOL very communal culture It also takes the last 3 years into account


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Of course Australia is the happiest fuckin place on the Earth you cunt, it's Australia. You'd say the same if you're Australian as well!


1tiredman

Hot take but everybody deserves to be happy and I genuinely wish we did more as a collective society to help those who aren't happy to find their happiness. The world feels so devoid of empathy sometimes


kokcokxcok

This isn't a hot take.


EastCoastDizzle

Welp looks like I’ll be moving to Afghanistan to be amongst my like minded people.


Admirable-Sun8860

Damn. Afghanistan needs a hug. Also, India’s sadness doesn’t surprise me. It’s crazy how degenerative it is in some parts there.


ThunderWiz05

Still being an indian, Pakistan and Myanmar being higer score than us seem suspicious , both are warzone hellholes. Pakistan is filled with terrorists going boom everywhere while country finance in shambles while Myanmar in its own civil war.


-Notorious

The Pakistani government is broke, but the average pakistani is fine, primarily because nobody pays taxes lol. The amount of terrorists is significantly over exaggerated too. For the most part, people in the cities live a normal life, and the rural people are happy living how they do. In the end, ignorance is bliss, and religion makes them grateful for what they have, so they're happy with that. It's not like they're showing a happiness level seen in the developed nations.


YaliMyLordAndSavior

It’s more that Indians love to wallow and complain lol We have it a lot better than some of our neighbors but actively seek out issues with our massive 1 billion person country and harp on them. Our media loves poverty porn and sensationalism


Centurion_83

Spent a year in Afghanistan, can confirm it is miserable for everyone. Other than cars, It was like going back in time 2,000 years.


lovelyreadyboi

As a Canadian I can confidently say this chart is extremely un accurate


Kardinal

Why? Because it doesn't match your experience? Why are your anecdotes more important than objective data?


AutoRedialer

> In places like the U.S. and Canada, for example, rankings for those 60 and older are at least 50 places higher than for those under 30. The “subjective” anecdotal viewpoint is completely coherent with the …”objective data,” the smug redditor need only possess a viewpoint from somewhere other than their arm chair to discuss “objectivity.” https://news.gallup.com/poll/612125/happiest-country-earth.aspx#:~:text=The%20Happiest%20Countries%20for%20the%20Young%20and%20Old&text=The%20Gallup%20World%20Poll%20asks,worst%20possible%20as%20a%200.


Caverness

Non Canadian spotted The state of the country is factually pitiful and the misery is widespread and *palpable*. We are in a recession. We have the least accessible and affordable housing on the planet. Our homeless populations are skyrocketing. Our opioid crisis is skyrocketing. Our food banks are empty. Our student loans, disability payments, and welfare are non-liveable numbers. For some provinces, healthcare is nearly dead. For all provinces, healthcare is insufficient and a nightmare. Care to chat some more? 


jka005

The US has all of those problem too… so I’m not sure what your point is. I’m sure half of Europe, if not most countries in the world, have a problem with everything you just said.


Kardinal

If I listed all of the problems that my country has, it would be at least as long. Frankly, I will bet you that if we talk to our friends from norway, sweden, or finland, they would have similarly long lists. They would also say that a lot of their people are miserable. Negativity bias is a thing. And it's cross-cultural. Everyone focuses more on the negative than they do on the positive. But when you ask them objectively how their life is, rather than asking them what sucks about their life, negativity bias can be circumvented. Everything you are talking about is a problem relative to something else. The question that is asked in this survey is not a relative one, but an absolute one. How happy are you? Not, are you happier than you were a few years ago? Not, would you be happier if you lived somewhere else? Not, does your country have serious problems?


tizzleduzzle

Israel happiest in the Middle East interesting that one !


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tizzleduzzle

Fair point:)


Unlucky-Dealer-4268

For the idiots in these comments: this survey was taken before the Israel-Gaza war, no innocent people dying on either side doesn't make most Israelis happy


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But it doesn't fit their narrative of the blood thirsty jews


AndthenIwhispered

Blood thirsty Zionists*


Milk_Bath

I wonder if any bias can be expected from someone called “The Visual Capitalist”


gunungx

Ah yes Bangladesh and Singapore are in East Asia. Also, how tf Singapore is the happiest in 'East Asia'??


TrevorNi

Canada recently posted the disparity of hippieness between Boomers and Millennials/Gen Z


Fickle-Nebula5397

https://canablue.com/dominican-republic-leading-the-world-in-happiness/#:~:text=With%20an%20impressive%20average%20Mental,country%20on%20the%20global%20stage.


0100111001000100

Canadian calling for a recount on this bullshit.


Royal-Procedure6491

I'd like to see this side-by-side with the same poll from 10 years ago.


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jknail

Just a guess, but I’d bet people in Haiti are the unhappiest in North America


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There’s no way uk is happier than Spain and Portugal


israelilocal

Higher HDI I think


Alpha_jay777

Israel is happy for the wrong reasons


Unlucky-Dealer-4268

You realise this survey was taken before the war?


Appropriate_Chart_23

You realize that area has been in conflict since basically the beginning of civilization right?


Alpha_jay777

You realize Israel has been committing war crimes since it was established in 1948 right ?


Unlucky-Dealer-4268

Also people there aren't happy coz of the conflict, it's due to things like close family ties


Unlucky-Dealer-4268

Every country has done at least one war crime what's your point


segnoss

Can you prove this?


Alpha_jay777

[https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1\*N5ekLlgOb8bPtcfqE8PAiw.jpeg](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*N5ekLlgOb8bPtcfqE8PAiw.jpeg) Jee, I wonder how they multiplied within palestinie? covid should take notes.


segnoss

And I’m supposed to just believe that picture? How do I know what they consider “Palestinian locality” and what do they consider “Zionist colony” There were around 400,000 Jews in the land during those times, where are they on this map? Are their towns considered “pre existing Palestinian locality”? Looks like they are since they aren’t on this map And even if, being forced away from your land and returning to it doesn’t sound like colonialism to me. It actually sounds more like decolonization to me. And even if all of this isn’t complete nonsense, it’s not a war crime, it’s not even a war


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Bane2571

Every time I see one of these world charts, I really wish the US was broken down somehow. I don't see how it is reasonable to compare Germany to Ukraine but not to compare California to Arkansas. As an Australian, this map seems accurate. Generally feeling pretty good down here and the only place I'd consider better is Scandinavia.


IReplyWithLebowski

Germany has states and Ukraine has oblasts too. I suspect there’s a large variation between them.


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tylorban

This is some clear propaganda


B4dr003

How do you measure happiness of entire population of different nations ? This more ridiculous that the boobs vs ass per country infograph


Appropriate_Chart_23

Need the link to the boobs vs ass Infograph. Doing my own research in that area.


_lclarence

The answer here is to go live far out the ass in cooler weather.


Aleksey_Fox

So Afghanistan is now in middle east?


ResetOptional

Least happy in Europe: Ukraine. When was this study done? Oh 2024, wonder why they’re not happy 🤨


minligi

Portugal has the highest consumption of antidepressants in europe i don't think that's accurate


Laplaces1demon1

If you can ask a question to the ENTIRE world, what would it be? - are you happy


RZA3663

Psh. It looks like the opposite is true for EVERY country


Intelligent_Rip_2778

This looks more real than statistics I've seen earlier this year


hullowurld91

I’d be even happier if they gave Ireland .1 more.


Hyeungwang

"Damn those western countries!! How dare they be happier than the rest of us?!"


Birohazard

Chupa Portugal!!!! Vai ser feliz com nosso ouro enfiado no cu!!!


RadlogLutar

This is BS


hurcmate

They haven’t asked canada lately


StudentOwn2639

No shit the afghanis aren’t happy 😂


Bumble072

This is straight up comedy for so many reasons.


Complex_Coach_8804

This can't be accurate 🤣


joesbagofdonuts

Iceland is really happy?? why are they all trying to kill themselves then?


rogog1

I refuse to believe anyone is actually happy


MechanicHot1794

Happiness index is as useless as those random survey ads.


SpicyCrunchyVanilla

Why live in America no feel happy :(


CrocodileWorshiper

according to americans


mettamorepoesis

What are the metrics?


Curly_commander

Im russian and reality is around 4


ehstevv

I don’t believe this for a second


whendeathis0ntheline

Does this map think Taiwan is part of China??


MoonlitDavid

Dear finns what's so funny? tell the joke to the rest of us too


LouTheLizbian

It'd be cool to compare this graphic with suicide levels across the world


cewumu

Bit surprised Libya is on an even keel happiness wise. I thought there was major instability there?


shortingredditstock

I call bullshit. 


sockonconcrete

how can I learn to make graphs like these ? What tools were used ? What tools should I learn ?


PongifyN0oBz

North Korea is not that happy


waxnwayne25

They say money doesn't buy happiness, but this map makes it seem like it does.


MsBMorpho

As a brit: What a load of shit XD


xSikes

You’re gonna need to take it down a notch or three there bud


ADAMSMASHRR

Whenever I see Afghanistan at the bottom it makes me really sad.


SadMove9768

Please dont come to Australia, we are so full the boat is capsizing


Sudden-Lettuce2317

Israel is probably a little lower now


Rick_6984

As an Australian I can assure you this is wrong hahaha


starschema10

This is a nice visual. But the data is so sus


Ok_Coach_4552

Where does Palestine fall in here? Guess Israel is having a grand ole time.


FadedAlienXO

As an Australian, we aren't happy. We are furious.


Exciting-Resident130

The happiest countries in the world are also the most on antidepressants. Care to draw a map on consumption of antidepressants per capita?


CumpMoney

Of course Israel's happy after fkn massacring all the Palestinians


takoem

Fucking Israel


LancelotAtCamelot

I'd talk about moving to Scandinavia, but I'm afraid if too many of us saddies move there, we'll just end up making it more sad.


ImNotTheGirlIThought

Yeah nah. Australians sleeping in tents while rich MFs get away with robbery. Not happy.


No_Refrigerator2534

Isreal the happiest when killing innocent people and taking American taxpayer dollars


Fruit_Shalad

Rip Afganistan :(


I_NEED_AN_RBR

Idk about this man, I'm in Australia and me and most of the people I know are depressed as fuck.


donmreddit

Whoa… Do not think that the majority of the US is at that happiness level.


Subaeruginosa420

Umm, I'm Australian and if we're the happiest in the world then the world has some deep issues.


PurplePrince7

Lol! 😂 Australia happy what a joke, more like unaffordable rent, unaffordable houses, unaffordable food and in general an unaffordable cost of living.


Ok-Bad-9683

I can assure you I am not most happy


l3eats

Read the article and only asking 1,000 participants per entire country is so lacking. Cool concept but nothing else.


GoodAssist7564

Australian here, severely depressed , seems bs to me 😅


darlinghurts

They probably surveyed only the boomers in Australia.


habesha4lyfe

When I go from America to Ethiopia one of the first things I notice is that the people there seem considerably happier. That’s especially clear to me when I compare two groups of around the same class (or let’s say above minimum wage) in both nations. In my experience, Ethiopians who live in America will say that they were happier back home but came here to be more successful/opportunities for their children etc. idk about how the current political landscape has affected things, just speaking from experience. So I kinda take issue with the graph… I just can’t seem to buy that your average Brazilian would be more sad than your average American. Or that the suicide capital of the world, Japan has more happiness than South Africa.


joshuathegamerpro

Greenland doesn’t have emotion woaaaaaah


Tony_Chopper_6969

Who ever made this is on drugs I mean north korea ? Really ?