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Nigerians happiest people on Earth. Really.
LONDON, Oct. 1 â People in Latin America, Western Europe and North America are happier than their counterparts in Eastern Europe and Russia, according to a British study. An analysis of levels of happiness in more than 65 countries by the World Values Survey shows Nigeria has the highest percentage of happy people followed by Mexico, Venezuela, El Salvador and Puerto Rico, while Russia, Armenia and Romania have the fewest.The survey is a worldwide investigation of sociocultural and political change conducted about every four years by an international network of social scientists. It includes questions about how happy people are and how satisfied they are with their lives. It showed that average happiness has remained virtually the same in industrialized countries since World War Two, although incomes have risen. The exception is Denmark, where people have become more satisfied with life over the last three decades. Researchers believe the unchanging trend is linked to consumerism. âSurvey after survey has shown that the desire for material goods, which has increased hand in hand with average income, is a happiness suppressant,â the magazine added. And Shariâa isnât? Posted by: Katz 2003-10-02 |
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