According to a poll conducted by global research company Ipsos, the happiest people of the world reside in Indonesia, India and Mexico. The survey measured comparative depth and intensity of happiness among country citizens and the world. The poll of 18687 adults was conducted from November 1 to 15 2011.
According to the survey, world was a happier place than in 2007 as 22% (up 2 points) of global citizens were found to be in a happy state of mind. Indians were among the happiest on this planet.
While eight in 10 (77%) citizens in 24 countries surveyed stated they were happy in their lives, one quarter (22%) mentioned they were very happy.
On a national level, Indonesia had the highest proportion of happiest people with 51% reporting they are very happy followed by India and Mexico (43%) each. Brazil and Turkey shared the third position, where 30% of citizens expressed their contentment, followed by Australia and the United States each at 28%.
On the other end, Hungary (6%), South Korea (7%) and Russia (8%) reported the lowest number of very happy people, followed by Spain (11%) and Italy (13%).
Regionally, Latin America was found to have the greatest proportion of very happy people (32%), followed by North America (27 %). Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and Africa shared the third place with 24% of ‘very happy’ people.
European citizens dragged the global average assessment of happiness downward as only one in six (15%) say they are very happy.
The poll also demonstrated that those who were married appear to be the happiest when compared to all other groups.
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