Finns rated their life satisfaction at an average of 7.8 on a scale of 1-10.
  • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    5 hours ago

    They‘ve been doing a lot of research on mental health due to their long and dark Winters. I bet people would be happier everywhere if we put a higher priority on happiness. It‘s not a metric billion dollar companies seem to value.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    7 hours ago

    All five Nordic countries are in the top six

    Also among the least religious in the world! Maybe religion isn’t really helping?

    In fourth place is Costa Rica

    Congratulations to Costa Rica, a surprising mix with a country that is very different than the other countries in the top.

    PS:
    The reason USA isn’t in the top, is probably that they are so goddam tired of winning.

    • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      6 hours ago

      Generally it‘s probably not a good idea to tie this to a single metric but religion could be a part of it. I would guess a strong social state is the bigger factor however. Perhaps all these things go hand in hand.

      • Mirror Giraffe@piefed.socialEnglish
        4·
        3 hours ago

        All the Nordics and Costa Rica are strong welfare states which lets people live more freely as they know there is a security net to cover your basic needs if things go south.

    • Melchior@feddit.orgEnglish
      4·
      6 hours ago

      Also among the least religious in the world! Maybe religion isn’t really helping?

      Israel is in 8th place and very religious. It seems to me to be a combination of having a strong welfare state. What is intressting is that Costa Rica is that no country is really strong in every parameter. Many of the Nordic countries seem to be about the least willing to help strangers for example.

      • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        4 hours ago

        Israel absolutely isn’t in 8th place. If we counted the responses from all the territories they occupied, it’d be dead last.

        • Melchior@feddit.orgEnglish
          1·
          1 hour ago

          The occupied territory has a population of 5.5million, while Israel itself has one of 10million. At the same time there are countries like Sudan. I doubt it is dead last.

    • Pip@feddit.orgEnglish
      21·
      6 hours ago

      Israel is also in the top 10. It has a quite religious population.

  • Pip@feddit.orgEnglish
    2·
    6 hours ago

    Dense social networks with high social trust make people happy :)

    Just a matter of time until other countries successfully copy this social model