In 2018 the happiest people within the borders of the European Union lived in Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, and Finland, according to Eurostat.
In these countries 76% of respondents said they were happy all the time or most of the time within the last 4 weeks.
62% of European Union citizens feel good about their lives
The general happiness index within the Union is 62%, which is 2% increase as compared to 2013. Among the joyful bunch, 48% were content with their lives most of the time, while 14% always feel happy.
Luxemburg (74%), Spain (72%) and Denmark (70%) also have a lot of people feeling blessed.
Poland, France, Germany, and Sweden are all above average on the list.
Where do the most miserable people live in Europe?
Since only the people in the countries of the European Union were surveyed, nor Ukraine, neither Belarus or Russia are in the rating. To find out if they are doing better or worse, we need to look at other ratings. Do you reckon Russian women could be more or less joyful than ladies living in EU? We might guess they aren’t ahead in this regard, but this is not an official statistics data.
So, what the Eurostat survey can tell us about the nations who are unhappy?
- The nation where the indicator is at the lowest is the former USSR Republic Latvia: Only 31% of survey participants feel the joy of life more often than not.
- Bulgaria is the second least joyful, with 35% of people, or only 1 in 3, feeling content.
- Croatia recorded 42% happiness level.
Greece and Romania both scored 46%.
Other countries who scored below average are Malta, Slovenia, Hungary, Portugal, Cyprus, Estonia, Czech Republic, and Italy.
To be listed as “unhappy”, respondents had to pick answers “sometimes”, “rarely” or “never” in response to the question whether they were feeling happy in the last 4 weeks.
Data: Eurostat
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