The Happiest Countries In The World (10/11 are LatAm nations)

[Mika]

The Happiest Countries In The World

Ten of the 11 "most positive" countries in the world are in Latin America, according to a new report from Gallup.

More, including list and link of poll, here --> http://www.businessinsider.com/happiest-countries-2014-5

[Judi Lynn]

1. Thank you. Interesting. n/t

[Mika]

2. Gallup didn't survey Cubans in Cuba.

Would've been interesting to see.

[Judi Lynn]

3. No kidding! Gallup wasn't ready to get its face ripped off, apparently! n/t

[Judi Lynn]

4. You'll Never Guess Where the U.S. Ranks in the Latest World's Happiest Countries Survey

AlterNet / By Janet Allon

You'll Never Guess Where the U.S. Ranks in the Latest World's Happiest Countries Survey

No, not even close to being in the top ten.

May 27, 2014 |

The bad news is that the U.S. ranks significantly behind many South and Central American countries—including poor ones, like Guatemala and Ecuador; and countries with political unrest, like Venezuela—in terms of happiness. The good news? We’re ahead of Russia. Take that Mr. Putin!

This according to a recent happiness poll by Gallup of 138 countries which created an index of positive emotions to come up with an overall ranking of countries in terms of the well-being of their. Who’s number one, you ask? For the third year in a row, it’s Paraguay, where 87 percent of residents score high on the happiness index.

The questions included whether people feel rested, whether they feel treated with respect, whether they laughed or smiled a lot, whether they experienced enjoyment, and whether they had done something interesting the day before. 1,000 people were surveyed in each country.

More:
http://www.alternet.org/world/youll-never-guess-where-us-ranks-latest-worlds-happiest-countries-survey