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Pakistanis happier than Indians: Gallup survey
Thursday April 21, 2011 10:05:39 AM,
Arun Kumar, IANS
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Washington: India
has ranked 71st in happiness with only 17 percent people
describing themselves as "thriving" in a new study of well-being
that gives Denmark the top spot among 124 countries surveyed.
With Danes ranked the most contented people on the planet with a
whopping 72 percent of residents considering themselves
"thriving," Sweden and Canada followed close behind, each at 69
percent in Gallup's 2010 Global Wellbeing Survey.
The US came in somewhat near the middle of the pack, with 59
percent of Americans thriving.
A majority of Indians (64 percent) believe they are "struggling"
while 19 percent think they are "suffering" according to the
survey. Surprisingly Pakistanis were found to be happier. Pakistan
was ranked 40th with 32 percent "thriving". Among other
neighbours, Bangladesh was placed 89 with only 13 percent
thriving, while China was ranked 92 with only 12 percent happy
respondents.
A median of just 21 percent were found to be "thriving" in the
Gallup survey polling 1,000 adults, age 15 and older, in both
face-to-face and telephone interviews in each country throughout
2010.
Outside of Europe and the Americas, however, other nations fared
considerably less well. A mere 12 percent of the population
considered themselves to be thriving in Egypt, followed by 6
percent in Kenya and, dead last, Chad with 1 percent.
(Arun Kumar can be contacted at arun.kumar@ians.in)
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