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1 What makes different countries happy?

2 Most people are pretty happy Data from 916 surveys of 1.1 million people in 45 nations (Myers, 2000) Number of Surveys

3 Some of World’s Happiest People

4 Some of World’s Unhappiest People

5  Group Rating Forbes magazine’s “richest Americans”5.8 Pennsylvania Amish 5.8 Inuit people in northern Greenland5.8 African Maasai5.7 Swedish probability sample5.6 College students (across 47 nations)4.9 Illinois Amish4.9 Calcutta slum dwellers4.6 Fresno, California homeless2.9 Calcutta pavement dwellers (homeless)2.9 Scale: “You are satisfied with your life” (1 = complete disagreement; 7 = complete agreement”) Comparing the happiness of different people

6 1. Wealth 2. Health 3. Education A nation’s level of happiness depends on…

7 Wealthier countries have: More human rights Lower crime More democracy More equality More literacy More longevity Better health Why wealth matters?

8 Yes, but … Once people have enough money, more money does not make them happier

9 Life Satisfaction 147147 Standardized Importance Scores.6.4.2.0 -.2 -.4 MoneyLove  Placing high importance on money correlates inversely with life satisfaction (-.53)  Placing high value on love correlates positively with life satisfaction And… Placing importance on money makes you LESS happy

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