The World Happiness Report has released its results for 2022 and Greece and Cyprus have both placed in the top 100 spots. The report was released on March 18, a couple of days ahead of the International Day of Happiness on March 20.
The 2022 edition marked the 10-year anniversary since the report was first launched and it assesses how people in each country rate their life and level of satisfaction.
The report evaluates the period from 2019-2021 and has shown Greece jump into 58th place from the previous report which had it at 77th place. Cyprus has also been placed on the list this year, topping its Mediterranean neighbour at 41st place.
For the young people of the world there was a reported high increase in stress and worry with their overall quality of life satisfaction falling. These results have been attributed to the effects of the pandemic as an increase by eight percent in 2020 and four precent in 2021 were seen.
For those over 60, satisfaction levels were seen to have remained stagnant with very little change overall.
“Although the World Happiness Reports are based on a wide variety of data, the most important source has always been the Gallup World Poll, unique in its range and comparability of global annual surveys,” the report stated.
Source: Tornos News, Cyprus Mail
