Advisory Board March 23, 2023
Despite the hardships of the last few years, people are actually slightly happier now than they were before the pandemic, according to the 11th annual World Happiness Report — a finding that the researchers linked to increases in kindness and social support.
Global happiness largely the same even during the pandemic
For the report, researchers surveyed over 100,000 people in 137 countries about their quality of life between 2020 and 2022. Participants were asked to evaluate their happiness on six key factors:
- Social support
- Income
- Health
- Freedom
- Generosity
- Absence of corruption
Overall, the researchers found that levels of misery worldwide declined slightly during the pandemic, and benevolence for others increased by around 25%. On average, participants over...
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