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Israel ranked among happiest countries in world

Prestigious financial magazine Forbes ranks Israel as eighth happiest country in world, coming in above US and Britain

Despite security concerns, astronomical real estate prices, and claims that Israelis typically like to complain, it turns out that Israelis are actually happy.

 

In a poll conducted by Gallup between the years 2005 and 2009 that was recently published in Forbes magazine, Israel was ranked in the respectable position of eighth in terms of the country's happiness index.

 

Thousands of respondents from 155 countries participated in the study by ranking their level of satisfaction in life on a number of different parameters on a scale of 1 to 10. In addition, they answered questions regarding how they felt the previous day as a way of measuring "daily experiences" and scored things like whether they felt well-rested, respected, free of pain and intellectually engaged.

 

According to the responses they provided, the respondents were divided into three groups: thriving, struggling, and suffering. The poll showed that no less than 62% of Israel's citizens are "thriving", in other words are contented with their lives and are happy, while just 3% were found to be "suffering."

 

Israel outranked countries like the US and Britain as well as all of its neighbors in the Middle East. Israel shares eighth place with three other countries – Australia, Canada, and Switzerland. Leading the list are Denmark, Finland, and Sweden. Ranked at the bottom of the list mainly are the African countries. Togo was found to be the least happy country.

 

The poll also found that there is a connection between the wealth of the country and its level of happiness.

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 08.04.10, 14:06
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