Spanish scientists from the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technologies of the University of Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) discovered where the happiest people in the world live. It turns out that in terms of life satisfaction of the indigenous people of South American countries, they are superior to Norway and Finland, which are many leaders in this rating. The study was published on: Web site scientific institution.
Experts surveyed nearly 3,000 people from 19 different communities around the world. The results showed that, on average, indigenous peoples were no less happy than citizens of economically developed countries. The average score of the participants on the happiness scale was 6.8 points.
For comparison, the same indicator for Finland, which has been named the happiest country in the world a record six times, is around 7.9 points. Denmark ranks second with 7.6 points.
Spanish scientists found many communities whose members considered themselves happier than Finns and Danes. The Colla Atacameña community in Argentina received eight points, the Pai Tavitra community in Paraguay received 8.2 points, the Riberiño community in Brazil received 8.4 points, and farmers in the highlands of Guatemala received 8.6 points.
BTK-UAB noted that the majority of respondents lead a very modest lifestyle by Western standards and their annual income does not exceed 1 thousand euros.
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