Not withstanding the economic woes and conflicts, the world is a happier place now than what it was in 2007 and Indians are among the happiest on this planet, says a survey. According to a poll conducted by global research company Ipsos, despite woes, conflicts, world is a happier place than in 2007 as 22% (up 2 points) of global citizens say they are “very happy” and the happiest people reside in Indonesia, India and Mexico. While eight in 10 (77%) citizens in 24 countries surveyed said they are ‘happy’ in their lives, one quarter (22%) said they are ‘very happy’ — a key measure that identifies comparative depth and intensity of happiness among country citizens and the world, the report said. On a national level, Indonesia has the highest proportion of happiest people with 51% reporting they are ‘very happy’ followed by India and Mexico (43%) each. Brazil and Turkey shared the third position, where 30% of citizens expressed their contentment, followed by Australia and the United States each at 28%. On the other end, Hungary (6%), South Korea (7%) and Russia (8%) have the lowest number of ‘very happy’ people, followed by Spain (11%) and Italy (13%). Regionally, Latin America has the greatest proportion of ‘very happy’ people (32%), followed by North America (27 %). Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and Africa shared the third place with 24% of ‘very happy’ people. Not surprisingly, it is citizens in Europe who drag the global average assessment of happiness downward as only one in six (15%) say they are ‘very happy’. The poll of 18,687 adults conducted from November 1 to 15 2011 also demonstrates that those who are married appear to be the happiest when compared to all other groups.
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