Posts Tagged ‘happiness’
Want Happiness? Move to Costa Rica
7:31 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Costa Rica| Environment| Health| Latin America| society · 2 Comments
7 Jul 2009
Contrary to what the writers of South Park would have you think, Costa Rica is a paradise on earth. At least that’s that’s what a new poll by a UK environmental institute has shown: Costa Rica ranks as not only one of the most environmentally friendly countries, but also as the world’s happiest:
The New Economics Foundation looked at 143 countries that are home to 99 percent of the world’s population and devised an equation that weighed life expectancy and people’s happiness against their environmental impact.By that formula, Costa Rica is the happiest, greenest country in the world, just ahead of the Dominican Republic.
85% of Costa Ricans say they are happy with their lives.
In contrast, the United States came in at 114, and Britain at 74. Speaking of the UK, the BBC’s Mark Easton says he has an idea as to why the richest countries come out last. Quite interesting.
What is it about Latin America and happiness anyway?
Via / AFP
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The Latino Happiness Bonus
23 Nov 2005
My friend Oso tipped me off to a very interesting article — about happiness of all things — which highlights research that suggests Latinos are happier than non-Latinos:
One of the most intriguing finds to come out of the research so far is that Latin Americans consistently rank happier in life-satisfaction surveys than would otherwise be expected, given that many in the region live in poverty. In an in-depth study of 120,000 people in 82 nations, the World Values Survey found what one researcher dubbed “the Latino bonus.”"
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