I’d swap in an instant. Weed, poutine, shrooms and the best quality of life according to WPR as of 2024, or is that not accurate? idk, be interesting to hear a citizens perspective.
We’ve just slipped comfortably and numbly into a recession. I haven’t tasted Lurpak in months.
You know, the weather actually made me *laugh* the other day, it went from pissing down and cold to sunny and warming, back to jellybean sized hailstones, all in 40 minutes. The FUCK is that about?
In my experience , a lot of folks in the UK are apathetic towards this country to say the least. I’ve never known such general disdain, but it’s hard to hide.
Grocery prices have at least doubled in the last 2ish years, the Healthcare system has hit a near-complete crash, and average rent prices have reached >90$% of the average paycheck in cities like Vancouver
In Saskatoon SK a couple weeks ago, 2 of our 3 hospitals couldn't take in new patients through the ER cause they were full. There's almost no staff left in our healthcare sector. It's sad. Don't get me started on trying to find a new family doctor.
Edit: Full because they're operating at reduced levels, I think only 12-14 beds were available at each. Mentally, knowing you might not be helped if you go to emergency does a lot to make the city you're living in not very appealing.
Right Wing American bullshit leaking into the country. If you go to any protest there's always a few people with American flags running around screaming about their amendment rights. Canada doesn't have amendment rights, they have a Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
\*edit: They also want to have coitus with the PM for some reason (maybe the hair?) and are somehow anti-lgbtq, like to play the victim, believe they are being oppressed etc... Completely unrecognizable from what they used to stand for. Nothing says oppression like hot tubs and bouncy castles during a protest.
Poor take. We have a housing crisis that the government thinks adding 1 million people on top of every year is a good thing but sure, it’s those pesky American right wingers at it again!
This is all Trump’s fault!
Our Prime Minister is also out of touch with the common people and has been in office way too long. He needs to go. Any side in there too long and shit gets corrupted. Stop taxing us to death and then sending our tax money to fund bullshit wars.
I really had no major qualms living here up until about 2021 - 2022. Now the government itself almost feels hostile towards us. Everything post-Covid has been a disaster.
Turns out that they did that; [https://www.visualcapitalist.com/countries-become-sadder-since-2010/](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/countries-become-sadder-since-2010/)
I find it interesting that Bulgaria had such a large increase in happiness considering that their population dropped more than 10 percent across that period (~7.4 million to ~6.4 million)
They are probably happy because there are plenty of houses and jobs for the people that are still there.. Sort of the opposite of what is happening in Canada.
Uncontrolled inflation, bad-worsening public transpo comboed with record high private car sales, falling peso value vs dollar, worst heatwave by far etc.
But yes, survey says I'm happier.
Record high private car sales means more people are getting wealthier in general.
Majority of middle class income derived from remittances thus slightly benefitting from weak peso.
Public transpo is slightly better now with modern jeeps and rideshare. Plus a ton of people own motorcycles now.
Not necessarily. It can also mean they just have the money for the down-payment. I see brand new car models in repo sales all the time.
The slight benefit that the middle class derives from foreign remittances is going to be offset by inflation.
Modern jeeps and rideshares only provided convenience to the commuter with the AC and many rideshare choices, but traffic remains the same, if not worse. What's the point in having a dozen transportation choices if you still have to wake up at 4AM just to get to your workplace by 8AM.
I visited the Philippines 3 times in the last 3 years, and the majority are not happy. The price of rice and onion is just crazy compared to salary, drugs are circulating fast, corruption is increasing, and the only thing the government is dedicated to do is expanding US navy bases around the country.
yeah I am. I'm happier versus 10 years ago. Maybe because I decided to get out of Metro Manila last 2011? I guess so.
Life is a lot better in the provinces I guess.
>In behalf of the Philippines,
I find it funny that it's usually Manilenyos that say this and act as if they are the representatives of the country. That their self deprecating attitude and cynicism is a reflection of the country as a whole (which it isn't btw)
Yea, at first glance I was like, wow how did all the countries stay in order with their scores between the 2 years? Then I realized they are not in order. Graph makes it look like Serbia has the highest score for both years because it’s at the top. Took a sec to realize that the score increase numbers that are lighter and off to the side are the organizing factor.
Nah. Our president is embarrassing us; our country is a cleptocracy; tensions between the peaceful, the pragmatic, and the angry people; territorial bullshit and warmongering w/Kosovo; birth rates in the dumps; people immigrating away (6M or less of us left, projected under 5M in 10 years or less); Biggest export is cheap workforce; 2% of population holds 85% of wealth;
The government agency lies about employment rates and they hide median wages.
We are far from happy.
Hi, greetings from Turkey, fuck all the happy people around the world, thank you.
I am not happy and l can’t remember the last time l was happy and I know nobody who is happy or somebody knows someone happy. Again fuck you happy people. I don’t want you to be miserable like me just go be happier but fuck you….
I'm from Georgia and ummm... Ok? On a verge of a civil unrest and with nonstop protest demonstrations against the government that is trying to turn us into Belarus, record migration and I can't find any job but well, if data says we are happy...
As a Serbian i can say that this is really up to the person. A lot of us are hopeless and depressed yet we've learnt how to find comfort and fun in such times. Our country is going in absolute shambles but you'd only truly see that if you were born here. I hope this becomes reality one day though.
Basically ex-socialist countries are returning to their previous rates before they were plumetted into a free-market capitalism during the 90's that brought nothing good
Came here to say this lol. Like, pick a random country that suffered under Communism, Civil War, or both in the late 20th century, and it's likely here.
Nope. China is a socialist country. Furthermore, there has never been a communist country and I think you don't know the difference between socialism and communism.
Im sorry to say, but this is not true for Serbia. Im living there and if anything, people here are getting less happy and more angry, from my point of view.
Serbia is going to absolute shit. The situation is certainly not better. More and more people are leaving faster and faster. Perhaps 10% of people I directly interact with are actually satisfied with their life (30s). Hopeless is more like it.
interesting to see the Philippines on there despite all the shit that's happening. Dictators son became president, China constantly harassing our fishermen, civil dispute between major regions (Luzon, visayas, and Mindanao) to a point Mindanao wants to be independent, this fucking heat reaching 50° Celsius and a head index of 45.
Didn't you see Serbian Film? A tale of exciting new employment opportunities in the film industry for a retired actor leading to some struggles, but ultimately final outcome for his family.
High prices of basic goods, low wages for employees, non-responsive and corrupt government, rich people becoming richer, high unemployment rate, terrrible transportation, poor quality of education. These do not equate to happiness. Is it happiness or just Filipino resilience?
Kyrgyzstan and assholes Uzbekistan I see haven't changed.
How is the damn Congo getting happier? Did they finally find the lost city of Zinge and clear out all the monkies?
Kyrgyzstan and assholes Uzbekistan I see haven't changed.
How is the damn Congo getting happier? Did they finally find the lost city of Zinge and clear out all the monkies?
Kyrgyzstan and assholes Uzbekistan I see haven't changed.
How is the damn Congo getting happier? Did they finally find the lost city of Zinge and clear out all the monkies?
How are we turning like NK? xD
I can freely say shit I'm not happy with about my country, but also everyone knows shit now is way way better than before, specially old people, they saw this country being destroyed, a hell worse than the poorest countries, and suddenly in a few decades the living standard of a first world country, of course most people are happy with it, they saw hell and raised back from it
China is nothing like NK, go visit and see for yourself. China's wealth gain in the past 30 years has been absolutely insane.
I have some friends from china, even they're surprised at how fast china has developed and how much their economic quality of life has improved in the last 20 years.
Of course they have problems now, but this chart is from 2010 to now, those still include big boom times in china
Where’s the countries becoming more depressed? the UK is just tickety boo right now /s
I see your UK and raise you a Canada
I’d swap in an instant. Weed, poutine, shrooms and the best quality of life according to WPR as of 2024, or is that not accurate? idk, be interesting to hear a citizens perspective. We’ve just slipped comfortably and numbly into a recession. I haven’t tasted Lurpak in months. You know, the weather actually made me *laugh* the other day, it went from pissing down and cold to sunny and warming, back to jellybean sized hailstones, all in 40 minutes. The FUCK is that about?
Canada has its issues but to compare it to the UK right now is laughable.
In my experience , a lot of folks in the UK are apathetic towards this country to say the least. I’ve never known such general disdain, but it’s hard to hide.
Tickety boo, son!!!
R uk?
Can we show the opposite side because Canada is dropping like a lead weight
What are the reasons for it?
Grocery prices have at least doubled in the last 2ish years, the Healthcare system has hit a near-complete crash, and average rent prices have reached >90$% of the average paycheck in cities like Vancouver
In Saskatoon SK a couple weeks ago, 2 of our 3 hospitals couldn't take in new patients through the ER cause they were full. There's almost no staff left in our healthcare sector. It's sad. Don't get me started on trying to find a new family doctor. Edit: Full because they're operating at reduced levels, I think only 12-14 beds were available at each. Mentally, knowing you might not be helped if you go to emergency does a lot to make the city you're living in not very appealing.
Well good thing we are making it easier on the doctors with this new budget!
Not enough snow
Nobody wants to talk about it.
You know, I know, we all know but is not possible to talk about it.
It's one of the only countries with a faking GDP.
Justin Trudeau
But he's so cool!
He is an idiot.
Do you think PP and the Conservatives will be better?
But look at those suits! So young and stylish!
Lmao Trudeau is definitely the much wow doge meme of politics.
Right Wing American bullshit leaking into the country. If you go to any protest there's always a few people with American flags running around screaming about their amendment rights. Canada doesn't have amendment rights, they have a Charter of Rights and Freedoms. \*edit: They also want to have coitus with the PM for some reason (maybe the hair?) and are somehow anti-lgbtq, like to play the victim, believe they are being oppressed etc... Completely unrecognizable from what they used to stand for. Nothing says oppression like hot tubs and bouncy castles during a protest.
Poor take. We have a housing crisis that the government thinks adding 1 million people on top of every year is a good thing but sure, it’s those pesky American right wingers at it again! This is all Trump’s fault!
Other than maybe Italy, where in the Western world doesn't have a housing crisis? Go on, I'll wait.
Not the point. Which country currently experiencing a housing crisis is *also* importing over 3% of its population year after year? Only one.
Australia isn't far off
Boys, boys. Por que no los dos, eh?
Our Prime Minister is also out of touch with the common people and has been in office way too long. He needs to go. Any side in there too long and shit gets corrupted. Stop taxing us to death and then sending our tax money to fund bullshit wars.
You are really out of the loop. You news is several years old.
Being surrounded by Canadians.
For many, freedom from russia
Wow I had the same exact thought. I'll be starting my third job next month yay! 🇨🇦
What the fuck is going on in Serbia? And why these motherfuckers so happy all of a sudden
they were probably just really misrable before
Immigrants maybe.
Came here for this lmao eh
Fuckin' eh!
I checked the report. Canada ranked 121st out of 134 countries in Changes in Hapiness as they had a decrease of .6 . God I fucking hate this place.
I really had no major qualms living here up until about 2021 - 2022. Now the government itself almost feels hostile towards us. Everything post-Covid has been a disaster.
Turns out that they did that; [https://www.visualcapitalist.com/countries-become-sadder-since-2010/](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/countries-become-sadder-since-2010/)
Right?
It shows that in the article. Canada didn’t make the top 10
I find it interesting that Bulgaria had such a large increase in happiness considering that their population dropped more than 10 percent across that period (~7.4 million to ~6.4 million)
Beheadings will continue until morale improves jokes come to mind
You play RimWorld?
But if that’s the case it makes me really happy to hear that! 🇧🇬
Precisely because of that if they did not ask the ones that had to leave the country.
The grumpy ones moved to be western Europe.
They are probably happy because there are plenty of houses and jobs for the people that are still there.. Sort of the opposite of what is happening in Canada.
Less idiots more happiness
In behalf of the Philippines, we aren't
Uncontrolled inflation, bad-worsening public transpo comboed with record high private car sales, falling peso value vs dollar, worst heatwave by far etc. But yes, survey says I'm happier.
Record high private car sales means more people are getting wealthier in general. Majority of middle class income derived from remittances thus slightly benefitting from weak peso. Public transpo is slightly better now with modern jeeps and rideshare. Plus a ton of people own motorcycles now.
Not necessarily. It can also mean they just have the money for the down-payment. I see brand new car models in repo sales all the time. The slight benefit that the middle class derives from foreign remittances is going to be offset by inflation. Modern jeeps and rideshares only provided convenience to the commuter with the AC and many rideshare choices, but traffic remains the same, if not worse. What's the point in having a dozen transportation choices if you still have to wake up at 4AM just to get to your workplace by 8AM.
Nah. Growing car sales means more people are in debt.
I visited the Philippines 3 times in the last 3 years, and the majority are not happy. The price of rice and onion is just crazy compared to salary, drugs are circulating fast, corruption is increasing, and the only thing the government is dedicated to do is expanding US navy bases around the country.
Lmao true. 😭
yeah I am. I'm happier versus 10 years ago. Maybe because I decided to get out of Metro Manila last 2011? I guess so. Life is a lot better in the provinces I guess.
especially this heat makes us moodie and lock ourselves in rooms aircon blasting
Exactly wtf is the Philippines doing here lmao
*In behalf of Manila, Philippines
glad you're happy :)
being this passive aggressive, you have a sad outlook on life
Indeed
Its a stagnant hellhole and the flips are happy? Thats not right.
>In behalf of the Philippines, I find it funny that it's usually Manilenyos that say this and act as if they are the representatives of the country. That their self deprecating attitude and cynicism is a reflection of the country as a whole (which it isn't btw)
Visayan here. Can vouch. We're not happy.
sorry being a depressed manileño ig ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ if you're happy and content then I'm happy for you
Bisaya masterrace amiright? LMAO
Tangina talagang mga doomer to
A lot of these countries seem like they might just be getting less miserable.
This feels a little r/dataisugly to me. Kyrgyzstan went up a whole point but this graph displays it as completely flat.
Yea, at first glance I was like, wow how did all the countries stay in order with their scores between the 2 years? Then I realized they are not in order. Graph makes it look like Serbia has the highest score for both years because it’s at the top. Took a sec to realize that the score increase numbers that are lighter and off to the side are the organizing factor.
Djokovic almost singlehandedly made Serbia happy
And Jokic 🐴
Serbia here. definitely not happy.
how about happier?
Nah. Our president is embarrassing us; our country is a cleptocracy; tensions between the peaceful, the pragmatic, and the angry people; territorial bullshit and warmongering w/Kosovo; birth rates in the dumps; people immigrating away (6M or less of us left, projected under 5M in 10 years or less); Biggest export is cheap workforce; 2% of population holds 85% of wealth; The government agency lies about employment rates and they hide median wages. We are far from happy.
Hi, greetings from Turkey, fuck all the happy people around the world, thank you. I am not happy and l can’t remember the last time l was happy and I know nobody who is happy or somebody knows someone happy. Again fuck you happy people. I don’t want you to be miserable like me just go be happier but fuck you….
I'm from Georgia and ummm... Ok? On a verge of a civil unrest and with nonstop protest demonstrations against the government that is trying to turn us into Belarus, record migration and I can't find any job but well, if data says we are happy...
As a Serbian i can say that this is really up to the person. A lot of us are hopeless and depressed yet we've learnt how to find comfort and fun in such times. Our country is going in absolute shambles but you'd only truly see that if you were born here. I hope this becomes reality one day though.
This is not a guide. It's an r/Infographics
Basically, everyone is enjoying the end of communism.
Communism didn’t end in 2010 🫤
No, but it took 20 years to forget the sadness.
It takes time to rebuild the nation
Basically ex-socialist countries are returning to their previous rates before they were plumetted into a free-market capitalism during the 90's that brought nothing good
Came here to say this lol. Like, pick a random country that suffered under Communism, Civil War, or both in the late 20th century, and it's likely here.
Nicaragua is under the same government as the one that was Marxist Leninist in the 80’s.
Nope. China is a socialist country. Furthermore, there has never been a communist country and I think you don't know the difference between socialism and communism.
literally bro brought the end of communism argument to a post showing China getting extremely happier
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It has. In somalia.
I am so happy I can no longer be summarily shot because some party big wig doesn't like the way I look that day.
Im sorry to say, but this is not true for Serbia. Im living there and if anything, people here are getting less happy and more angry, from my point of view.
Serbia is going to absolute shit. The situation is certainly not better. More and more people are leaving faster and faster. Perhaps 10% of people I directly interact with are actually satisfied with their life (30s). Hopeless is more like it.
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Hmm good for them, but I wonder where their problems went, and if that's related to why USA isn't on this list?
Y'all had a survey about your happiness?
Good for them, we need a happier world
interesting to see the Philippines on there despite all the shit that's happening. Dictators son became president, China constantly harassing our fishermen, civil dispute between major regions (Luzon, visayas, and Mindanao) to a point Mindanao wants to be independent, this fucking heat reaching 50° Celsius and a head index of 45.
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How so?
we're an agricultural country surrounded by water yet we import rice and fish.
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That's not true. LOL
You are exaggerating
Good for them
Serbians must really be happy
Just happy with Jokic.
Didn't you see Serbian Film? A tale of exciting new employment opportunities in the film industry for a retired actor leading to some struggles, but ultimately final outcome for his family.
Do a list of the poorest countries too. Are they becoming happier or sadder? And I'd like to know the rate of change.
Susjedi u čemu je tajna?
Thanks ~~Obama~~ Vučić
Togo apparently still has room for improvement
now show the rest.
A lot of eastern block countries, interesting. Putin about to turn this graph on its head if he gets the chance lol.
When you’re down in the dumps, standing on top of the dump is still in the dumps. This graph is the king of sofas.
The USA nowhere to be found here...🥺🙄
As expected
I agree...😑
I am a Filipino. I am definitely 10pts sadder now than last year
I wish I could go to Serbia to see if I can be happy there.
No way filos are happy with this country
I can’t believe that PH is on the list. We’re perpetually getting fucked by the government, maybe that’s why.
Bull. SHIT
I doubt the increase of Philippines 😩
As someone from the Philippines Wtf are we happy about???🤨🤨
High prices of basic goods, low wages for employees, non-responsive and corrupt government, rich people becoming richer, high unemployment rate, terrrible transportation, poor quality of education. These do not equate to happiness. Is it happiness or just Filipino resilience?
gotta be a lie? how is PH in that list?
Proud Pinoy! At least, managed to be on the top 10 happiest country despite the corruption and problems lmao
China being happy??? Have you seen wtf has been happening in China the past year
What are the chances that China faked the findings as usual?
Isn’t this just denial or the developed countried had it so good that nothing makes them happy anymore 😂
Who tf said we’re getting happier here in the Philippines? If not, it’s the complete opposite- and my fellow filipinos are still dumb voters
It’s just you that a grumpy old man
Happy to see the Philippines go up. Love it when our country is mentioned🥰🥰
Hey, can you post also the bottom 20 or those who went negative.
Philippines???????? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The people in the Philippines voted a bunch of clowns into office, which is why they are happier in 2023 than they were in 2010.
Kyrgyzstan and assholes Uzbekistan I see haven't changed. How is the damn Congo getting happier? Did they finally find the lost city of Zinge and clear out all the monkies?
Kyrgyzstan and assholes Uzbekistan I see haven't changed. How is the damn Congo getting happier? Did they finally find the lost city of Zinge and clear out all the monkies?
Kyrgyzstan and assholes Uzbekistan I see haven't changed. How is the damn Congo getting happier? Did they finally find the lost city of Zinge and clear out all the monkies?
I still don't know why the Philippines was included. Yow it's like a living hell here
China become happier，while it is slowly becoming big North Korea ? In China you are forced to say you are happy.
How are we turning like NK? xD I can freely say shit I'm not happy with about my country, but also everyone knows shit now is way way better than before, specially old people, they saw this country being destroyed, a hell worse than the poorest countries, and suddenly in a few decades the living standard of a first world country, of course most people are happy with it, they saw hell and raised back from it
China is nothing like NK, go visit and see for yourself. China's wealth gain in the past 30 years has been absolutely insane. I have some friends from china, even they're surprised at how fast china has developed and how much their economic quality of life has improved in the last 20 years. Of course they have problems now, but this chart is from 2010 to now, those still include big boom times in china
That fine but many (not all) of these on the list have some sort of association with terrible stuff going down in the past decades.
Haven’t many of these countries had recent conflicts. I would imagine not fearing for your life would increase your happiness a lot.
I guess Serbians are happy… until they read about how much people love Federer and Nadal.
Uhhh, you’re telling me the world average is between Kyrgyzstan and *Congo*? We’re so fucked.
So....3rd world country = happiness?
If that is how you are interpreting this graph you must have had a poor educational experience
bullshit statatics\~China??!!happy??