![]() ![]() And while religious people are generally happier than the nonreligious, it’s the secular countries that are ranked the happiest. In fact, some of it is contradictory: in many of the world’s happiest countries, for instance, suicide rates are higher than average. The Database is a collection of statistics and results from research conducted around the world, and by bringing this information together, a great deal of insight can be obtained.įor example, the database makes it quite clear that married people are happier than singles, Democrats are less happy than Republicans, the rich are happier than the poor and women are just as happy as men.īut not all of the data is quite so clear-cut. Veenhoven’s Journal of Happiness Studies is a highly influential publication and his World Database of Happiness is a vital resource for many of his peers, including the author himself. ![]() Recently, the Netherlands has become something of a Mecca for happiness, and the Dutch professor Ruut Veenhoven has become its prophet. Well, if you’re looking for the latest research on happiness, the best place to start is the Netherlands, where annual happiness conferences are held for researchers to compare their notes and methodologies. ![]() Is it even possible to scientifically measure happiness? Or is it a subjective and elusive quality? The idea of happiness research may strike you as strange. ![]()
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