The BBC reports “Of some 150,000 people interviewed in over 140 countries, a third said they suffered stress, while at least one in five experienced sadness or anger.  The annual Gallup Global Emotions Report asked people about their positive and negative experiences.  The most negative country was Chad, followed by Niger. The most positive country was Paraguay, the report said.

The US was the 39th most positive country, the UK was 46th and India ranked 93rd.  Researchers focused on the experiences of participants the day before the survey took place.  Interviewees were asked questions such as "did you smile or laugh a lot yesterday?" and "were you treated with respect?" in a bid to gain an insight into people's daily experiences.” Read all 

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