For the second year in a row, acts of kindness that both led to and stemmed from greater happiness were also above pre-COVID pandemic levels.
People around the world did not report being more unhappy during the COVID pandemic than in the years before it, according to a study.
Published on 20 March - International Day of Happiness - the 2023 World Happiness Report revealed positive emotions outweighed negative ones at a rate of two to one in the years from 2020 to 2022.pandemicThe polling, conducted by Gallup, also found feelings of positive social support were twice as strong as feelings of loneliness.
For the second year in a row, acts of kindness that both led to and stemmed from greater happiness were above pre-pandemic levels.Finland was ranked the happiest country - the sixth year in a row it's held the top spot.Afghanistan remained at the bottom of the list, with Lebanon in second-last place.
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