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| Brazil |
Despite Brazil's reputation for being a fun-loving nation, possibly influenced by its famous Carnival festival, only 22% of the population have described themselves as Very Happy with life. Almost as many, 21%, describe themselves as Not Very or Not at All Happy with life. The country's net happiness percentage is 59%, making Brazil the 26th happiest nation on earth. |
| Canada |
Most Canadians consider themselves to be quite happy, with 55% of the population admitting as much in surveys. In fact, their net happiness rating of 75% falls somewhat behind Icelanders, with 94%. However, they are amongst the happiest when it comes to money, with a financial satisfaction rating of 7.1, the 5th highest amongst the 15 most developed nations. |
| Germany |
German are amongst the least proud of their nationality, a fact reflected in the fact that only 20% of Germans admitting in surveys that they were 'very proud' of their country. The strongest respondents were Ireland and the US (both 77%). On the other hand, they left no doubt when they ranked 2nd highest in the 'not very proud' category, with 34% - only Japan was less proud with 36%. Even in terms of finances, Germans are not generally happy, when the nation averaged 6.5 our to 10 in terms of financial satisfaction. |
| Ireland |
The Irish are amongst the happiest people on earth with 42% admitting to being 'very happy', in a world survey in 2005, placing the nation 3rd, behind Venezuela (55%) and Nigeria (45%). However, some 53% admitted to being 'quite happy', placing them 29th amongst 50 nations, while just 5% stating they were 'not very or not at all happy'. What is more, the Irish seem happy to share their good fortune with 7% of the population being members of voluntary organisations, the 4th highest rate behind Australia (18%), the US (15%) and Netherlands (9%). |
| Japan |
In general, the Japanese are amongst the happiest people in the world. In the World Values Survey of 2005, 63% of those surveyed described themselves as 'quite happy', the 9th highest rate amongst 50 nations, while a more modest 23% described themselves as 'very happy'. In contrast, however, the Japanese were found to be one of the least proud of their country, when surveys in the 1990s revealed just 27% were proud of their nationality. |
| Nigeria |
Despite the health risks, poverty and economic difficulties that Nigeria suffers, Nigerians are amongst the happiest people in the world. In fact, in a 2005 survey on the world’s happiness level, 45% of Nigerians said they were ‘very happy’, placing them 2nd behind Venezuelans (55%) and just ahead of the Irish (42%). Meanwhile, 27% said they were ‘not very or not at all happy’, placing them 17th in the world. |
| United Kingdom |
Despite such a glittering colonial history, just 53% of the UK population have admitted to being very proud of their nationality, while 11% have stated they are not proud. The divide is narrowed considerably in times of crisis, however, with 74% of UK citizens admitting they would fight for their country. |
| United States |
Along with the Irish, Americans are the proudest on earth, with 77% of the population stating their were very proud of their nationality, with only 2 % claiming to be not proud. However, they are not the happiest in the world, with net happiness of 84% amongst Americans. The happiest people are those in Iceland, where there is a net figure of 94%. |
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