Response for Alzidi99 -- the Sultanate of Oman is yet to covered by the World Values Survey, which measures happiness among other things such as tolerance. In the West Asia region, the countries covered by the surveys to date are Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, Israel and Jordan.
DEFINITION:
This statistic is compiled from responses to the survey question: "Taking all things together, would you say you are: very happy, quite happy, not very happy, or not at all happy?". The "Happiness (net)" statistic was obtained via the following formula: the percentage of people who rated themselves as either "quite happy" or "very happy" minus the percentage of people who rated themselves as either "not very happy" or "not at all happy".
"Countries Compared by Lifestyle > Happiness net. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", World Values Survey 2005. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. Retrieved from http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Lifestyle/Happiness-net
"Countries Compared by Lifestyle > Happiness net. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, World Values Survey 2005. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster." 2005. <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Lifestyle/Happiness-net>.
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"Countries Compared by Lifestyle > Happiness net. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", World Values Survey 2005. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. [Internet]. 2005. Avaliable from: <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Lifestyle/Happiness-net>.
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"Countries Compared by Lifestyle > Happiness net. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, World Values Survey 2005. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster.," http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Lifestyle/Happiness-net (assessed 2005)
"Countries Compared by Lifestyle > Happiness net. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", World Values Survey 2005. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster., http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Lifestyle/Happiness-net (last visited 2005)
"Countries Compared by Lifestyle > Happiness net. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", World Values Survey 2005. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster., http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Lifestyle/Happiness-net (as of 2005)
Interesting observations about Lifestyle > Happiness net
Netherlands ranked first for happiness net amongst European Union in 2005.
Iceland ranked first for happiness net amongst Europe in 2005.
Italy ranked last for happiness net amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
Venezuela ranked first for happiness net amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
China ranked last for happiness net amongst Non-religious countries in 2005.
Poland ranked first for happiness net amongst Eastern Europe in 2005.
Sweden ranked second for happiness net amongst Cold countries in 2005.
All of the top 2 countries by happiness net are Heavily indebted.
Australia ranked #5 for happiness net amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
Denmark ranked third for happiness net amongst NATO countries in 2005.
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The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan measures its economic development and growth not with the conventional measure of GDP, but with the holistic, multidimensional measure of Gross National Happiness (GNH), which is measured according based on economic self-reliance, environmental preservation, cultural promotion and good governance. The government’s goal is to balance economic progress with the spiritual and emotional well-being of the people.
Bhutan is known for shunning conventional development and going its own way. The first foreign tourists didn’t come to the country until 1974, and the government allows only 9,000 to enter per year, each of whom pay fees of $200 per day. Television and the Internet arrived only in 1999. Most recently, the Government of Bhutan made it illegal to sell tobacco or smoke in public, becoming the first officially non-smoking nation.
Posted on 20 Mar 2005
Ian Graham, Staff Editor
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Response for Alzidi99 -- the Sultanate of Oman is yet to covered by the World Values Survey, which measures happiness among other things such as tolerance. In the West Asia region, the countries covered by the surveys to date are Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, Israel and Jordan.
Posted on 21 Mar 2005
Suchita Vemuri, Staff Editor
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For those wondering how the statistics work, it says so under the weighted average. Is says, "DEFINITION: This statistic is compiled from responses to the survey question: "Taking all things together, would you say you are: very happy, quite happy, not very happy, or not at all happy?". The "Happiness (net)" statistic was obtained via the following formula: the percentage of people who rated themselves as either "quite happy" or "very happy" minus the percentage of people who rated themselves as either "not very happy" or "not at all happy". "
Posted on 20 Feb 2013
Matt
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The reason some countries with a high score have a high percentage of non-believers is that there is a relation between how someone is doing socially and whether he is religious (Dawkings, speach at Ted). And obviously there is a relation between the social performance of someone and the measured happiness of this person. Therefore, to say that someone becomes happier of not believing is not true, however, the chance that someone who doesn't believe is happier can be percieved as true.
Posted on 24 Dec 2010
Vincent
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"Why does the American one seem fake?"
Because your prejudiced "hunch" is more reliable than the statistics reported... of course the US one is the only "fake" one, how convenient.
Posted on 28 Jul 2010
Unz
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Most of these countries have high percentage of non-believers (People with no religion).
