Residents of Norway are recognized as the happiest people on Earth. This is according to the ranking published by the British magazine The Spectator.
Second and third places in this list got Denmark and Iceland. USA took 14 th place, UK — 15.
In 34th place is Saudi Arabia. Russia is on the 49th position. Turkey and China received 69 and 79 respectively. Closes the list of 122 countries India.
In April 2017, the proportion of Russians feel happy, reached a historical high since 1990 and amounted to 85 percent. A high percentage are satisfied with their lives, sociologists have documented in all socio-demographic groups. The main causes of happiness, the Russians called the family, children and health.