RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The market research company Ipsos launched its latest report, “World Happiness 2022”, which shows the opinion of more than 20,500 people in 30 countries, including Chile, to measure the level of happiness among citizens and what gives them greater satisfaction.
According to the survey, 53% of Chileans declare themselves as a happy/somewhat happy person, being below the world average (67%) and ranking as the fourth country with the lowest percentage in this area only behind Hungary (51%), Argentina (48%), and Turkey (42%).
Regarding unhappiness, Chile ranks fourth in the ranking with 46% of people who say they are unhappy, equal to Colombia and 13% above the world average (36%) on this topic.
Globally, 90% of people associate happiness with physical health, 89% with mental health, 89% with living conditions (water or food), and 88% with personal security. The factors least mentioned by respondents were moving to another country (46%), time to spend on social networks (48%), and the need for new political leaders in my country (57%).
In Chile, the factor that most influences people’s happiness is mental health, followed by physical health, and in third place, the feeling that life has meaning. Other aspects such as having children and the relationship with a partner appear far behind, as the 7th and 11th priorities, respectively.
Meanwhile, the three things that cause the least happiness for national respondents are time spent on social networks, material possessions, and the amount of time/money people spend on charity or helping others.