Does money buy happiness? A study that sought to find the answer found that the wealth of a nation’s people does correspond to their happiness. There was also a correlation between the salaries people earn and their life expectancy, and life expectancy was found to correlate with happiness.
According to a recent study, these are the top countries where people are wealthy and happy.
The study determined that there was a significant positive correlation (0.68) between average salary and happiness score, meaning that the data suggests money does, in fact, buy happiness.
A positive correlation was also shown between average salary and life expectancy (0.67) and between life expectancy and happiness (0.66).
Finland
As the happiest country for many years now, the average salary is about $2,860 a month. This is enough in Finland for a nice lifestyle, and you can expect to live an average of 82.52. There are only seven billionaires in this highly wealthy society.
Denmark
Another seven billionaires live in Denmark, and the people have comfortable salaries. They average $3,634 a month in salary. Danish people have long lives, with an average life expectancy of 82.03.
Netherlands
This is the only non-Nordic country out of the top five on the happiness scale. It has 10 billionaires and a life expectancy of 82.58. They also enjoy an average salary of $3,470.
Sweden
Sweden has 26 billionaires and one of the highest life expectancies on this list- 83.65. People in Sweden have a smaller average salary than the Netherlands at $2,712, but they have the same happiness rating.
Norway
Many things make the Nordic countries so happy, and high salaries are one of them. In Norway, the average salary is $3,418, and the citizens reach an average age of 83.55.
Switzerland
Switzerland has a very high cost of living, but it also has the highest average salary on this list at $6,639. This wealthy company has 78 billionaires, and the country has a life expectancy of 84.38, the highest on this list.
Luxembourg
This tiny country has a lot of wealth. There’s only one billionaire, but the salaries are high at $5,378. People live an average of 82.75 years in this very happy country.
New Zealand
This jewel of an island country has two billionaires and a very high life expectancy of 83.16. The average salary is $2,910 which is enough for the country to have a high happiness score.
Austria
With 11 billionaires and an average salary of $2,596 in this historic country, the country has enough wealth to give it a high rating on the happiness scale. Its people live an average of 82.57 years.
Australia
Australia is full of wealth from its 43 billionaires to its average salary of $3,431. The people in the Land Down Under are also among the longest-lived at 83.73 years, leading to a happy society.
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