Where the Happiest and Most Unfortunate People Live

Bulgaria ranks as the most unfortunate country among EU nations, while Austria is the happiest, according to research conducted by the Eurostat agency, reported by the British publication The Independent.

As explained in the publication, Eurostat drew conclusions based on a survey in which residents of EU countries were asked to rate their overall life satisfaction on a scale of ten. The residents of Bulgaria, according to The Independent, rated their general life satisfaction at less than 6 points. Notably, the citizens of Germany were not far behind, surprisingly rating their satisfaction at 6.5 points. The publication notes that a significant portion of the surveyed Germans expressed complaints about anxiety and apathy.

If we are to believe the data from the Eurostat survey, the happiest people in the European Union live in Austria. Residents of Romania, Poland, and Finland provided similar ratings of life satisfaction to the Austrians.

According to data from the service ‘Работа.ру’, Russian citizens believe that the happiest residents of the country live in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Sochi. It is assumed that the prosperity and overall satisfaction with life of loved ones contribute to the happiness of the country's residents.