Scientists: happiness is not measured by money

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Economic growth is believed to make people in low-income countries happier. However, a new international study casts doubt on it.

Scientists decided to assess the well-being of residents of communities in which money does not play a decisive role. They are usually not represented in global happiness surveys. After the surveys, it became clear that most people consider themselves very happy.

The results of the communities with the lowest incomes were correlated with the indicators of residents of the Scandinavian countries, which are considered the happiest in the world.

Overall, the survey 678 people from Bangladesh and the Solomon Islands participated. The age of the participants varied from 20 to 50 years. Scientists found that in communities where money was more important, for example, in cities, residents were less happy.