Territorial differences of poverty and happiness in Europe and in the world
Keywords:
poverty, happiness, wellbeingAbstract
The study examines poverty in the regions of the world and in the countries of Europe. Then, it examines the regional differences of wellbeing and subjective assessment of happiness, by comparing them to the regional differences of income rates. The study highlights that happiness and material wellbeing are not always strongly correlated, i. e. people living in countries with the highest gross domestic products are not necessarily the happiest in the world.
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