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Data Starter: Global Happiness Levels, 2025

Elizabeth Veal

1st April 2025

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Which countries are the least and most happy in the world in 2025?

Using this Visual Capitalist map data, answer the following questions:

  1. Compare the most and least happiness scores for (a) countries in Europe (b) countries in the Americas and (c) countries in East Asia. Which of these has the biggest difference?
  2. By how much would the Happiness score in China have to increase to match the USA score? Calculate the point score increase and the percentage increase required.

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Elizabeth Veal

Liz has taught Economics for over 25 years, including several years as Head of Economics at leading schools.

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