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Think about how you felt yesterday. Did you smile or laugh a lot? Did you learn or do something interesting? Were you angry? Sad?
Select from the positive and negative experiences below to see which countries rank the highest and lowest on these questions.
Experienced Anger
Did you experience the following feelings during a lot of the day Yesterday? How about anger?
Top 5

#1 Lebanon
49% Yes / 50% No
#2 Turkey
48% Yes / 51% No
#3 Armenia
46% Yes / 54% No
#4 Iraq
46% Yes / 54% No
#5 Afghanistan
41% Yes / 58% NoBottom 5

#1 Finland
5% Yes / 95% No
#2 Mauritius
6% Yes / 94% No
#3 Estonia
6% Yes / 93% No
#4 Portugal
8% Yes / 92% No
#5 Netherlands
8% Yes / 92% NoExperienced Sadness
Did you experience the following feelings during a lot of the day Yesterday? How about sadness?
Top 5

#1 Afghanistan
61% Yes / 39% No
#2 Lebanon
56% Yes / 43% No
#3 Turkey
49% Yes / 50% No
#4 Guinea
45% Yes / 54% No
#5 India
44% Yes / 56% NoBottom 5

#1 Kosovo
5% Yes / 94% No
#2 Taiwan, Province of China
6% Yes / 94% No
#3 Singapore
11% Yes / 89% No
#4 Kazakhstan
11% Yes / 86% No
#5 Japan
11% Yes / 89% NoExperienced Stress
Did you experience the following feelings during a lot of the day Yesterday? How about stress?
Top 5

#1 Afghanistan
74% Yes / 26% No
#2 Lebanon
74% Yes / 25% No
#3 Turkey
64% Yes / 36% No
#4 Ecuador
62% Yes / 37% No
#5 Jordan
58% Yes / 42% NoBottom 5

#1 Uzbekistan
12% Yes / 87% No
#2 Kazakhstan
12% Yes / 85% No
#3 Kyrgyzstan
13% Yes / 87% No
#4 Indonesia
13% Yes / 87% No
#5 Mongolia
14% Yes / 86% NoExperienced Worry
Did you experience the following feelings during a lot of the day Yesterday? How about worry?
Top 5

#1 Afghanistan
80% Yes / 20% No
#2 Brazil
67% Yes / 33% No
#3 Lebanon
64% Yes / 35% No
#4 Malta
64% Yes / 36% No
#5 Ecuador
62% Yes / 37% NoBottom 5

#1 Kazakhstan
15% Yes / 82% No
#2 Kosovo
17% Yes / 82% No
#3 Taiwan, Province of China
18% Yes / 81% No
#4 Mauritius
20% Yes / 80% No
#5 Uzbekistan
24% Yes / 76% NoExperienced Physical Pain
Did you experience the following feelings during a lot of the day Yesterday? How about physical pain?
Top 5

#1 Sierra Leone
64% Yes / 36% No
#2 Iraq
58% Yes / 42% No
#3 Benin
57% Yes / 43% No
#4 Jordan
54% Yes / 46% No
#5 Egypt
50% Yes / 50% NoBottom 5

#1 Vietnam
12% Yes / 87% No
#2 Taiwan, Province of China
13% Yes / 87% No
#3 Singapore
15% Yes / 85% No
#4 Philippines
17% Yes / 83% No
#5 Malaysia
17% Yes / 83% NoExperienced Enjoyment
Did you experience the following feelings during a lot of the day Yesterday? How about enjoyment?
Top 5

#1 Iceland
89% Yes / 11% No
#2 Paraguay
89% Yes / 11% No
#3 Denmark
88% Yes / 12% No
#4 Ireland
86% Yes / 14% No
#5 Cambodia
85% Yes / 14% NoBottom 5

#1 Lebanon
20% Yes / 80% No
#2 Afghanistan
20% Yes / 80% No
#3 Turkey
33% Yes / 65% No
#4 Egypt
36% Yes / 64% No
#5 Sierra Leone
40% Yes / 59% NoFeel Well-Rested
Now, please think about Yesterday, from the morning until the end of the day. Think about where you were, what you were doing, who you were with, and how you felt. Did you feel well-rested Yesterday?
Top 5

#1 Indonesia
86% Yes / 14% No
#2 Malaysia
86% Yes / 14% No
#3 Mongolia
85% Yes / 15% No
#4 Uzbekistan
84% Yes / 16% No
#5 Taiwan, Province of China
83% Yes / 16% NoBottom 5

#1 Lebanon
27% Yes / 73% No
#2 Afghanistan
31% Yes / 68% No
#3 Ukraine
44% Yes / 55% No
#4 Turkey
45% Yes / 54% No
#5 Hungary
50% Yes / 50% NoLearn Something
Now, please think about Yesterday, from the morning until the end of the day. Think about where you were, what you were doing, who you were with, and how you felt. Did you learn or do something interesting Yesterday?
Top 5

#1 Philippines
78% Yes / 22% No
#2 Senegal
77% Yes / 23% No
#3 Finland
75% Yes / 25% No
#4 Panama
74% Yes / 25% No
#5 Peru
72% Yes / 27% NoBottom 5

#1 Afghanistan
15% Yes / 83% No
#2 Turkey
18% Yes / 81% No
#3 Lebanon
22% Yes / 77% No
#4 Pakistan
24% Yes / 76% No
#5 Egypt
25% Yes / 75% NoSmile or Laugh
Now, please think about Yesterday, from the morning until the end of the day. Think about where you were, what you were doing, who you were with, and how you felt. Did you smile or laugh a lot Yesterday?
Top 5

#1 Honduras
90% Yes / 10% No
#2 Indonesia
90% Yes / 10% No
#3 Panama
90% Yes / 9% No
#4 Cambodia
89% Yes / 10% No
#5 Lao People's Democratic Republic
88% Yes / 12% NoBottom 5

#1 Afghanistan
18% Yes / 81% No
#2 Turkey
36% Yes / 63% No
#3 Lebanon
37% Yes / 62% No
#4 Nepal
39% Yes / 60% No
#5 Serbia
50% Yes / 47% NoTreated With Respect
Now, please think about Yesterday, from the morning until the end of the day. Think about where you were, what you were doing, who you were with, and how you felt. Were you treated with respect all day Yesterday?
Top 5

#1 Paraguay
99% Yes / 1% No
#2 Chile
98% Yes / 2% No
#3 Uruguay
98% Yes / 2% No
#4 El Salvador
97% Yes / 3% No
#5 Honduras
97% Yes / 3% NoBottom 5

#1 Lao People's Democratic Republic
61% Yes / 31% No
#2 Japan
67% Yes / 29% No
#3 South Korea
71% Yes / 25% No
#4 Republic of the Congo
71% Yes / 27% No
#5 Nepal
73% Yes / 26% NoContact us to find out more about our work.
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Survey Methods
The results in this report are based on nationally representative, probability-based samples among the adult population, ages 15 and older. The Positive Experience Index and Negative Experience Index are calculated from surveys in 122 countries and areas in 2021 and early 2022.
The 2021 results are based on telephone or face-to-face surveys of approximately 1,000 or more respondents per country or area. Gallup conducted 3,500 interviews in China, 3,000 in India, and 2,000 in the Russian Federation.
For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error ranges between ±2.0 and ±5.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The margin of error reflects the influence of data weighting. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
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