What Is the World's Emotional Temperature?

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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% No

Bottom 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% No

Experienced 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% No

Bottom 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% No

Experienced 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% No

Bottom 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% No

Experienced 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% No

Bottom 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% No

Experienced 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% No

Bottom 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% No

Experienced 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% No

Bottom 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% No

Feel 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% No

Bottom 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% No

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% No

Bottom 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% No

Smile 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% No

Bottom 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% No

Treated 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% No

Bottom 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% No

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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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