The MoneyWeek map: The world's most miserable countries
The Misery Index is an indicator of the level of unhappiness amongst a country’s citizens. Here we show the top and bottom ten Misery Index scores among the world’s leading nations.
The Misery Index adds the year-on-year change in a country's cost of living (ie, consumer price inflation) to its unemployment rate. Together these give a snapshot of the overall unhappiness level amongst that country's citizens. Here we show the top and bottom ten Misery Index scores among some of the world's leading nations.
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