Quantifying Happiness

Money comes in numbers. Thus, money matters!

As the five happiest countries in the world -Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands - are all clustered in the same region, and all enjoy high levels of prosperity.

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"Costa Rica ranks really high on social and psychological prosperity," says Harter. "It's probably things systemic to the society that make people over time develop better relationships, and put more value on relationships. Daily positive feelings rank really high there.

Compensation (rewards, salaries, etc.) + Close-Knit Society = HAPPINESS