Strangers twice as kind as we think, study suggests

Strangers are about twice as friendly than people think. Studies that see the happiness of the world are suggested.

This year’s World Happiness Report -Announcement on Thursday -Intentionally measured trust in strangers who lost their wallets and compared how many people came back.

The ratio of the returned wallet was almost twice as high as people predicted, and research that collected evidence around the world found that the belief in the kindness of others is more closely related to happiness than previously thought.

The report has ranked Finland as the happiest country in the world for eight years, and the United States and the United Kingdom have listed.

John F. Helliwell, an economist at the University of British Columbia and the founder of the report, said, “People are much happier in places where people are interested in each other.”

He showed that people “pessimistic anywhere” is much more likely to be more likely to be returned than the predicted wallet.

The 13th Annual World Happiness Report, published to mark the United Nations’ International Happiness Day, evaluates the happiest country in the world by asking people to evaluate their lives.

Finland again ranked 10th with an average of 7.736 points, and Costa Rica and Mexico were the first top 10.

The United Kingdom and the United States were ranked 23rd and 24th, respectively.

This study, published by the Wellbeing Research Center of the University of Oxford, asked people to evaluate their lives on a size of 0-10.

The national ranking is based on the three -year average of the score.

The 2025 World Happiness Report was also found.

• In order to reduce the happiness and social trust of some of the United States and Europe, the rising and direction of political polarization has been explained.
• Share eating with others was closely related to the welfare of the world.
• The family size was closely related to happiness, and four to five people enjoyed the highest level of happiness in Mexico and Europe.

Jeffrey D. SACHS, the president of the UN sustainable development solution network, said, “Happiness is rooted in trust, kindness and social connection.

“By translating this important truth into positive actions, it is up to us as a good individual and citizens to promote peace, citizens and welfare in the community around the world,” he said.

JAN -EMMANUEL De Neve, director of the Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Center, added: “In this social isolation and political polarization, we need to find a way to bring people back to the table.