Pakistanis, despite many problems in their country, have a better emotional state than people living in other countries, showed Gallup poll. The South Asian country is dealing with rising inflation, law and order situation, political instability, and the impact of climate change. Though, these problems are not new to it as the governments over the years have opted more or less the same approach they used in the past.
The Gallup Global Emotions, conducted in more than 100 countries, asked 10 questions to the people, and below is the result given by Pakistanis:
| Emotion | Yes | No | Don’t know/refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anger | 31% | 68% | |
| Sadness | 30% | 70% | |
| Stress | 21% | 78% | 2% |
| Worry | 31% | 69% | |
| Pain | 40% | 60% | |
| Enjoyment | 61% | 39% | |
| Well-rested | 57% | 43% | |
| Learned | 24% | 76% | |
| Smiled | 70% | 30% | |
| Respect | 92% | 7% |
Last year, Pakistan was ranked 121 on the World Happiness Report. The country had performed well than neighbouring India which was ranked 146 on the list.
“If you randomly ask people strolling in the streets, especially in big cities, 80 out of 100 will choose to migrate to Europe or the US if they find an opportunity,” Karachi-based sociology professor Rana Saba told Anadolu Agency in March.
The results in the report are based on nationally representative, probability-based samples among the adult population, ages 15 and older. The findings are based on nearly 127,000 interviews with adults 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. Gallup conducted 3,500 interviews in China, 3,000 in India and 2,000 in the Russian Federation,” it said.
But, the report said that there was a global rise in unhappiness in 2021.
“The world is suffering from war, inflation and a once in a-lifetime pandemic. Any one of those would make the world worse, but the global rise of unhappiness started long before any of those issues made headlines. In fact, unhappiness has been rising for a decade,” Gallup CEO John Clifton said.
Latin American countries dominated the list of countries where adults report a lot of positive emotions each day.
The poll said Afghanistan was the least positive as the surveys conducted in August and September, after the US withdrew and the Taliban took control, revealed that Afghans were losing the remaining joy that they had.
The percentage of people who said they felt well-rested dropped from 72% to 69%. Many countries moved in a negative direction in 2021, including double-digit declines in several higher-income countries such as the United States (12-point drop), Finland (11-point drop) and Italy (11-point drop).
