Maybe we should be passing copies of this Poll's results out at our Southern Border ... Do You Think?
Maybe there's something in Panama's canal water.
In a new poll, the Central American country ranks first among 135 countries on subjective well-being – not just how much wealth or health people have but how they feel about their lives.
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Syria and Afghanistan rank last, and the USA ranks 12th in the poll conducted in 2013 and released Tuesday by Gallup and Healthways, a Franklin, Tenn., company that markets wellness programs.
The results are based on a new global version of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. The index looks at how people feel about five facets of their lives: sense of purpose, social connections, community, finances and physical vigor.
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Overall, countries in the Americas and Northern Europe rank highest, and those in sub-Saharan Africa rank lowest.
Panamanians truly stand out for positivity: 61% are "thriving" on at least three measures of well-being, Gallup researcher Dan Witters says. The next closest country is Costa Rica at 44%. Six of the top 10 countries are in Latin America.
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woman dons a decorated hard hat Aug. 15 during the
Panama Canal's
centennial celebration in Panama City.
Panama ranks first in a new poll
of global well-being
(Photo: Arnulfo Franco, AP)
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Here is how each country ranked, based on the percentage of its people found to be "thriving" in at least three of the five categories:
1. Panama, 61%Read the full story HERE.
2. Costa_Rica, 44%
3. Denmark, 40%
4. Austria, 39%
5. Brazil, 39%
6. Uruguay, 37%
7. El Salvador, 37%
8. Sweden, 36%
9. Guatemala, 34% (emphasis mine)
10. Canada, 34%
11. Trinidad and Tobago, 34%
12. United States, 33%
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