Brits are 78 percent happy
While the Danes are the happiest people in Europe it may cheer you up to know that we Brits are at least happier than the Germans.
A survey quizzed over 35,000 people across Europe to see how happy we are, and what makes us smile or feel glum.
Brits rated their level of happiness as 7.8/10 which while behind the Danes is well ahead of the Bulgarians who with 5.8 are the unhappiest people in Europe.
The Quality Of Life poll which was conducted for Eurofound found Brits were as happy as the French and the Belgians and happier then the Spanish, Germans and Italians.
"The differences in terms of life satisfaction and attitudes towards the future underline the significant inequalities in living conditions and in the experience of daily life for Europeans," says Jorma Karppinen, Eurofound’s Director.
EU Happiness League Table (score from one - "very dissatisfied" - to 10 - "very satisfied").
Denmark 8.5
Sweden 8.3
Finland 8.2
Netherlands 8.0
Luxembourg 8.0
Ireland 8.0
Malta 7.9
Belgium 7.8
UK 7.8
France 7.8
Cyprus 7.7
Slovenia 7.7
Spain 7.6
Germany 7.5
Slovakia 7.5
Czech Rep 7.5
Poland 7.4
Estonia 7.4
Austria 7.3
Greece 7.3
Lithuania 7.3
Hungary 7.0
Italy 7.0
Romania 7.0
Portugal 6.9
Latvia 6.8
Bulgaria 5.8
