In a new global survey, Bangladesh ranked seventh among the countries with the most negative experiences on the basis of emotions like sadness, stress and worry.
Bangladesh scored 45 on the index while Afghanistan held the first position with a score of 59, according to the recently released report titled "2022 Global Emotions Report” by Gallup.
This year, between February 27 and March 30, as many as 1,000 people in Bangladesh participated in the face-to-face survey conducted in the country.
The survey determined the responses to questions regarding people’s physical pain, worry, sadness, tension and anger worldwide to find 2021 more stressful than 2020.
The report revealed that 2021 displaced 2020 as the most stressful year in recent history, with a new highest record of 41% of adults worldwide saying they experienced a lot of stress.
Experiences of stress, worry and sadness shifted upward in 2021 and created new records compared to 2020.
Worry rose two points, while stress and sadness increased one point.
The percentage of adults worldwide who experienced pain also rebounded by two points.
Gallup polled 127,000 adults in 122 countries for this survey.
The top 10 unhappiest countries are Afghanistan, 59, Lebanon 58, Iraq, 51, Sierra Leone, 50, Jordan, 48, Turkey, 46, Bangladesh, 45, Ecuador, 45, Guinea, 45 and Benin, 44.
