White's research will be published later this year, partly because of the fascination with the British media's response to life satisfaction. A recent BBC survey concluded that 8 1% of British people would rather the government make them happier than richer.

Although the weather is often bad, Britain still ranks 4 1, which is quite satisfactory. White said: "It is increasingly used to measure wealth, national happiness and political interests."

"The subjective well-being we want to explain reminds people that if they want to solve a problem, the impact of global poverty is greatest in other parts of the world."

In order to make a "happy map", dig deep in vain. He analyzed data from various sources, including UNESCO, the Central Intelligence Agency, the New Economy Foundation and the World Health Organization. Then, he studied the responses of 80,000 people from all over the world.