The subjective well-being rankings are one part of the largest social-science study ever. The World Values Survey, an ongoing investigation by a global network of social scientists, measures social, cultural and political change on all six populated continents.
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Generally, the wealthiest nations tend to be the happiest. But Latin American societies, particularly those around the Caribbean -- Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic -- prove an exception. Inglehart calls it "the Latino bonus."
"They're not the richest people in the world," Inglehart said. "You seem to get a plus for being Latino."
According to the study, Puerto Rico is the happiest place on the planet to live in. Take that, Disney!
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Then I guess that's why over 4 million Puerto Ricans have left the Island, and thousands more leave every year!
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