Happiness

People with higher education in Sofia are twice as many as those in the country.

The average monthly income per capita in the capital is BGN 661, compared to BGN 488 in 2017.

There are a lot more young people in working age living here - 77 percent under 60 years, compared to 68 percent for the country.

Bulgaria is ranked 97th in the world in happiness between Cameroon and Ghana, being more unhappy than almost all Balkan countries, according to World Happiness Report 2019, quoted by Econ.bg

Many foreigners who visit our country mark a very repulsive trait in the Bulgarians - always complaining about everything and its pessimism.

A study conducted among 400,000 Canadians found that the inhabitants of small provincial towns feel eight times happier than those living in the megacities, according to Daily Mail.

Turkey has slipped five places to 74th out of 156 countries in the “world happiness ratings,” while Finland tops the list, according to The World Happiness Report 2018, which is an annual publication of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Turkey came 69th in last year’s report.

Finland is the world's happiest country, according to an annual survey issued on Wednesday that found Americans were getting less happy even as their country became richer.

Levels of self-reported happiness among all individuals in Turkey were 58 percent in 2017, slightly down from 61.3 percent in 2016, according to figures released the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on Feb. 23.

It turns out that money can buy happiness. But for that you do not need as much as you think.

Acclaimed choreographer and dancer Ioanna Portolou explores the element of risk in the quest for true happiness in her new production for the Griffon dance company. The show, titled "Risk" and on at the Onassis Cultural Center January 15-18, sees five performers succumbing to the carefree abandon of 1980s music as they explore the consequences of setting the fear of injury aside.

While you might think you’re better off skipping the makeup to give yourself a few minutes extra study time, research has found that applying cosmetics can actually help, not hinder you in an exam.

If you live in a depressing part of the world (a city that takes all your hard-earned cash for example) you’re probably desperate for an escape of some sort – one to the happiest country on Earth, maybe?

With World Happiness Day swiftly coming up we thought we’d bring you some happy news.