More people globally report living closer to their ‘best possible life’, Gallup says.
People across the globe are living better lives and expressing more hope for the future, with the share of those “thriving” hitting a record high, a survey has found.
Across 142 countries last year, a median of 33 percent of adults rated their lives as good enough to be considered thriving, a rise of two percentage points from 2023, Gallup said on Tuesday.
A median of 7 percent of adults were classified as “suffering”, down from a low point of 12 percent in 2014.
The results continue a trend of steadily rising satisfaction during the nearly two decades that Gallup has been asking people to evaluate the quality of their lives.
