People From African and Middle Eastern Countries Have the Most Negative Experiences 👎

What We’re Showing

The countries that have the highest scores on the Negative Experience Index, which Gallup measured based on whether people felt physical pain, worry, sadness, stress, or anger the previous day. Scores are out of a maximum of 100.

Key Takeaways

• African and Middle Eastern countries dominate the list of countries with the highest Negative Experience Index scores.
• Israel, which was surveyed two weeks after the Hamas attacks, made the list of countries with the most negative experiences for the first time.
• People in many of the areas with the highest negative scores were dealing with economic and political turmoil, and experiences with health problems and an inability to afford food are predictive of higher negative scores.