According to the new data of Eurostat, the EU Statistics Agency, Austria received 7.9 points out of 10 in the annual publication on "quality of life". This figure makes Austria the happiest country among 27 EU members.
Poland, Finland and Romania are placed in second place, gaining 7.7 points out of 10 possible. The lowest score was received by Bulgaria, which collected only 5.6 points according to the general index of life satisfaction.
Europe stressed that this publication aims to record the tendencies of the subjective well -being of European citizens, noting that "EU citizens are generally quite satisfied with their lives, having received an average of 7.1 points out of 10 possible."
The report indicates that the level of education, family stability and financial situation influence the overall satisfaction of the survey respondents. This testifies to the complexity of the connection between subjective well -being and economic well -being.
Italy, Spain and France, which are one of the largest EU economies, have an average of 7.1 points. Germany was one of the least satisfied countries, overtaking only Bulgaria with a 6.5.
