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Comparing Happiness Across Ages

by Martin Makaryan
written by Martin Makaryan

Visual Capitalist has created a visualization that ranks countries by the size of the gap between how happy older adults (defined as ages 60 and above) report to be compared to youth (defined as ages 30 and under). One chart uses data from the 2024 world happiness survey, which tracks how happy people are globally based on various metrics. According to the visualization, the top countries where older adults are significantly happier than the youth are Mauritius, the United States, and Canada. 

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Martin Makaryan is a research assistant specializing in digital policy. Makaryan is a current master's student at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University where he specializes in security and strategy, with a focus on the intersection of security, policy, and emerging technologies. He holds a B.A. in Political Science and Global Studies from UCLA and previously worked in government affairs and policy research in California both in the non-profit and government sectors. His academic and professional interests include the impact of innovation and technology on foreign policy and national security policy, as well as automation and AI, cybersecurity, and digital policy.

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