Why are the Danish happiest in the world?

Scientists claim to have discovered why Danish people are the happiest people on Earth.

Economic experts from the Competitive Advantage Center in the University of Warwick (UK) have investigated the cause that certain countries are at the top of the happiest rankings. on the world. They discovered that genetic traits could be a key factor , helping to explain how often Danish people are recognized as the happiest on Earth.

According to a report published by the German Economic Research Institute IZA in their reference treatises, the British team used data on 131 countries from many international surveys, including a survey. Gallup world, world value survey and European quality life surveys. They have linked international data on genetic differences and happiness.

Many studies confirm, the happiest Danish people on Earth.(Photo: Corbis)

They found that the Danes were associated with certain versions of a gene that affected serotonin reabsorption, neurotransmitters, thought to determine subjective mood, in the brain. . When compared to people in other countries, the Danes are less likely to own this short variant of the gene, which is related to low levels of satisfaction with life.

Dr. Eugenio Proto, Cage's economist, explained, the short and long variants of the gene correspond to different possibilities of clinical depression, although this link still causes argumentative. The shorter version of the gene is often associated with higher psychosis and less satisfaction with life.

Among the surveyed countries, Denmark and the Netherlands seem to have the lowest percentage of people owning this short gene version.

"The results are amazing. We find that the greater the genetic difference of a country with Denmark, the lower the level of happiness recorded in that country. Our study has taken into account many Other influences, including GDP, culture, religion, geographic status and the magnitude of state welfare , " Dr. Proto stressed.

The team claims that their work could provide evidence to help us better understand the link between genetic traits and the level of human happiness. Economic experts and sociologists may therefore have to pay more attention to genetic variations in peoples around the world.