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Annual Income Needed to Be Happy Around the World

A study determines the annual income required for happiness in various countries, covering fifty nations across multiple continents with figures presented in US dollars. The data sourced from Remitly, based on Purdue University income satiation research and International Labour Organization (ILO) data, shows Chile needing just $13K annually while Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, and Ecuador all require amounts between $6K and $7K. Mauritius and Brazil sit at $8K, followed by Argentina at $7K, Bosnia and Herzegovina at $12K, Albania at $10K, Uruguay and Serbia at $15K, Hungary and Costa Rica at $16K, Slovakia at $19K, Saudi Arabia at $23K, Poland at $24K, Latvia and Lithuania both at $30K, Czechia at $33K, South Korea at $35K, Slovenia and Cyprus at $37K, Estonia at $38K, Qatar at $42K, Italy and Spain at $43K, the United Kingdom at $43K, Singapore at $49K, Canada at $51K, Malta at $54K, Sweden and France tied at $56K, Australia and New Zealand at $59K, Germany and Ireland both requiring $67K, Finland at $69K, Austria at $70K, Norway at $77K, the Netherlands at $76K, Denmark at $82K, Switzerland at $87K, Belgium at $88K, and Luxembourg topping the list at $110K.

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Annual Income Needed to Be Happy Around the World

A study determines the annual income required for happiness in various countries, covering fifty nations across multiple continents with figures presented in US dollars. The data sourced from Remitly, based on Purdue University income satiation research and International Labour Organization (ILO) data, shows Chile needing just $13K annually while Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, and Ecuador all require amounts between $6K and $7K. Mauritius and Brazil sit at $8K, followed by Argentina at $7K, Bosnia and Herzegovina at $12K, Albania at $10K, Uruguay and Serbia at $15K, Hungary and Costa Rica at $16K, Slovakia at $19K, Saudi Arabia at $23K, Poland at $24K, Latvia and Lithuania both at $30K, Czechia at $33K, South Korea at $35K, Slovenia and Cyprus at $37K, Estonia at $38K, Qatar at $42K, Italy and Spain at $43K, the United Kingdom at $43K, Singapore at $49K, Canada at $51K, Malta at $54K, Sweden and France tied at $56K, Australia and New Zealand at $59K, Germany and Ireland both requiring $67K, Finland at $69K, Austria at $70K, Norway at $77K, the Netherlands at $76K, Denmark at $82K, Switzerland at $87K, Belgium at $88K, and Luxembourg topping the list at $110K.

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