December 10, 2024

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Jaffna News Portal Sri Lanka

What is the country where people are most stressed in the world?

People walk in front of the Greek parliament in Athens.

A study published by an international consortium of polling companies, Thursday, April 25, reveals the list of countries where residents were most stressed, worried and angry in 2018. With sometimes surprising results.

Since 2012, the Greeks have been the most stressed inhabitants of the world. This is probably the fault of the economic crisis which hit their country very hard for eight years from 2010, which suffocated the lives of the Greeks and put many of them out of work.

According to a study by Gallup International , an international consortium of survey companies, 59% of them have been very stressed in recent days. The Filipinos (58%) and Tanzanians (57%) follow closely behind . Then we find in perfect equality, Albania , Iran , Sri Lanka and … the United States . 55% of people in these countries say they have felt a lot of stress in the past 24 hours.

Young Americans Most Affected by Stress

Americans are 20 points above the world average, which stands at 35%, and are, according to this survey, more stressed than Ugandans , Venezuelans and Rwandans , despite the country’s economic situation which is declining. improves in particular in terms of employment .

The study also delves into the level of anxiety and nervousness of the inhabitants. 22% of Americans were very angry and 45% were worried in the 24 hours before the poll. Steadily rising figures since 2006.

Those aged 15-29, the poorest 20% of the American population, and those who disapprove of President Donald Trump’s policies are the most likely to be stressed, anxious or angry.