While anti-depressant use is surging in Sweden (up 1000% since 1980), bursting in Britain (up 495% since 1991), and up an astounding 400% since 1994 in the USA (with 1 in 10 on some kind of 'prozac'), it is the poor-old Nigerians that should really be complaining. Based on seven variables, Bloomberg has scored 74 nations [7] around the world for their "stressed-out" factor and finds the USA to be 54th (so stop whining and suck it up), Norway the least stressed-out of all and El Salvador and South Africa at the top with Nigeria (with the roiling Egyptians ranking 15th).
Bloomberg ranked [7]countries based on the stressfulness of their living environments.
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Methodology
Seven equally weighted variables were considered:
- Homicide rates - El Salvador and Venezuela were the worst
- GDP per capita on a purchasing-power-parity basis -0 Blanladesh, Pakistan, India, and Nigeria were the lowest
- Income inequality - South Africa and Colombia had the largest Gini Coefficient (with USA 20th worst)
- Corruption perception - Venezuela, Bangladesh, and Nigeria are seen as most corrupt
- Unemployment - Macedonia, Greece, Bosnia, and Spain have the highest unemployment
- Urban air pollution - Mongolia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Iran are most polluted
- Life expectancy - Nigeria, South Africa, and India have the lowest life expectancy
Source: Bloomberg