The World Happiness Index: How Does Thailand Measure Up? [S5.E54]

In the wake of the 2022 World Happiness
Report - which saw Thailand drop by quite a few
spots - Greg and Ed jump into the fascinating topic of the
happiness of Thailand compared to other countries. How can you
possibly measure something like the 'happiness' of a country?
Well, wannabe social scientist Ed claims it can be done, and Greg
walks through the data from the report to discuss. 


The boys go through factors such as GDP per capita, social
support, and life expectancy, among others, that the researchers
used to figure out how happy people were in various countries. So
what of Thailand? Well, its ranking was 61 out of 146 countries
which could be worse, but it turns out Thailand has slid 28 spots
in the last few years! Ouch.


The guys then discuss various possible reasons for the
drop, with of course the military government being a prime
candidate, given that Thailand's long slide started in around
2015. Could Thailand possibly no longer be the Land of Smiles?
Well, at the very least, the hosts of the Bangkok Podcast are
still smiling, so Thailand has that going for it. :)


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