While people in developing countries are happier than in the past, people in developed countries are less happy. Why? What can be learnt from this?

Despite current progress in economic and social

development

, citizens in developed

nations

are reportedly less happy than in the past.

In contrast

, their counterparts in less developed ones seem to enjoy a rise in

happiness

. There are various reasons for

this

phenomenon, from which numerous lessons can be drawn. There are many factors leading to

this

situation. Regarding the developing countries, it is undeniable that rapid growth of

economy

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and urbanization is a primary reason why

happiness

is surging in these

nations

. Along with

this

development

, it expands more job opportunities than in the past that helps residents have stable incomes.

This

has resulted in facilitating citizens' living conditions,

hence

an overall rise in the sense of

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with delight, which is considered as an element contributing to

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life expectancy of human beings.

As a result

, economic

development

and urbanization play an important part in human well-being. Regarding the developed

nations

, due to rapid industrialization, they nowadays have to face severe environmental problems.

In particular

, environmental pollution leads to negative impacts on human health, especially respiratory diseases. That can explain why residents in wealthy countries are no longer satisfied

although

they are materially affluent. From

this

circumstance, it can deduce two valuable lessons regarding

happiness

.

Firstly

, financial sufficiency is crucial when it comes to human well-being and

happiness

. Without money, people have to live in poverty, leading to having to work excessively hard to earn a living. As a consequence, people tend to

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under constant pressure,

thus

cannot live as happily as those who are financially stable.

Secondly

,

in addition

to economic

development

, other different fields of people's life should

also

have equal investment. Especially, governments should pay more attention to the environment in order to restrict

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impacts of environmental pollution on

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health. In conclusion, some reasons can be explained why inhabitants in developing and developed

nations

have different levels of

happiness

, from which it has two precious lessons that economic

development

and environmental protection is crucial to boost human well-being.