The key to happiness? Don’t eat alone

The World Happiness Report collects wellbeing data from over 140 countries.

If it feels as though the world is taking a darker turn, a major report has attempted to identify the parts of our lives which hold the key to global happiness. 

And it is the basic things.

Trusting others, benevolence and not eating your dinner alone are among a few of the key indicators that predict happiness.

They have been documented in this year’s World Happiness Report which collects wellbeing data from over 140 countries and then subjects the data to analysis by researchers from a wide range of academic disciplines.