According to Statista.com, the happiness index, calculated as the difference between shares of happy and unhappy people, reached 18 percent in Russia in 2021, down from 51 points in 2016. To compare, an average of 44 countries surveyed worldwide was measured at 43 percent in 2021, having increased from the previous year.<ref>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092577/happiness-index-russia/ Happiness index in Russia compared to the world from 2011 to 2021]</ref>]] | According to Statista.com, the happiness index, calculated as the difference between shares of happy and unhappy people, reached 18 percent in Russia in 2021, down from 51 points in 2016. To compare, an average of 44 countries surveyed worldwide was measured at 43 percent in 2021, having increased from the previous year.<ref>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092577/happiness-index-russia/ Happiness index in Russia compared to the world from 2011 to 2021]</ref>]] |