Singaporeans are the least positive people: poll

Only 46% felt positive emotions.

After being polled as the most 'emotionless' people, Singaporeans are now the losers when it comes to the percentage of adults who report experiencing positive emotions. With a score of 46%, Singapore has the lowest positive emotions as Armenia, Iraq, Georgia and Yemen followed.

The most positive people are Latin Americans, those hailing from Panama, Paraguay, El Salvador, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago. Other countries which reported the highest positive emotions are Thailand, Guatemala, Philippines, Ecuador and Costa Rica.

Questions included are:

1. Did you feel well-rested yesterday?

2. Were you treated with respect all day yesterday?

3. Did you smile or laugh a lot yesterday?

4. Did you learn or do something interesting yesterday?

5. Did you experience the following feelings during a lot of the day yesterday?

6. How about enjoyment?

"These data may surprise analysts and leaders who solely focus on traditional economic indicators. Residents of Panama, which ranks 90th in the world with respect to GDP per capita, are among the most likely to report positive emotions. Residents of Singapore, which ranks fifth in the world in terms of GDP per capita, are the least likely to report positive emotions," a Gallup report said.

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