Happiness and Democracy

Both of the following charts show the average level of democracy in the world with the same data. Which graph would you use? The data is the same, the axis is adjusted in option #2

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Which graph looks most like the correlation between happiness (Y-axis) and democracy (X-axis)?

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What could be the reason for happiness to increase as democracy decreases?

Can authoritarian regimes produce happier societies than fully democratic ones?

• Yes

• No

What is the saddest full democracy? What is the happiest authoritarian nation?

• South Korea, Bahrain

• Japan, Saudi Arabia

• Uruguay, UAE

Which countries do each of these graphs represent?

• 1. 1. South Korea, 2. Bahrain

• 1. 1. Bahrain, 2. South Korea

In which category was the country with the highest satisfaction with their freedom?

• full democracy

• flawed democracy

• hybrid regime

• authoritarian

Which regime type had the worst economies (GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power parity?)

• full democracy

• flawed democracy

• hybrid regime

• authoritarian

Which type of regime has the highest median social support (family)?

• full democracy

• flawed democracy

• hybrid regime

• authoritarian

Which regime type is the least generous?

• full democracy

• flawed democracy

• hybrid regime

• authoritarian