translate English to French: Comparing Member States, the numbers declaring themselves to be very happy -all over 40% -are highest in Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland and Belgium (all generally speaking prosperous small welfare states) while all of Central and Eastern Europe scores at less than 20%, but so also, interestingly, do Germany, Spain and Portugal21.
Les études subjectives sur la satisfaction personnelle et le bonheur sont toutefois un outil d'analyse sociale qui présente des faiblesses.