Who knew?

Nigeria tops happiness survey:

A new study of more than 65 countries published in the UK's New Scientist magazine suggests that the happiest people in the world live in Nigeria - and the least happy, in Romania.
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Nigeria has the highest percentage of happy people followed by Mexico, Venezuela, El Salvador and Puerto Rico, while Russia, Armenia and Romania have the fewest.
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The survey is a worldwide investigation of socio-cultural and political change conducted about every four years by an international network of social scientists.

It includes questions about how happy people are and how satisfied they are with their lives.

Hmm, sounds like my kind of gig - a happiness tester scientist.

Although such surveys are not new, they are being increasingly taken into account by policy makers, the magazine says.

Now that's a scary thought.