We're happier than you might think*

*Except Gen Z, and I will tell you what's dragging them down

The Backdrop

For more than a decade, Gallup has collected and reported on data worldwide on happiness. The World Happiness Report publishes a dashboard and annual “ladder score between Utopia and Dystopia.” It estimates how each of six factors (GDP, life expectancy, generosity, social support, freedom, and corruption) contributes to making “life evaluati…