Friday , 4 October 2024

The Misery Index Says These Countries Are the Most Miserable In The World (Almost 2K Views)

Every year, the Cato Institute publishes a list of the world’s most “miserable countries” by using a simple economic formula to calculate the scores. Described as a Misery Index, the tally for each country can be found by adding the unemployment rate, inflation, and lending rate together, and then subtracting the change in real GDP per capita. The infographic below visualizes the 10 “most miserable” countries in the world.

Visualizing The Most Miserable Countries In The World Infographic

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