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*The World Values Survey ranked Puerto Rico
as the happiest place on Earth.
*Mexico ranked #2 out of 82 countries.
*Colombia came in at #8.
Clearly, Latino-ness is Happiness!
as the happiest place on Earth.
*Mexico ranked #2 out of 82 countries.
*Colombia came in at #8.
Clearly, Latino-ness is Happiness!
| Source: Subjective Well-Being Survey based on Happiness and Life Satisfaction See full list of the 82 countries |
| WHY are Puerto Ricans the happiest people in the world? La Diva Latina tries to answer that question with FACTS. |
| Puerto Rico La Isla del Encanto |
Puerto Rico has:
One of the highest life expectancies in the world -77 years old
Source: earthtrends.wri.org
The oldest living man and the oldest living US veteran
Emiliano Mercado del Toro, from Isabela, Puerto Rico
celebrated his 113th birthday this August 2005!
Source: Guinness Book of Records See also an interesting NY Times Article
Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan de Soler
from Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
was the oldest woman alive
until she died June 2004 at 114 years old!
Source: puertorico-herald.org See also seniorjournal.com
One of highest literacy rates in the world -94%
Source: CIA World Fact Book
One of the highest college-education rates in the world -6th
56% of its college-aged students
attending institutions of higher learning
Source: World Bank Data, welcome.topuertorico.org
One of the highest standard of living in the western hemisphere
Source: infoplease.com
NO WONDER! They’re the happiest people in the world!
Weeeepppaaaaaaaaaa!
Source: earthtrends.wri.org
The oldest living man and the oldest living US veteran
Emiliano Mercado del Toro, from Isabela, Puerto Rico
celebrated his 113th birthday this August 2005!
Source: Guinness Book of Records See also an interesting NY Times Article
Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan de Soler
from Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
was the oldest woman alive
until she died June 2004 at 114 years old!
Source: puertorico-herald.org See also seniorjournal.com
One of highest literacy rates in the world -94%
Source: CIA World Fact Book
One of the highest college-education rates in the world -6th
56% of its college-aged students
attending institutions of higher learning
Source: World Bank Data, welcome.topuertorico.org
One of the highest standard of living in the western hemisphere
Source: infoplease.com
NO WONDER! They’re the happiest people in the world!
Weeeepppaaaaaaaaaa!
La Diva Latina
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| What makes Puerto Ricans the happiest people in the world? La Diva Latina asks people in Puerto Rico the Bronx the Cast of the Broadway show Latinologues La Diva Latina knows the answer! |
| Latino-ness Vol 2 Issue 3 Oct/Nov 2005 |
| Latin American countries that made list of the happiest in the world: Puerto Rico #1 Mexico #2 Colombia #8 El Salvador #12 Venezuela #13 Argentina #28 Chile #30 Dominican Republic #33 Brazil #34 Uruguay #40 Peru #47 full list |
