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Travel Tip: The Most Optimistic and Pessimistic Countries–Where Does the U.S. Rank?

Locations in this article:  Hong Kong

When it comes to travel and your general worldview, are you an optimist or a pessimist?

A British data analytics firm surveyed citizens from around the globe to determine if they looked at the glass as half full or half empty. And the results might surprise you.

The most pessimistic country in the world is France, where 81% of the people surveyed believed that the world is getting worse.

The number two most pessimistic destination was Hong Kong followed by Australia, where about 70% of those surveyed had a dim view of our future.

Where did America rate? The U.S. is ranked as the 8th most pessimistic country in the world (and only 6% of our fellow Americans felt things were improving. And on certain issues, it seems Americans think that things are worse than they actually are.

A majority of Americans believe the murder rate has increased since 2000. But, the number of killings has dropped.

And here’s another surprise. The most optimistic nation is China. Only 33% surveyed felt that their lives were deteriorating.

 

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Photo Credit: Vít Lustinec