73%
The percentage of Nigerians who, when asked "How would you describe your day today—has it been a typical day, a particularly good day or a particularly bad day?" said they were having a particularly good day. Nigeria was the most upbeat country surveyed—only 20 percent called their day typical and 8 percent described it as particularly bad. Overall, 49 percent of Africans described their day as particularly good.
7%
The percentage of respondents in Japan who described their day as particularly good. Japan was the least upbeat country in the survey—90 percent said their day was typical and 2 percent said it was particularly bad. Overall, 30 percent of respondents in Asia described their day as particularly good.
48%
The percentage of those surveyed in Latin America who described their day as particularly good.
44%
The percentage of Americans who said that they were having a particularly good day. 49 percent said that they were having a typical day and 6 percent deemed their day particularly bad.
25%
The percentage of respondents in the Middle East who said their day was particularly good.
22%
The percentage of Europeans who reported that their day was particularly good.
Source: Pew Research Center Global Attitudes Survey, 2017.
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