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Most emotional countries

Published 9:05 AM EDT, Fri May 3, 2019
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<strong>World's most positive country:</strong> Gallup asked people around the world 10 questions about how they'd been feeling the day before the interview. People in Paraguay were the most likely to report positive experiences.
World's most positive country: Gallup asked people around the world 10 questions about how they'd been feeling the day before the interview. People in Paraguay were the most likely to report positive experiences.
HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Enjoyment:</strong> Paraguay's inhabitants were also most likely to have experienced enjoyment, with Mexico's a close second. Mexico's <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rosasandxocolate.com%2Fen-gb" target="_blank" target="_blank">Rosas & Xocolate</a> hotel (pictured) shows how it's done.
Enjoyment: Paraguay's inhabitants were also most likely to have experienced enjoyment, with Mexico's a close second. Mexico's Rosas & Xocolate hotel (pictured) shows how it's done.
Courtesy Rosas y Xocolate
<strong>Well-Rested: </strong>Mongolians were most likely to say they'd felt well-rested. With views like this one of the Gobi Desert, can you blame them?
Well-Rested: Mongolians were most likely to say they'd felt well-rested. With views like this one of the Gobi Desert, can you blame them?
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<strong>Learning:</strong> Three in four Salvadoreans said they'd learned or done something interesting the day before. These children are walking with their mother to school in village of Metalio, near Acajutla. <br />
Learning: Three in four Salvadoreans said they'd learned or done something interesting the day before. These children are walking with their mother to school in village of Metalio, near Acajutla.
Jose Cabezas/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Smiling and laughing: </strong>More than nine in 10 Nigerians said they'd spent their day smiling or laughing a lot.
Smiling and laughing: More than nine in 10 Nigerians said they'd spent their day smiling or laughing a lot.
PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Treated with respect:</strong> In Ecuador, 97% of interviewees felt they'd been treated with respect all day. Pictured: The luxury steam train <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2Ftravel%2Farticle%2Fecuador-train" target="_blank">Tren Crucero</a> passes through the Ecuadorian Andes.
Treated with respect: In Ecuador, 97% of interviewees felt they'd been treated with respect all day. Pictured: The luxury steam train Tren Crucero passes through the Ecuadorian Andes.
courtesy Tren Crucero
<strong>Least angry: </strong>Estonia (its capital, Tallinn, is pictured) was the world's least angry country. Armenians were most likely to have experienced anger the day before.
Least angry: Estonia (its capital, Tallinn, is pictured) was the world's least angry country. Armenians were most likely to have experienced anger the day before.
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<strong>Least sad: </strong>Taiwan was the country least likely to report feeling sad (Taiwan's <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2Ftravel%2Farticle%2Ftaiwan-houtong-cat-village%2Findex.html" target="_blank">cat village</a>, Houtong, is pictured). Chad scored most highly for sadness.
Least sad: Taiwan was the country least likely to report feeling sad (Taiwan's cat village, Houtong, is pictured). Chad scored most highly for sadness.
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<strong>Least stressed: </strong>Only one in ten people in Turkmenistan said they'd felt stressed. (A parade in Ashgabat is pictured). At the other end of the scale, nearly six in 10 Greeks said they had. <br />
Least stressed: Only one in ten people in Turkmenistan said they'd felt stressed. (A parade in Ashgabat is pictured). At the other end of the scale, nearly six in 10 Greeks said they had.
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<strong>Least worried: </strong>Taiwan was the country least likely to feel worried, while Kyrgyzstan -- Issyk-Kul Lake is pictured -- was second. People in Mozambique were most likely to report having felt worried.
Least worried: Taiwan was the country least likely to feel worried, while Kyrgyzstan -- Issyk-Kul Lake is pictured -- was second. People in Mozambique were most likely to report having felt worried.
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<strong>Least likely to experience physical pain: </strong>Only 14% of people in Vietnam (Thu Bồn River is pictured) said they'd experienced physical pain the day before. People in Chad were most likely to report having been in pain.
Least likely to experience physical pain: Only 14% of people in Vietnam (Thu Bồn River is pictured) said they'd experienced physical pain the day before. People in Chad were most likely to report having been in pain.
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