article_snippet: Australia has ranked lower on the Positive Experience Index than the African country Rwanda, .
article_snippet: Australia however, ranks lower than Argentina, Bhutan, Rwanda, the United States, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Mexico, Kenya, Nigeria and 34 others.
article_snippet: The rankings are decided after gathering the answers to a series of questions such as did you feel well-rested yesterday?
article_snippet: Bringing up the rear was Sudan with a score of more than 20 points lower than the mean .
article_snippet: Mexico ranked 40th in the poll, three spots above Australia and reported more positive experiences .
article_snippet: Although we are ranked lower than perhaps expected, the overall score from the poll has remained fairly consistent to previous years with a world index score of 71.
article_snippet: Australia is placed just four points above this mean with a score of 75.
article_snippet: the top countries on the index experiencing dampened spirits and the lowest positive emotions worldwide were Afghanistan, Nepal, Lithuania, Georgia, Bosnia, Turkey, Serbia, Bangladesh, Tunisia and Sudan bringing up the rear.
article_snippet: The entire Middle East and North Africa (except Saudi Arabia) have scores lower than the global mean.
highlights_snippet: Australia ranked lower than 42 other countries in a world happiness scale .
  
highlights_snippet: Sudan, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Serbia and Turkey brought up the rear .