The United Kingdom ranks the 17th least miserable country while the United States takes 21st place. With an index of 188.2%, the South American country is easily the “world’s most miserable” place. The Misery Index, computed by adding inflation to the unemployment rate, gives Thailand a score of 1.11%, which is the best -- or least miserable -- for all 74 economies surveyed by Bloomberg. All Thais including the grandma waiting for a train ride home to Surin should be happy as the Misery Index shows that this country is least miserable. Thailand’s unemployment rate was around 1% at the end of June, while its consumer price index rose 0.1% year-on-year in July versus a 0.4% increase in June.

Source: Bangkok Post August 08, 2016 12:00 UTC