Statement:
In general, people who live in Benin are less happy than those who live in Malaysia

In the Happiness by country rating Benin holds position #89 ²⁰²² out of 141 and Malaysia is #56 out of 141 ²⁰²².
Position of Benin is worse than position of Malaysia.

Referencies:

1. Happiness by country ²⁰²² by Sustainable Development Solutions Network

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Happiness score' in descending order.

   Benin	'Happiness score' value is	4.62
   Malaysia	'Happiness score' value is	5.71