Statement:
In general, people who live in France are less happy than those who live in New Zealand

In the Happiness by country rating France holds position #18 ²⁰²² out of 141 and New Zealand is #10 out of 141 ²⁰²².
Position of France is worse than position of New Zealand.

Referencies:

1. Happiness by country ²⁰²² by Sustainable Development Solutions Network

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

   France	'Happiness score' value is	6.69
   New Zealand	'Happiness score' value is	7.20