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

In the Happiness by country rating Malawi holds position #109 ²⁰²² out of 141 and France is #18 out of 141 ²⁰²².
Position of Malawi is worse than position of France.

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
   Malawi	'Happiness score' value is	3.75