Statement:
In general, people who live in Malta are less happy than those who live in Sweden

In the Happiness by country rating Malta holds position #25 ²⁰²² out of 141 and Sweden is #7 out of 141 ²⁰²².
Position of Malta is worse than position of Sweden.

Referencies:

1. Happiness by country ²⁰²² by Sustainable Development Solutions Network

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

   Malta	'Happiness score' value is	6.45
   Sweden	'Happiness score' value is	7.38