Statement:
In general, people who live in Portugal are less happy than those who live in Japan

In the Happiness by country rating Portugal holds position #42 2022 out of 141 and Japan is #41 out of 141 2022.
Position of Portugal is worse than position of Japan.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Happiness score' in descending order.
    Japan 'Happiness score' value is 6.04
    Portugal 'Happiness score' value is 6.02