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

In the Happiness by country rating South Africa holds position #71 ²⁰²² out of 141 and Japan is #41 out of 141 ²⁰²².
Position of South Africa is worse than position of Japan.

Referencies:

1. Happiness by country ²⁰²² by Sustainable Development Solutions Network

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

   Japan	'Happiness score' value is	6.04
   South Africa	'Happiness score' value is	5.19