Statement:
In general, people who live in South Korea are less happy than those who live in Costa Rica

In the Happiness by country rating South Korea holds position #45 2022 out of 141 and Costa Rica is #21 out of 141 2022.
Position of South Korea is worse than position of Costa Rica.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Happiness score' in descending order.
    Costa Rica 'Happiness score' value is 6.58
    South Korea 'Happiness score' value is 5.93