Statement:
In general, people who live in Uruguay are less happy than those who live in The USA

In the Happiness by country rating Uruguay holds position #24 ²⁰²² out of 141 and The USA is #14 out of 141 ²⁰²².
Position of Uruguay is worse than position of The USA.

Referencies:

1. Happiness by country ²⁰²² by Sustainable Development Solutions Network

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

   Uruguay	'Happiness score' value is	6.47
   The USA	'Happiness score' value is	6.98