New survey: Hungary among the world’s most stressful countries

Hungary is ranked 6th for the most stressed country in the world.

The team at William Russell have updated their 2022 ranking of the most stressed cities and countries for 2023. The study looks at factors such as city cleanliness, financial stress, LGBTQ+ safety and suicide rates, to reveal the world’s most stressed countries.

You can view the full research HERE.

• South Korea is the world’s most stressful country to live in, with a stress score of 8.02. South Korea also came in first place last year, scoring even higher this year, up from 6.74 out of 10 in 2022. The suicide rate in South Korea is the highest out of all OECD countries, and suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in the country.

• The United States came in second place, with a stress score of 7.29. The USA has moved up from third place to second in our ranking from last year. The country ranks higher than most for noise and light pollution. The estimated cost of living is also notably high at £951.80, showing an increase of 35% since 2022.

• Belgium came third, with a score of 7.12. Belgium moved up from fourth place in 2022 to third place this year. With a noise and light pollution score of 54.93, a rise of 0.13 since last year, it’s no surprise Belgium takes third place. Noise pollution is so bad in the capital Brussels that it knocks an estimated 8 months off the life expectancy of its residents.

• Mumbai is the world’s most stressed city, knocking Cairo off the top spot from 2022.

• Portugal is the least stressed country in 2023, rising from the middle of the ranking last year.

• Oklahoma is 2023’s most stressed state, rising from 15th place in 2022.

• Washington ranks as the USA’s least stressed state overall in 2023, rising from third place last year.

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