With a rating of 5.9, Bulgarians are the most dissatisfied people in the EU, according to data from a Eurostat survey for 2023. In the survey, people in the EU rated their overall life satisfaction on a scale from 0 (very dissatisfied) to 10 (very satisfied). Life satisfaction in Greece and Latvia rated 6.9 out of 10, while life satisfaction in Romania, Slovenia, Austria and Belgium rated 7.7 out of 10. 

Finland leads the ranking, where life satisfaction rated 7.8. The Netherlands and Ireland come third as life satisfaction in these countries rated 7.6. The average life satisfaction in the EU rated 7.3 out of 10.