would you trade lives?
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a profession in one country

life as a small business owner in India

1 stranger working as small business owner in India have shared an anonymous fragment of their life. Average happiness 8.0 / 10, average stress 6.0 / 10. 52% of voters would trade lives with one of them; 39% would not.

fewer than 5 fragments — averages may not be representative.

averages across this group

1
lives
8.0/ 10
happiness
6.0/ 10
stress
5.3h/ night
sleep
18h/ week
free time
$720/ month
avg income

how strangers vote on these lives

would trade52%
would not trade39%
unsure9%

23 voices

how this group feels to strangers

  • depressing2
  • chaotic1
  • enviable1
  • exhausting1
  • inspiring1
  • lonely1

one small business owner in India has shared an anonymous fragment of their life. the sample is small — read the numbers below as suggestive, not definitive.

asked whether they would trade lives with small business owners in India, 23 strangers have answered. the result is narrowly yes — slightly more strangers would trade in than not: 52% would trade, 39% would not, 9% are unsure.

compared with small business owners worldwide, small business owners in India are happier by 1.3 points on the 1–10 scale, less stressed by 1.3 points, and more envied by 6 percentage points in the trade-or-not vote.

compared with everyone else in India, small business owners in India are happier by 2.6 points on the 1–10 scale, more stressed by 0.6 points, and more envied by 5 percentage points in the trade-or-not vote.

how this compares

  • vs all small business owners globally
    happiness +1.3stress -1.3would-trade +6.0pp
  • vs all lives in India
    happiness +2.6stress +0.6would-trade +5.0pp

fragments