Chart of the day: The happiest countries have the most metal bands

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments

A browse through Reddit over the weekend unearthed some data that compares the overall happiness of a country’s citizens with the number of domestic metal bands.

Using the World Happiness Report (a serious attempt to gauge the mood of people around the planet) and the number of metal bands in operation resulted in this chart. Discuss.

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