Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, in their book The Spirit Level, note that poor nations with lower inequality have higher levels of well-being than richer but more unequal nations.

理查德·威尔金森和凯特·皮克特在他们的《精神水平》一书中指出：与贫富差距水平较高的富有国家相比，贫富差距水平较低的贫穷国家的人们的幸福指数更高。