Cape Town – Citizens of South Africa, which has been ranked 101st out of 155 countries on the United Nations (UN) Happiness Index in 2017, are willing to give up their democratic rights for better living conditions.

That is according to the UN Happiness Report, which published the annual index on Monday, on the eve of South Africa’s Human Rights Day.

South Africa moved up the rankings from 116th in 2016 to 101st in 2017. In 2015, the country ranked 113th.