WHO CAUSES THE MOST STRESS TO EACH NATION 2022 EDITION

As we start the new year, we’d like to take a look back on 2022 and its major events. Last year, there were quite a few stress-inducing events as well as outstanding individuals. From the Ukraine war to the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial, each significant event in 2022 caused a varying amount of stress in people worldwide.

Some countries were more affected by specific events than others. The same applies to the stressor, who may have more influence in certain countries or industries. Using TensiStrength, a stress/relaxation strength analysis tool developed by Mike Thelwall - Professor of IT at Wolverhampton University, we compiled a list of who causes the most stress for each nation in 2022.

So, who are the world’s top stressors in 2022? Which countries are the most stressful? What are the world’s top primary sources of stress in 2022? Let’s find out.

KEY FINDINGS

The World's Top 5
Stressors in 2022

  • vladimir-putin Vladimir Putin
  • bad-bunny Bad Bunny
  • ryan-grantham Ryan Grantham
  • ivana-trump Ivana Trump
  • amber-heard Amber Heard

TOP 5 Most Stressful Countries of 2022 and Its Stressor

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ITS STRESSOR!!

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TOP 5 MOST STRESSFUL COUNTRIES

  • 1 United States Of America
  • 2 United Kingdom
  • 3 Canada
  • 4 Australia
  • 5 Indonesia
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Vladimir Putin

is the primary
stress-causing person of 18 U.S states

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Queen Elizabeth II

causes the most
stress for 10 U.S states

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Johnny Depp

makes Connecticut,
Rhode Island, West Virginia anxious the most

JEFF BEZOS is the entrepreneur that caused the most stress to the world in 2022, follow by ELON MUSK & MARK ZUCKERBERG

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  • elon-musk
  • mark-zuckerberg
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THE WORLD’S TOP 10
STRESSOR OF 2022

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NAME INDUSTRY NATIONALITY STRESS POINT
Vladimir Putin Politics Russia -972
Bad Bunny Entertainment Puerto Rico -588
Ryan Grantham Entertainment Canada -500
Ivana Trump Business USA -436
Amber Heard Entertainment USA -396
Queen Elizabeth II Politics UK -392
Jeffrey Dalmer Criminal USA -321
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Politics Ukraine -302
Young Thug Entertainment USA -301
Vitali Klitschko Politics Ukraine -293

*What is “Stress Point”? How is it calculated? Please find the answer in our Methodology at the end."

The Russia-Ukraine war has been stressing out the whole world. It’s why Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is the person causing the most stress to the world in 2022. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, also make it to the top 10 world stressors.

Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny is a rising artist who became the world’s biggest pop star in 2022. His fast-track career makes him the second person in the world to cause the most stress in 2022.

Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham was sentenced to life with parole for the second-degree murder of his mother in 2020. Also, Amber Heard faced defamation charges against her ex-husband Johnny Depp, while American rapper Young Thug was arrested over gang-related charges in 2022. The legal implications make Ryan, Amber, and Young Thug among the top 10 world stressors in 2022.

Sadly, Ivana Trump, former US president Donald Trump’s wife, passed away in July 2022, as did Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022. It made Ivana and the Queen among the top 10 world stressors last year.

For Jeffrey Dahmer, the “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” Netflix series based on his life was the number one watched series for weeks and is the fourth most-viewed series of all time. As a result, Jeffrey Dahmer makes it to one of the top 10 most stressful people in the world.

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COUNTRY STRESSOR STRESS POINT
United States of America Vladimir Putin -393
United Kingdom Vladimir Putin -150
Australia Vladimir Putin -105
Canada Vladimir Putin -94
Indonesia Vladimir Putin -24
India Vladimir Putin -33
Mexico Vladimir Putin -30
New Zealand Vladimir Putin -28
South Korea Volodymyr Zelenskyy -28
Argentina Bad Bunny -23
Thailand Elizabeth II -22
France Vladimir Putin -21
Brazil Vladimir Putin -21
Singapore Bad Bunny -2
Iceland Novak Djokovic -5
Vietnam Mark Zuckerberg -5
Denmark Rishi Sunak -6
Ireland Kamala Harris -4
Netherlands Vladimir Putin -5
Ukraine Donald Trump -5
Japan Jeffrey Dahmer -10
Spain Nancy Pelosi -9
China Vladimir Putin -8
Philippines Elizabeth II -7
Germany Jake Paul -7
Sweden Rishi Sunak -7
Switzerland Vitali Klitschko -6
Italy Foo Fighters -6
Finland Salt Bae -6
Portugal Vladimir Putin -5
Qatar Jeffrey Dahmer -5
Russia Bad Bunny -5
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STATES STRESSOR STRESS POINT
Alabama Vladimir Putin -16
Alaska Vladimir Putin -11
Arizona Vladimir Putin -11
Arkansas Bad Bunny -9
California Vladimir Putin -10
Colorado Volodymyr Zelenskyy -13
Connecticut Johnny Depp -11
Delaware Vladimir Putin -10
Florida Jacinda Ardern -10
Georgia Vladimir Putin -18
Hawaii Vladimir Putin -12
Idaho Vladimir Putin -13
Illinois Vladimir Putin -14
Indiana Jeff Bezos -8
Iowa MrBeast -11
Kansas Elizabeth II -10
Kentucky Xi Jinping -13
Louisiana Kamala Harris -9
Maine Rishi Sunak -9
Maryland Vladimir Putin -11
Massachusetts Elizabeth II -20
Michigan Vladimir Putin -14
Minnesota Rafael Nadal -12
Mississippi Elizabeth II -12
Missouri Vladimir Putin -7
STATES STRESSOR STRESS POINT
Montana Vladimir Putin -13
Nebraska Jacinda Ardern -12
Nevada Ivana Trump -16
New Hampshire Xi Jinping -9
New Jersey Ezra Miller -7
New Mexico Elizabeth II -12
New York Vladimir Putin -18
North Carolina Elizabeth II -17
North Dakota Vladimir Putin -10
Ohio Boris Johnson -13
Oklahoma Ryan Grantham -8
Oregon Vladimir Putin -21
Pennsylvania Jake Paul -14
Rhode Island Johnny Depp -7
South Carolina Elizabeth II -8
South Dakota Yuzuru Hanyu -11
Tennessee Kris Wu -9
Texas Elizabeth II -10
Utah Elizabeth II -16
Vermont Elizabeth II -11
Virginia Elizabeth II -16
Washington Vladimir Putin -14
West Virginia Johnny Depp -10
Wisconsin Justin Trudeau -10
Wyoming Vladimir Putin -14

STRESS AGENTS BREAK DOWN BY FIELD

We break down the individuals on the seed list into five categories based on their profession: Politics, Entertainment, Sports, Business/Finance, and Crime. Here are the lists of the most stressful individuals in each field:

Politicians Who Cause The Most Anxiety in 2022

  • 1 vladimir-putin

    Vladimir Putin

    -393

  • 2 elizabeth-ii

    Elizabeth II

    -219

  • 3 rishi-sunak

    Rishi Sunak

    -155

  • 4 volodymyr-zelenskyy

    Volodymyr Zelenskyy

    -153

  • 5 vitali-klitschko

    Vitali Klitschko

    -120

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Entrepreuners Who Cause The Most Anxiety in 2022

  • 1 jeff-bezos

    Jeff Bezos

    -46

  • 2 elon-musk

    Elon Musk

    -40

  • 3 mark-zuckerberg

    Mark Zuckerberg

    -25

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Entertainers Who Cause The Most Anxiety in 2022

  • 1 bad-bunny

    Bad Bunny

    -232

  • 2 ryan-granham

    Ryan Granham

    -186

  • 3 amber-heard

    Amber Heard

    -169

  • 4 young-thug

    Young Thug

    -131

  • 5 coldplay

    Coldplay

    -120

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Athletes Who Cause The Most Anxiety in 2022

  • 1 cain-velasquez

    Cain Velasquez

    -114

  • 2 amanda-serrano

    Amanda Serrano

    -106

  • 3 andrew-tate

    Andrew Tate

    -81

  • 4 brittney-griner

    Brittney Griner

    -72

  • 5 mason-greenwood

    Mason Greenwood

    -68

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Criminals Who Cause The Most Anxiety in 2022

  • 1 jeffrey-dahmer

    Jeffrey Dahmer

    -96

  • 2 simon-leviev

    Simon Leviev

    -49

  • 3 anna-delvey

    Anna Delvey

    -43

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METHODOLOGY AND LIMITATIONS

First, we compiled a list of influential people in 2022 by analyzing Google Trends for significant events and their related human factors (e.g: the Ukraine war - Vladimir Putin). The seed list includes 169 individuals.

Second, we scraped all 2022 tweets that mentioned the individuals on the seed list.

Third, we used a tool called TensiStrength (developed by Mike Thelwall - Professor of IT at Wolverhampton University) to assess the stress/ relaxation levels of each tweet. The stress level ranges from -5 to -1, with -5 being the highest. The level of relaxation ranges from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest.

Finally, we assign a "stress point" to each person, where stress point = stress level of all tweets mentioning this person + relaxation level of all tweets mentioning this person. For example, three tweets mention Emma; the first has a stress level of -1, the second has a stress level of -3, and the third has a relaxation level of +3 -> Stress Point = -1 -3 +3 = -1

Notes:

Missing data is removed from the final data set.

Geographical location is determined by the original location of the tweet.

The date is determined by the timestamp at which the tweets are posted.

Over 1,180,000 Tweets have been collected for analysis. Missing data causes records to be excluded, leaving over 960,000 for analysis.

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