Both may be the result of similar policies, i. e. rather generous benefits for people in need. For residents, it contributes to happiness to know that getting

Both may be the result of similar policies, i. e. rather generous benefits for people in need. For residents, it contributes to happiness to know that getting cancer would not just be life-threatening, but may also cost you your job, house, and savings. For refugees, Scandinavia usually puts them up in modest apartments, provides a stipend in cash that covers necessities, and has a lot of programs to get them into work. The risk of your place going up in flames during the night is also a bit lower than elsewhere. Other countries put refugees into rather filthy mass shelters, with just rows and rows of a hundred cots to sleep and instead of cash there's catering bought for $1 per meal.