In Australia, we have a saying: "Australia is the lucky country run by second-rate people who share its luck". Go on any Australian subreddit and it will be full of people who are miserable because they struggle to make ends meet. Australia also has its fair share of legit bad news, such as the world's largest drop in disposable income.
But on the other hand, for over a year now, I've been consistently seeing graphs that most European leaders perform even more poorly on the polls than Australia's prime minister does. Such as this one for October 2024 – which shows only Ireland and Switzerland having leaders performing better on the polls. Are most European countries performing that poorly compared to Australia? Also, are Ireland and Switzerland noticeably improving?