Health is the main ingredient of a happy life in Spain, both the male and female population of the country have said.

EFE reports that a new survey conducted by Coca Cola found that this was the top factor, while money and love were placed close behind, according to TypicallySpanish.com.

As well as considering these things important, the happy Spaniard is likely to be married or have a stable partner, and be between the ages of 26 and 35.

Having one or two children is also part of the typically-content Spanish person’s profile, the research - which involved 3,000 people - suggested.

Listening to music, visiting the cinema or the theatre and sleeping a siesta were all revealed to be favourite pastimes of the average Spanish individual.

IdealSpain.com states that Spanish life is often lived on the streets and “the atmosphere is especially vibrant at fiesta time”.