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Satisfaction with Life Index

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World happiness

Green = Happiest > Blue > Purple > Orange > Red = Least Happy; Grey = Data not available

The Satisfaction with Life Index was created by Adrian G. White, an Analytic Social Psychologist at the University of Leicester, using data from a metastudy.[1] It is an attempt to show life satisfaction in different nations.

In this calculation, subjective well being correlates most strongly with health (.7), wealth (.6), and access to basic education (.6). [2] [3] [4]

This is an example of a recent trend to use direct measures of happiness, such as surveys asking people how happy they are, as an alternative to traditional measures of policy success to GDP or GNP. Some studies suggest that happiness can be measured effectively.[5][6]

International Ranking (2006)[]

Rank Country SWL Rank Country SWL
1 Flag of Denmark Denmark 273.33 90 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 206.67
1 File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland 273.33 90 File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 206.67
3 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 260 92 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 203.33
3 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 260 93 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 203.33
5 File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg The Bahamas 256.67 94 File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 203.33
6 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 256.67 95 File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 203.33
7 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 256.67 96 File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 200
8 File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 253.33 97 File:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros 196.67
9 File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 253.33 98 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 196.67
10 Flag of Canada Canada 253.33 99 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 196.67
11 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 253.33 100 File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde 193.33
12 File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 253.33 101 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 193.33
13 File:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica 250 102 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 193.33
14 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 250 103 File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 193.33
15 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 250 104 File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 190
16 File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 246.67 105 Flag of the Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 190
17 Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 246.67 106 File:Flag of The Gambia.svg The Gambia 190
18 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 246.67 107 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 190
19 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 246.67 108 File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya 190
20 File:Flag of the Seychelles.svg Seychelles 246.67 109 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 190
21 File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis 246.67 110 File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 186.67
22 File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 246.67 111 File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 186.67
23 Flag of the United States United States 246.67 112 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 186.67
24 File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu 246.67 113 File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 186.67
25 File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Venezuela 246.67 114 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 186.67
26 File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 243.33 115 File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 186.67
27 File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 243.33 116 File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 186.67
28 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 243.33 117 File:Flag of Bolivia (state).svg Bolivia 183.33
29 File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica 243.33 118 File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 183.33
30 File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 243.33 119 File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal 183.33
31 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 243.33 120 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 183.33
32 File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 243.33 121 File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 183.33
33 File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 240 122 File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin 180
34 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 240 123 File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 180
35 Flag of Germany Germany 240 124 File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau 180
36 File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 240 125 Flag of India India 180
37 File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras 240 126 File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos 180
38 File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 240 127 File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 180
39 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 240 128 File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestinian Authority 180
40 File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 240 129 File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 180
41 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 236.67 130 File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 176.67
42 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 233.33 131 File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali 176.67
43 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 233.33 132 File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania 176.67
44 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 233.33 133 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 176.67
45 File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 233.33 134 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 173.33
46 Flag of Spain Spain 233.33 135 File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea 173.33
47 File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 233.33 136 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 173.33
48 File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize 230 137 File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 170
49 File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 230 138 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 170
50 Flag of Italy Italy 230 139 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 170
51 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 230 140 File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea 170
52 File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 230 141 File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 170
53 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 230 142 File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 170
54 File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 230 143 File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone 166.67
55 File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 230 144 File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 163.33
56 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 226.67 145 File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic 163.33
57 File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 223.33 146 File:Flag of Macedonia.svg Republic of Macedonia 163.33
58 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 223.33 147 File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo 163.33
59 File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 223.33 148 File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 163.33
60 File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe 223.33 149 File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola 160
61 File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 220 150 File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti 160
62 Flag of France France 220 151 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 160
63 File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 220 152 File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 156.67
64 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 220 153 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 156.67
65 File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 220 154 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 156.67
66 File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives 220 155 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 156.67
67 File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 220 156 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 156.67
68 Flag of the Republic of China Taiwan 220 157 File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 153.33
69 File:Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor 220 158 File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi 153.33
70 File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 220 159 File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad 150
71 File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 216.67 160 File:Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire 150
72 File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 216.67 161 File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger 150
73 File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 216.67 162 File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 146.67
74 File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 216.67 163 File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 146.67
75 File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 216.67 164 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 143.33
76 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 216.67 165 File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho 143.33
77 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 213.33 166 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 143.33
78 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 213.33 167 Flag of Russia Russia 143.33
79 File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 213.33 168 File:Flag of Swaziland.svg Swaziland 140
80 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 213.33 169 File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 136.67
81 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 210 170 File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 133.33
82 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 210 171 File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 133.33
83 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 210 172 File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 123.33
84 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 210 173 File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 120
85 File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 210 174 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 120
86 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 210 175 File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 116.67
87 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 210 176 File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo 110
88 File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon 206.67 177 File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 110
89 File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 206.67 178 File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi 100

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ White, A. (2007). A Global Projection of Subjective Well-being: A Challenge To Positive Psychology? Psychtalk 56, 17-20. The data on SWB and SWLS were extracted from a meta-analysis by Marks, Abdallah, Simms & Thompson (2006).
  2. ↑ le.ac.ukTemplate:Deadlink
  3. ↑ University of Leicester (2006, November 14). "Psychologist Produces The First-ever 'World Map Of Happiness'." ScienceDaily. Accessed July 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ BBC News (28 July 2006) "Denmark 'Happiest place on earth'". BBC News. Accessed 23 July 2011.
  5. ↑ The True Measure of Success - Wired.com
  6. ↑ "Happiness" is not enough- Samuel Brittan: Templeton Lecture Inst. of Economic Affairs 22/11/01

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