Satisfaction with Life Index

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World map indicating world happiness (2006)
  Good situation
  Satisfactory situation
  Noticeable problems
  Difficult situation
  Very serious situation
  Unclassified / no data

The Satisfaction with Life Index was created in 2007 by Adrian G. White, an analytic social psychologist at the

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]

This is an example of directly measuring

GNP. Some studies suggest that happiness can be measured effectively.[4][5]

This Index, however, is not solely based on directly asking "how people feel", but also on its social and economic development.[citation needed]

The

WHO on life expectancy, and from the CIA on GDP per capita to perform a new analysis to come to a unique and novel set of results.[6] Specifically, the extent of correlation between measures of poverty, health and education, and the variable of happiness.[citation needed
]

Satisfaction Index

The subjective well-being index represents the overall satisfaction level as one number.

Analysed data to create the index comes from UNESCO, the CIA, the New Economics Foundation, the WHO, the Veenhoven Database, the Latinbarometer, the Afrobarometer, and the UNHDR. These sources are analyzed to create a global projection of subjective well-being: the first world map of happiness. Whilst collecting data on subjective well-being is not an exact science, the measures used are very reliable in predicting health and welfare outcomes.[6]

International rankings 2007-2017

Rank Country SWL Rank Country SWL
1  Finland 283.33 90  Japan 206.67
2   Switzerland 273.33 91  Portugal 206.67
3  Austria 260 92  Yemen 203.33
4  Iceland 260 93  Sri Lanka 203.33
5  Bhutan 266.67 94  Tajikistan 203.33
6  Denmark 256.67 95  Vietnam 203.33
7  United States 246.67 96  Iran 200
8  The Bahamas 253.33 97  Comoros 196.67
9  Croatia 253.33 98  Brunei 196.67
10  Canada 253.33 99  Ukraine 196.67
11  Ireland 253.33 100  Cape Verde 193.33
12  Luxembourg 253.33 101  Turkmenistan 193.33
13  Costa Rica 250 102  North Korea 193.33
14  Malta 250 103  Madagascar 193.33
15  Netherlands 250 104  Bangladesh 190
16  Jamaica 246.67 105  Republic of the Congo 190
17  Malaysia 246.67 106  The Gambia 190
18  New Zealand 246.67 107  Hungary 190
19  Sweden 246.67 108  Libya 190
20  Seychelles 246.67 109  Zambia 190
21  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 246.67 110  Myanmar 186.67
22  United Arab Emirates 246.67 111  Guyana 186.67
23  Norway 246.67 112  Burundi 186.67
24  Fiji 246.67 113  Lebanon 186.67
25  Morocco 246.67 114  Suriname 186.67
26  Australia 243.33 115  Bolivia 186.67
27  Barbados 243.33 116  Mauritania 186.67
28  Belgium 243.33 117  France 183.33
29  Dominican Republic 243.33 118  Haiti 183.33
30  Qatar 243.33 119  India 183.33
31  Bahrain 243.33 120  Niger 183.33
32  Nigeria 243.33 121  Rwanda 183.33
33  Jordan 240 122  Togo 180
34  Colombia 240 123  Zimbabwe 180
35  Germany 240 124  Guinea-Bissau 180
36  Brazil 240 125  Pakistan 180
37  Costa Rica 240 126  Laos 180
38  Kuwait 240 127  Mozambique 180
39  Panama 240 128  Palestine 180
40  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 240 129  Moldova 180
41  United Kingdom 236.67 130  Indonesia 176.67
42  Dominican Republic 233.33 131  Burkina Faso 176.67
43  Guatemala 233.33 132  Mauritania 176.67
44  Jamaica 233.33 133  Armenia 176.67
45  Israel 233.33 134  Algeria 173.33
46  Spain 233.33 135  Equatorial Guinea 173.33
47  Saint Lucia 233.33 136  Belarus 173.33
48  Belize 230 137  Bosnia and Herzegovina 170
49  Cyprus 230 138  Democratic Republic of Congo 170
50  Italy 230 139  Tunisia 170
51  Mexico 230 140  Sierra Leone 170
52  Samoa 230 141  Syria 170
53  Singapore 230 142  Iraq 170
54  Solomon Islands 230 143  Ivory Coast 166.67
55  Trinidad and Tobago 230 144  Russia 163.33
56  Argentina 226.67 145  Central African Republic 163.33
57  Fiji 223.33 146  North Macedonia 163.33
58  Mongolia 223.33 147  Mali 163.33
59  South Korea 223.33 148  Namibia 163.33
62  France 240 151  Chad 160
60  São Tomé and Príncipe 223.33 149  Angola 160
61  Nicaragua 220 150  Djibouti 160
63  Hong Kong 220 152  Sudan 156.67
64  Papua New Guinea 220 153  Somalia 156.67
65  Kyrgyzstan 220 154  Lithuania 156.67
66  Maldives 220 155  Slovenia 156.67
67  Cameroon 220 156  Tanzania 156.67
68  Taiwan 220 157  Serbia 153.33
69  East Timor 220 158  Malawi 153.33
70  Tonga 220 159  Central African Republic 150
71  Chile 216.67 160  Ghana 150
72  Grenada 216.67 161  Cameroon 150
73  Mauritius 216.67 162  Eritrea 146.67
74  Thailand 216.67 163  Rwanda 146.67
75  Paraguay 216.67 164  Bulgaria 143.33
76  Seychelles 216.67 165  Swaziland 143.33
77  Czech Republic 213.33 166  Iran 143.33
78  Philippines 213.33 167  Kyrgyzstan 143.33
79  Tunisia 213.33 168  Swaziland 140
80  Uzbekistan 213.33 169  Georgia 136.67
81  Brazil 210 170  Belarus 133.33
82  China 210 171  Albania 133.33
83  Cuba 210 172  Armenia 123.33
84  Greece 210 173  South Sudan 120
85  Nicaragua 210 174  Latvia 120
86  Papua New Guinea 210 175  Uganda 116.67
87  Uruguay 210 176  Guinea 110
88  Gabon 206.67 177  Afghanistan 110
89  Ghana 206.67 178  Burundi 100

See also

References

  1. ^ White, Adrian (2007). "A global projection of subjective well-being: A challenge to positive psychology". Psychtalk. 56: 17–20.
  2. ^ University of Leicester (2006, 14 November). "Psychologist Produces The First-ever 'World Map Of Happiness'." ScienceDaily. Accessed 23 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Denmark 'happiest place on earth'". BBC News. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. ^ Pink, Daniel H. (December 2004). "The True Measure of Success". Wired. Vol. 12, no. 12. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. ^ Brittan, Samuel (22 November 2001) "Happiness is not enough Archived 29 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine" Templeton Lecture Inst. of Economic Affairs. Accessed 23 July 2011.
  6. ^ a b "University of Leicester produces the first-ever 'world map of happiness'" (Press release). University of Leicester. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
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