International index of happiness

World map showing the international happiness index. The “luckiest” ones are marked in light green , the countries that occupy the middle places in the list of 140 countries are marked in yellow and orange, the least “lucky” - in brown . 2016 data

The International Happiness Index ( English Happy Planet Index ) - an index reflecting the well-being of people and the state of the environment in different countries of the world, which was proposed by the New Economics Foundation in July 2006 . The main objective of the index is to reflect the "real" welfare of nations. To compare the standard of living in different countries, GDP per capita or HDI is used , but these indices may not always reflect the real state of affairs. In particular, comparing the value of GDP is considered inappropriate, since the ultimate goal of most people is not to be rich , but to be happy and healthy .

Index Calculation

The IIA is based on common utilitarian principles that most people want to live a long and fulfilling life , and countries strive to do everything possible to achieve the maximum well-being of their citizens, using their available resources wisely and without damaging the environment. Three indicators are used to calculate the index: people's subjective satisfaction with life, life expectancy and the so-called “ ecological footprint ”.

For the first time the IIA was calculated in 2006 - it includes 178 countries. The second time the calculation was made in 2009 - only 143 countries were included in it. At the end of 2009, Costa Rica , the Dominican Republic and Jamaica were the “happiest” countries. The most "unhappy": Zimbabwe , Tanzania and Botswana .

Full list of countries

2006 International Happiness Index ^[1]

2009 International Happiness Index ^[2]

2012 International Happiness Index

A place	A country	HPI
one	Vanuatu	68.21
2	Colombia	67.24
3	Costa Rica	66.00
four	Dominica	64.55
five	Panama	63.54
6	Cuba	61.86
7	Honduras	61.75
eight	Guatemala	61.69
9	Salvador	61.66
ten	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	61.37
eleven	Saint Lucia	61.31
12	Vietnam	61.23
13	Butane	61.08
14	Samoa	60.98
15	Sri Lanka	60.31
sixteen	Antigua and Barbuda	59.23
17	Philippines	59.17
18	Nicaragua	59.09
nineteen	Kyrgyzstan	59.05
20	Solomon islands	58.93
21	Tunisia	58.92
22	Sao Tome and Principe	57.92
23	Indonesia	57.90
24	Tonga	57.90
25	Tajikistan	57.66
26	Venezuela	57.55
27	Dominican Republic	57.14
28	Guyana	56.65
29	Saint Kitts and Nevis	56.14
thirty	Seychelles	56.07
31	China	55.99
32	Thailand	55.39
33	Peru	55.14
34	Suriname	55.03
35	Yemen	55.00
36	Fiji	54.47
37	Morocco	54.43
38	Mexico	54.39
39	Maldives	53.52
40	Malta	53.26
41	Bangladesh	53.20
42	Comoros	52.92
43	Barbados	52.73
44	Malaysia	52.69
45	State of Palestine	52.64
46	Cape Verde	52.41
47	Chile	52.20
48	East Timor	52.04
49	Argentina	51.96
50	Trinidad and Tobago	51.87
51	Belize	51.32
52	Paraguay	51.13
53	Jamaica	51.01
54	Nepal	49.95
55	Mauritius	49.65
56	Mongolia	49.59
57	Uruguay	49.31
58	Ecuador	49.29
59	Uzbekistan	49.22
60	Grenada	48.96
61	Austria	48.77
62	Gambia	48.67
63	Brazil	48.59
64	Iceland	48.35
65	Switzerland	48.30
66	Italy	48.26
67	Iran	47.23
68	Ghana	46.98
69	Bolivia	46.17
70	Netherlands	46.00
71	Madagascar	45.99
72	Cyprus	45.99
73	Algeria	45.89
74	Luxembourg	45.62
75	Bahamas	44.90
76	Papua New Guinea	44.75
77	Myanmar	44.55
78	Belgium	44.04
79	Slovenia	44.03
80	Oman	43.94
81	Germany	43.83
82	Croatia	43.71
83	Lebanon	43.64
84	Republic of China	43.41
85	Haiti	43.34
86	Syria	43.23
87	Spain	43.04
88	Hong Kong	42.88
89	Saudi Arabia	42.65
90	India	42.46
91	Cambodia	42.15
92	Albania	42.13
93	Jordan	42.05
94	New Zealand	41.92
95	Japan	41.70
96	Republic of the Congo	41.59
97	Egypt	41.58
98	Turkey	41.40
99	Denmark	41.40
100	Brunei	41.16
101	Georgia	41.15
102	The Republic of Korea	41.11
103	Bosnia and Herzegovina	40.96
104	Senegal	40.81
105	Azerbaijan	40.69
106	Gabon	40.52
107	Libya	40.33
108	Great Britain	40.29
109	Laos	40.26
110	Benin	40.10
111	Canada	39.76
112	Pakistan	39.40
113	Ireland	39.38
114	Poland	39.29
115	Norway	39.18
116	North Macedonia	39.14
117	Israel	39.07
118	Namibia	38.41
119	Sweden	38.17
120	Romania	37.72
121	Hungary	37.64
122	Guinea	37.42
123	Finland	37.36
124	Mauritania	37.30
125	Kazakhstan	36.92
126	Togo	36.86
127	Kenya	36.70
128	Czech	36.5
129	France	36.42
130	Armenia	36.15
131	Singapore	36.14
132	Slovakia	35.81
133	Greece	35.71
134	Tanzania	35.08
135	Guinea bissau	35.08
136	Portugal	34.83
137	Eritrea	34.49
138	Bahrain	34.35
139	Australia	34.06
140	Mali	33.68
141	Mozambique	33.01
142	Cameroon	32.76
143	Djibouti	32.72
144	Ethiopia	32.53
145	Bulgaria	31.59
146	Nigeria	31.14
147	Moldavia	31.12
148	Burkina faso	30.08
149	Lithuania	29.29
150	USA	28.83
151	Ivory Coast	28.80
152	Rwanda	28.35
153	Sierra Leone	28.24
154	UAE	28.20
155	Angola	27.88
156	South Africa	27.80
157	Sudan	27.74
158	Uganda	27.68
159	Kuwait	27.67
160	Latvia	27.27
161	Niger	26.80
162	Malawi	26.66
163	Zambia	25.91
164	CAR	25.90
165	Belorussia	25.78
166	Qatar	25.50
167	Botswana	25.42
168	Chad	25.37
169	Turkmenistan	23.96
170	Equatorial Guinea	23.77
171	Lesotho	23.05
172	Russia	22.76
173	Estonia	22.68
174	Ukraine	22.21
175	Democratic Republic of Congo	20.69
176	Burundi	19.02
177	Swaziland	18.38
178	Zimbabwe	16.64

A place	A country	HPI
one	Costa Rica	76.1
2	Dominican Republic	71.8
3	Jamaica	70.1
four	Guatemala	68.4
five	Vietnam	66.5
6	Colombia	66.1
7	Cuba	65.7
eight	Salvador	61.5
9	Brazil	61.0
ten	Honduras	61.0
eleven	Nicaragua	60.5
12	Egypt	60.3
13	Saudi Arabia	59.7
14	Philippines	59.0
15	Argentina	59.0
sixteen	Indonesia	58.9
17	Butane	58.5
18	Panama	57.4
nineteen	Laos	57.3
20	China	57.1
21	Morocco	56.8
22	Sri Lanka	56.5
23	Mexico	55.6
24	Pakistan	55.6
25	Ecuador	55.5
26	Jordan	54.6
27	Belize	54.5
28	Peru	54.4
29	Tunisia	54.3
thirty	Trinidad and Tobago	54.2
31	Bangladesh	54.1
32	Moldavia	54.1
33	Malaysia	54.0
34	Tajikistan	53.5
35	India	53.0
36	Venezuela	52.5
37	Nepal	51.9
38	Syria	51.3
39	Myanmar	51.2
40	Algeria	51.2
41	Thailand	50.9
42	Haiti	50.8
43	Netherlands	50.6
44	Malta	50.4
45	Uzbekistan	50.1
46	Chile	49.7
47	Bolivia	49.3
48	Armenia	48.3
49	Singapore	48.2
50	Yemen	48.1
51	Germany	48.1
52	Switzerland	48.1
53	Sweden	48.0
54	Albania	47.9
55	Paraguay	47.8
56	State of Palestine	47.7
57	Austria	47.7
58	Serbia	47.6
59	Finland	47.2
60	Croatia	47.2
61	Kyrgyzstan	47.1
62	Cyprus	46.2
63	Guyana	45.6
64	Belgium	45.4
65	Bosnia and Herzegovina	45.0
66	Slovenia	44.5
67	Israel	44.5
68	The Republic of Korea	44.4
69	Italy	44.0
70	Romania	43.9
71	France	43.9
72	Georgia	43.6
73	Slovakia	43.5
74	Great Britain	43.3
75	Japan	43.3
76	Spain	43.2
77	Poland	42.8
78	Ireland	42.6
79	Iraq	42.6
80	Cambodia	42.3
81	Iran	42.1
82	Bulgaria	42.0
83	Turkey	41.7
84	Hong Kong	41.6
85	Azerbaijan	41.2
86	Lithuania	40.9
87	Djibouti	40.4
88	Norway	40.4
89	Canada	39.4
90	Hungary	38.9
91	Kazakhstan	38.5
92	Czech	38.3
93	Mauritania	38.2
94	Iceland	38.1
95	Ukraine	38.1
96	Senegal	38.0
97	Greece	37.6
98	Portugal	37.5
99	Uruguay	37.2
100	Ghana	37.1
101	Latvia	36.7
102	Australia	36.6
103	New Zealand	36.2
104	Belorussia	35.7
105	Denmark	35.5
106	Mongolia	35.0
107	Malawi	34.5
108	Russia	34.5
109	Chad	34.3
110	Lebanon	33.6
111	North Macedonia	32.7
112	Republic of the Congo	32.4
113	Madagascar	31.5
114	USA	30.7
115	Nigeria	30.3
116	Guinea	30.3
117	Uganda	30.2
118	South Africa	29.7
119	Rwanda	29.6
120	Democratic Republic of Congo	29.0
121	Sudan	28.5
122	Luxembourg	28.5
123	UAE	28.2
124	Ethiopia	28.1
125	Kenya	27.8
126	Cameroon	27.2
127	Zambia	27.2
128	Kuwait	27.0
129	Niger	26.9
130	Angola	26.8
131	Estonia	26.4
132	Mali	25.8
133	Mozambique	24.6
134	Benin	24.6
135	Togo	23.3
136	Sierra Leone	23.1
137	CAR	22.9
138	Burkina Faso	22.4
139	Burundi	21.8
140	Namibia	21.1
141	Botswana	20.9
142	Tanzania	17.8
143	Zimbabwe	16.6

A place	A country	HPI	Satisfaction life	Life expectancy	Ecological footprint
one	Costa Rica	64.0	7.3	79.3	2.5
2	Vietnam	60.4	5.8	75.2	1.4
3	Colombia	59.8	6.4	73.7	1.8
four	Belize	59.3	6.5	76.1	2.1
five	Salvador	58.9	6.7	72.2	2.0
6	Jamaica	58.5	6.2	73.1	1.7
7	Panama	57.8	7.3	76.1	3.0
eight	Nicaragua	57.1	5.7	74.0	1.6
9	Venezuela	56.9	7.5	74.4	3.0
ten	Guatemala	56.9	6.3	71.2	1.8
eleven	Bangladesh	56.3	5.0	68.9	0.7
12	Cuba	56.2	5.4	79.1	1.9
13	Honduras	56.0	5.9	73.1	1.7
14	Indonesia	55.5	5.5	69.4	1.1
15	Israel	55.2	7.4	81.6	4.0
sixteen	Pakistan	54.1	5.3	65.4	0.8
17	Argentina	54.1	6.4	75.9	2.7
18	Albania	54.1	5.3	76.9	1.8
nineteen	Chile	53.9	6.6	79.1	3.2
20	Thailand	53.5	6.2	74.1	2.4
21	Mexico	52.9	6.8	77.0	3.3
22	Brazil	52.9	6.8	73.5	2.9
23	Ecuador	52.5	5.8	75.6	2.4
24	Philippines	52.4	4.9	68.7	1.0
25	Peru	52.4	5.6	74.0	2.0
26	Algeria	52.2	5.2	73.1	1.6
27	Jordan	51.7	5.7	73.4	2.1
28	New Zealand	51.6	7.2	80.7	4.3
29	Norway	51.4	7.6	81.1	4.8
thirty	State of Palestine	51.2	4.8	72.8	1.4
31	Guyana	51.2	6.0	69.9	2.1
32	India	50.9	5.0	65.4	0.9
33	Dominican Republic	50.7	4.7	73.4	1.4
34	Switzerland	50.3	7.5	82.3	5.0
35	Sri Lanka	49.4	4.2	74.9	1.2
36	Iraq	49.2	5.0	69.0	1.4
37	Laos	49.1	5.0	67.5	1.3
38	Kyrgyzstan	49.1	5.0	67.7	1.3
39	Tunisia	48.3	4.7	74.5	1.8
40	Moldavia	48.0	5.6	69.3	2.1
41	Great Britain	47.9	7.0	80.2	4.7
42	Morocco	47.9	4.4	72.2	1.3
43	Tajikistan	47.8	4.4	67.5	0.9
44	Turkey	47.6	5.5	74.0	2.6
45	Japan	47.5	6.1	83.4	4.2
46	Germany	47.2	6.7	80.4	4.6
47	Syria	47.1	4.1	75.9	1.5
48	Austria	47.1	7.3	80.9	5.3
49	Madagascar	46.8	4.6	66.7	1.2
50	France	46.5	6.8	81.5	4.9

Notes

↑ Marks, N., Abdallah, S., Simms, A., Thompson, S. et al. (2006). The Happy Planet Index 1.0 Archived October 4, 2009. (inaccessible link from 05/13/2013 [2248 days] - history ) . New Economics Foundation.
↑ Abdallah, S., Thompson, S., Michaelson, J., Marks, N., Steuer, N. et al. (2009). The Happy Planet Index 2.0 Archived July 10, 2009. (inaccessible link from 05/13/2013 [2248 days] - history ) . New Economics Foundation.

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[1] Marks, N., Abdallah, S., Simms, A., Thompson, S. et al. (2006). The Happy Planet Index 1.0 Archived October 4, 2009. (inaccessible link from 05/13/2013 [2248 days] - history ) . New Economics Foundation.

[2] Abdallah, S., Thompson, S., Michaelson, J., Marks, N., Steuer, N. et al. (2009). The Happy Planet Index 2.0 Archived July 10, 2009. (inaccessible link from 05/13/2013 [2248 days] - history ) . New Economics Foundation.

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