HappyPlanetIndex: Happy Planet Index
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Description
Measurements related to happiness and well-being for 143 countries.
Format
A dataset with 143 observations on the following 11 variables.
Country Name of country
Region 1=Latin America, 2=Western nations, 3=Middle East, 4=Sub-Saharan Africa,
5=South Asia, 6=East Asia, 7=former Communist countries
Happiness Score on a 0-10 scale for average level of happiness (10 is happiest)
LifeExpectancy Average life expectancy (in years)
Footprint Ecological footprint - a measure of the (per capita) ecological impact
HLY Happy Life Years - combines life expectancy with well-being
HPI Happy Planet Index (0-100 scale)
HPIRank HPI rank for the country
GDPperCapita Gross Domestic Product (per capita)
HDI Human Development Index
Population Population (in millions)
Details
Data for 143 countries from the Happy Planet Index Project that works
to quantify indicators of happiness, well-being, and ecological footprint at a country level.
Source
Marks, N., "The Happy Planet Index", www.TED.com/talks, August 29, 2010.
Data downloaded from http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/
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Description Format Details Source
Description
Measurements related to happiness and well-being for 143 countries.
Format
A dataset with 143 observations on the following 11 variables.
Country | Name of country |
Region | 1=Latin America, 2=Western nations, 3=Middle East, 4=Sub-Saharan Africa, |
5=South Asia, 6=East Asia, 7=former Communist countries |
|
Happiness | Score on a 0-10 scale for average level of happiness (10 is happiest) |
LifeExpectancy | Average life expectancy (in years) |
Footprint | Ecological footprint - a measure of the (per capita) ecological impact |
HLY | Happy Life Years - combines life expectancy with well-being |
HPI | Happy Planet Index (0-100 scale) |
HPIRank | HPI rank for the country |
GDPperCapita | Gross Domestic Product (per capita) |
HDI | Human Development Index |
Population | Population (in millions) |
Details
Data for 143 countries from the Happy Planet Index Project that works to quantify indicators of happiness, well-being, and ecological footprint at a country level.
Source
Marks, N., "The Happy Planet Index", www.TED.com/talks, August 29, 2010.
Data downloaded from http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/
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