HappyPlanetIndex: Happy Planet Index
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HappyPlanetIndex

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Happy Planet Index

Description

Measurements related to happiness and well-being for 147 countries.

Format

A dataset with 147 observations on the following 9 variables.

`Country`	Name of country
`Region`	`1`=Latin America, `2`=N. America and Oceania, `3`=Western Europe, `4`=Middle East and N. Africa,
	`5`=Sub-Saharan Africa, `6`=South Asia, `7`=Eastern Europe and Central Asia, `8`=East Asia
`HPI`	Happy Planet Index (0-100 scale)
`HPIRank`	HPI rank for the country
`LifeExpectancy`	Average life expectancy (in years)
`Footprint`	Ecological footprint - a measure of the (per capita) ecological impact
`LOL`	Ladder of Life (a measure of wellbeing on 0-10 scale)
`GDPperCapita`	Gross Domestic Product (per capita)
`Population`	Population (in millions)

Details

Data for 147 countries from the Happy Planet Index Project that works to quantify indicators of happiness, well-being, and ecological footprint at a country level.
** Updated for 4e (earlier version is now HappyPlanetIndex2010) **