HappyPlanetIndex: Happy Planet Index

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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