HappyPlanetIndex: Happy Planet Index

In Lock5withR: Datasets for 'Statistics: Unlocking the Power of Data'

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 Three-digit country code

• 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

Data downloaded from http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/

References

Marks, N., "The Happy Planet Index", www.TED.com/talks, August 29, 2010.

Lock5withR documentation built on May 2, 2019, 3:43 p.m.