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Culture > Happy Planet Index: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is calculated from three components: Perceived well-being, life expectancy and ecological footprint. A higher value indicates a happier population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 VanuatuVanuatu 68.21 2006
2 DominicaDominica 64.55 2006
3 Costa RicaCosta Rica 64 2012
4 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 61.37 2006
5 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 61.31 2006
6 SamoaSamoa 60.98 2006
7 VietnamVietnam 60.4 2012
8 EgyptEgypt 60.3 2009
9 ColombiaColombia 59.8 2012
10 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 59.7 2009
11 BelizeBelize 59.3 2012
12 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 59.23 2006
13 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 58.93 2006
14 El SalvadorEl Salvador 58.9 2012
=15 JamaicaJamaica 58.5 2012
=15 BhutanBhutan 58.5 2009
17 TongaTonga 57.9 2006
18 PanamaPanama 57.8 2012
=19 NicaraguaNicaragua 57.1 2012
=19 ChinaChina 57.1 2009
=21 VenezuelaVenezuela 56.9 2012
=21 GuatemalaGuatemala 56.9 2012
23 BangladeshBangladesh 56.3 2012
24 CubaCuba 56.2 2012
25 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 56.14 2006
26 SeychellesSeychelles 56.07 2006
27 HondurasHonduras 56 2012
28 IndonesiaIndonesia 55.5 2012
29 IsraelIsrael 55.2 2012
30 SurinameSuriname 55.03 2006
31 FijiFiji 54.47 2006
32 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 54.2 2009
=33 ArgentinaArgentina 54.1 2012
=33 PakistanPakistan 54.1 2012
=33 AlbaniaAlbania 54.1 2012
36 MalaysiaMalaysia 54 2009
37 ChileChile 53.9 2012
38 MaldivesMaldives 53.52 2006
39 ThailandThailand 53.5 2012
40 ComorosComoros 52.92 2006
=41 BrazilBrazil 52.9 2012
=41 MexicoMexico 52.9 2012
43 BarbadosBarbados 52.73 2006
44 EcuadorEcuador 52.5 2012
45 Cape VerdeCape Verde 52.41 2006
=46 PeruPeru 52.4 2012
=46 PhilippinesPhilippines 52.4 2012
48 AlgeriaAlgeria 52.2 2012
49 East TimorEast Timor 52.04 2006
50 NepalNepal 51.9 2009
51 JordanJordan 51.7 2012
52 New ZealandNew Zealand 51.6 2012
53 NorwayNorway 51.4 2012
=54 PalestinePalestine 51.2 2012
=54 GuyanaGuyana 51.2 2012
=54 BurmaBurma 51.2 2009
57 IndiaIndia 50.9 2012
58 HaitiHaiti 50.8 2009
59 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 50.7 2012
60 NetherlandsNetherlands 50.6 2009
61 MaltaMalta 50.4 2009
62 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 50.3 2012
63 UzbekistanUzbekistan 50.1 2009
64 MauritiusMauritius 49.65 2006
65 Sri LankaSri Lanka 49.4 2012
66 BoliviaBolivia 49.3 2009
67 IraqIraq 49.2 2012
=68 LaosLaos 49.1 2012
=68 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 49.1 2012
70 GrenadaGrenada 48.96 2006
71 The GambiaThe Gambia 48.67 2006
=72 TunisiaTunisia 48.3 2012
=72 ArmeniaArmenia 48.3 2009
74 SingaporeSingapore 48.2 2009
75 YemenYemen 48.1 2009
=76 MoldovaMoldova 48 2012
=76 SwedenSweden 48 2009
=78 MoroccoMorocco 47.9 2012
=78 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 47.9 2012
=80 TajikistanTajikistan 47.8 2012
=80 ParaguayParaguay 47.8 2009
=82 TurkeyTurkey 47.6 2012
=82 SerbiaSerbia 47.6 2009
84 JapanJapan 47.5 2012
=85 GermanyGermany 47.2 2012
=85 FinlandFinland 47.2 2009
=85 CroatiaCroatia 47.2 2009
=88 AustriaAustria 47.1 2012
=88 SyriaSyria 47.1 2012
90 MadagascarMadagascar 46.8 2012
91 FranceFrance 46.5 2012
92 CyprusCyprus 46.2 2009
93 BelgiumBelgium 45.4 2009
94 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 45 2009
95 The BahamasThe Bahamas 44.9 2006
96 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 44.75 2006
97 SloveniaSlovenia 44.5 2009
98 South KoreaSouth Korea 44.4 2009
99 ItalyItaly 44 2009
100 OmanOman 43.94 2006
101 RomaniaRomania 43.9 2009
102 GeorgiaGeorgia 43.6 2009
103 SlovakiaSlovakia 43.5 2009
104 TaiwanTaiwan 43.41 2006
105 SpainSpain 43.2 2009
106 PolandPoland 42.8 2009
107 IrelandIreland 42.6 2009
108 CambodiaCambodia 42.3 2009
109 IranIran 42.1 2009
110 BulgariaBulgaria 42 2009
111 Hong KongHong Kong 41.6 2009
112 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 41.2 2009
113 BruneiBrunei 41.16 2006
114 LithuaniaLithuania 40.9 2009
115 GabonGabon 40.52 2006
116 DjiboutiDjibouti 40.4 2009
117 LibyaLibya 40.33 2006
118 CanadaCanada 39.4 2009
119 HungaryHungary 38.9 2009
120 KazakhstanKazakhstan 38.5 2009
121 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 38.3 2009
122 MauritaniaMauritania 38.2 2009
=123 UkraineUkraine 38.1 2009
=123 IcelandIceland 38.1 2009
125 SenegalSenegal 38 2009
126 GreeceGreece 37.6 2009
127 PortugalPortugal 37.5 2009
128 UruguayUruguay 37.2 2009
129 GhanaGhana 37.1 2009
130 LatviaLatvia 36.7 2009
131 AustraliaAustralia 36.6 2009
132 BelarusBelarus 35.7 2009
133 DenmarkDenmark 35.5 2009
134 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 35.08 2006
135 MongoliaMongolia 35 2009
=136 MalawiMalawi 34.5 2009
=136 RussiaRussia 34.5 2009
138 EritreaEritrea 34.49 2006
139 BahrainBahrain 34.35 2006
140 ChadChad 34.3 2009
141 LebanonLebanon 33.6 2009
142 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 32.7 2009
143 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 32.4 2009
144 United StatesUnited States 30.7 2009
=145 GuineaGuinea 30.3 2009
=145 NigeriaNigeria 30.3 2009
147 UgandaUganda 30.2 2009
148 South AfricaSouth Africa 29.7 2009
149 RwandaRwanda 29.6 2009
150 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 29 2009
=151 SudanSudan 28.5 2009
=151 LuxembourgLuxembourg 28.5 2009
153 United Arab EmiratesUAE 28.2 2009
154 EthiopiaEthiopia 28.1 2009
155 KenyaKenya 27.8 2009
=156 CameroonCameroon 27.2 2009
=156 ZambiaZambia 27.2 2009
158 KuwaitKuwait 27 2009
159 NigerNiger 26.9 2009
160 AngolaAngola 26.8 2009
161 EstoniaEstonia 26.4 2009
162 MaliMali 25.8 2009
163 QatarQatar 25.5 2006
=164 BeninBenin 24.6 2009
=164 MozambiqueMozambique 24.6 2009
166 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 23.96 2006
167 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 23.77 2006
168 TogoTogo 23.3 2009
169 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 23.1 2009
170 LesothoLesotho 23.05 2006
171 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 22.9 2009
172 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 22.4 2009
173 BurundiBurundi 21.8 2009
174 NamibiaNamibia 21.1 2009
175 BotswanaBotswana 20.9 2009
176 SwazilandSwaziland 18.38 2006
177 TanzaniaTanzania 17.8 2009
178 ZimbabweZimbabwe 16.6 2009

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Interesting observations about Culture > Happy Planet Index

  • Zimbabwe has ranked last for happy planet index since 2006.
  • Costa Rica has ranked in the top 3 for happy planet index since 2006.
  • Colombia has ranked in the top 6 for happy planet index since 2006.
  • Vietnam has ranked in the top 5 for happy planet index since 2009.
  • Jamaica has ranked in the top 6 for happy planet index since 2009.
  • Guatemala has ranked in the top 9 for happy planet index since 2006.
  • El Salvador has ranked in the top 9 for happy planet index since 2006.
  • Cuba has ranked in the top 12 for happy planet index since 2006.
  • Honduras has ranked in the top 13 for happy planet index since 2006.
  • Nicaragua has ranked in the top 11 for happy planet index since 2009.
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