The Satisfaction with Life Index was created by Adrian G. White, an Analytic Social Psychologist at the University of Leicester, using data from a metastudy.^[1] It is an attempt to show life satisfaction in different nations.

In this calculation, subjective well being correlates most strongly with health (.7), wealth (.6), and access to basic education (.6). ^{[2] [3] [4]}

This is an example of a recent trend to use direct measures of happiness, such as surveys asking people how happy they are, as an alternative to traditional measures of policy success to GDP or GNP. Some studies suggest that happiness can be measured effectively.^[5][6]

Contents 1 International Ranking (2006) 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

International Ranking (2006) Edit

Rank	Country	SWL	Rank	Country	SWL
1	Denmark	273.33	90	25px Japan	206.67
1	25px Switzerland	273.33	90	25px Yemen	206.67
3	25px Austria	260	92	25px Portugal	203.33
3	25px Iceland	260	93	25px Sri Lanka	203.33
5	25px The Bahamas	256.67	94	25px Tajikistan	203.33
6	25px Finland	256.67	95	25px Vietnam	203.33
7	25px Sweden	256.67	96	25px Iran	200
8	25px Bhutan	253.33	97	25px Comoros	196.67
9	25px Brunei	253.33	98	25px Croatia	196.67
10	Canada	253.33	99	25px Poland	196.67
11	25px Ireland	253.33	100	25px Cape Verde	193.33
12	25px Luxembourg	253.33	101	25px Kazakhstan	193.33
13	25px Costa Rica	250	102	25px South Korea	193.33
14	25px Malta	250	103	25px Madagascar	193.33
15	25px Netherlands	250	104	25px Bangladesh	190
16	25px Antigua and Barbuda	246.67	105	Republic of the Congo	190
17	Malaysia	246.67	106	25px The Gambia	190
18	New Zealand	246.67	107	25px Hungary	190
19	25px Norway	246.67	108	25px Libya	190
20	25px Seychelles	246.67	109	25px South Africa	190
21	25px Saint Kitts and Nevis	246.67	110	25px Cambodia	186.67
22	25px United Arab Emirates	246.67	111	25px Ecuador	186.67
23	United States	246.67	112	25px Kenya	186.67
24	25px Vanuatu	246.67	113	25px Lebanon	186.67
25	25px Venezuela	246.67	114	25px Morocco	186.67
26	25px Australia	243.33	115	25px Peru	186.67
27	25px Barbados	243.33	116	25px Senegal	186.67
28	25px Belgium	243.33	117	25px Bolivia	183.33
29	25px Dominica	243.33	118	25px Haiti	183.33
30	25px Oman	243.33	119	25px Nepal	183.33
31	25px Saudi Arabia	243.33	120	25px Nigeria	183.33
32	25px Suriname	243.33	121	25px Tanzania	183.33
33	25px Bahrain	240	122	25px Benin	180
34	25px Colombia	240	123	25px Botswana	180
35	Germany	240	124	25px Guinea-Bissau	180
36	25px Guyana	240	125	India	180
37	25px Honduras	240	126	25px Laos	180
38	25px Kuwait	240	127	25px Mozambique	180
39	25px Panama	240	128	25px Palestinian Authority	180
40	25px Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	240	129	25px Slovakia	180
41	United Kingdom	236.67	130	25px Myanmar	176.67
42	25px Dominican Republic	233.33	131	25px Mali	176.67
43	25px Guatemala	233.33	132	25px Mauritania	176.67
44	25px Jamaica	233.33	133	25px Turkey	176.67
45	25px Qatar	233.33	134	25px Algeria	173.33
46	Spain	233.33	135	25px Equatorial Guinea	173.33
47	25px Saint Lucia	233.33	136	25px Romania	173.33
48	25px Belize	230	137	25px Bosnia and Herzegovina	170
49	25px Cyprus	230	138	25px Cameroon	170
50	Italy	230	139	25px Estonia	170
51	25px Mexico	230	140	25px Guinea	170
52	25px Samoa	230	141	25px Jordan	170
53	25px Singapore	230	142	25px Syria	170
54	25px Solomon Islands	230	143	25px Sierra Leone	166.67
55	25px Trinidad and Tobago	230	144	25px Azerbaijan	163.33
56	25px Argentina	226.67	145	25px Central African Republic	163.33
57	25px Fiji	223.33	146	25px Republic of Macedonia	163.33
58	25px Israel	223.33	147	25px Togo	163.33
59	25px Mongolia	223.33	148	25px Zambia	163.33
60	25px São Tomé and Príncipe	223.33	149	25px Angola	160
61	25px El Salvador	220	150	25px Djibouti	160
62	France	220	151	25px Egypt	160
63	25px Hong Kong	220	152	25px Burkina Faso	156.67
64	25px Indonesia	220	153	25px Ethiopia	156.67
65	25px Kyrgyzstan	220	154	25px Latvia	156.67
66	25px Maldives	220	155	25px Lithuania	156.67
67	25px Slovenia	220	156	25px Uganda	156.67
68	Taiwan	220	157	25px Albania	153.33
69	25px East Timor	220	158	25px Malawi	153.33
70	25px Tonga	220	159	25px Chad	150
71	25px Chile	216.67	160	25px Côte d'Ivoire	150
72	25px Grenada	216.67	161	25px Niger	150
73	25px Mauritius	216.67	162	25px Eritrea	146.67
74	25px Namibia	216.67	163	25px Rwanda	146.67
75	25px Paraguay	216.67	164	25px Bulgaria	143.33
76	25px Thailand	216.67	165	25px Lesotho	143.33
77	25px Czech Republic	213.33	166	25px Pakistan	143.33
78	25px Philippines	213.33	167	Russia	143.33
79	25px Tunisia	213.33	168	25px Swaziland	140
80	25px Uzbekistan	213.33	169	25px Georgia	136.67
81	25px Brazil	210	170	25px Belarus	133.33
82	25px China	210	171	25px Turkmenistan	133.33
83	25px Cuba	210	172	25px Armenia	123.33
84	25px Greece	210	173	25px Sudan	120
85	25px Nicaragua	210	174	25px Ukraine	120
86	25px Papua New Guinea	210	175	25px Moldova	116.67
87	25px Uruguay	210	176	25px Democratic Republic of the Congo	110
88	25px Gabon	206.67	177	25px Zimbabwe	110
89	25px Ghana	206.67	178	25px Burundi	100

See also Edit

• Happy Planet Index
• Quality of life
• Satisfaction with Life Scale

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ White, A. (2007). A Global Projection of Subjective Well-being: A Challenge To Positive Psychology? Psychtalk 56, 17-20. The data on SWB and SWLS were extracted from a meta-analysis by Marks, Abdallah, Simms & Thompson (2006).
2. ↑ le.ac.ukTemplate:Deadlink
3. ↑ University of Leicester (2006, November 14). "Psychologist Produces The First-ever 'World Map Of Happiness'." ScienceDaily. Accessed July 23, 2011.
4. ↑ BBC News (28 July 2006) "Denmark 'Happiest place on earth'". BBC News. Accessed 23 July 2011.
5. ↑ The True Measure of Success - Wired.com
6. ↑ "Happiness" is not enough- Samuel Brittan: Templeton Lecture Inst. of Economic Affairs 22/11/01

• The World Map of Happiness, Adrian White, Analytic Social Psychologist, University of Leicester.

External linksEdit

• Psychologist Produces The First-ever 'World Map Of Happiness, ScienceDaily (14 Nov 2006)
• Denmark 'happiest place on earth', BBC News (28 July 2006)
• A Global Projection of Subjective Well-being: A Challenge To Positive Psychology? by Adrian G. White, University of Leicester