HappyPlanetIndex {Lock5Data}

Happy Planet Index

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/