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HappyPlanetIndex: Happy Planet Index

Description

Measurements related to happiness and well-being for 143 countries.

Arguments

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)

Source

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

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.

References

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