Most Happy Nations in the world

[Hyde]

Countries in HPI rank Subregion Life Exp Life Sat Footprint HPI
1. Costa Rica 1a 78.5 8.5 2.3 76.1
2. Dominican Republic 1a 71.5 7.6 1.5 71.8
3. Jamaica 1a 72.2 6.7 1.1 70.1
4. Guatemala 1a 69.7 7.4 1.5 68.4
5. Vietnam 6c 73.7 6.5 1.3 66.5
6. Colombia 1b 72.3 7.3 1.8 66.1
7. Cuba 1a 77.7 6.7 1.8 65.7
8. El Salvador 1a 71.3 6.7 1.6 61.5
9. Brazil 1b 71.7 7.6 2.4 61.0
10. Honduras 1a 69.4 7.0 1.8 61.0
11. Nicaragua 1a 71.9 7.1 2.0 60.5
12. Egypt 3a 70.7 6.7 1.7 60.3
13. Saudi Arabia 3b 72.2 7.7 2.6 59.7
14. Philippines 6c 71.0 5.5 0.9 59.0
15. Argentina 1b 74.8 7.1 2.5 59.0
16. Indonesia 6c 69.7 5.7 0.9 58.9
17. Bhutan 5a 64.7 6.1 1.0 58.5
18. Panama 1a 75.1 7.8 3.2 57.4
19. Laos 6c 63.2 6.2 1.1 57.3
20. China 6a 72.5 6.7 2.1 57.1
21. Morocco 3a 70.4 5.6 1.1 56.8
22. Sri Lanka 5a 71.6 5.4 1.0 56.5
23. Mexico 1a 75.6 7.7 3.4 55.6
24. Pakistan 5a 64.6 5.6 0.8 55.6
25. Ecuador 1b 74.7 6.4 2.2 55.5
26. Jordan 3b 71.9 6.0 1.7 54.6
27. Belize 1a 75.9 6.6 2.6 54.5
28. Peru 1b 70.7 5.9 1.6 54.4
29. Tunisia 3a 73.5 5.9 1.8 54.3
30. Trinidad and Tobago 1a 69.2 6.7 2.1 54.2
31. Bangladesh 5a 63.1 5.3 0.6 54.1
32. Moldova 7b 68.4 5.7 1.2 54.1
33. Malaysia 6c 73.7 6.6 2.4 54.0
34. Tajikistan 7a 66.3 5.1 0.7 53.5
35. India 5a 63.7 5.5 0.9 53.0

Source: http://www.happyplanetindex.org/public-data/files/happy-planet-index-2-0.pdf

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[KS]

^^^ When you get used to earning money like the Indians are now , you loose your happiness.

I would bet that the pre-1991 India would have been much more happy than now.

BTW Congrats

 

[Hyde]

^^^ When you get used to earning money like the Indians are now , you loose your happiness.

I would bet that the pre-1991 India would have been much more happy than now.

BTW Congrats

by this logic, China should have been below India
Brazil should have been below China

and Saudi Arabia should be bottom down the list

 

[Dalai Lama]

^^^ When you get used to earning money like the Indians are now , you loose your happiness.

I would bet that the pre-1991 India would have been much more happy than now.

BTW Congrats

It seems PCI has nothing to do with happiness. Countries like Japan, UK and Hong Kong rank in the 70-80 zone.

 

[Secret Service]

^^^ When you get used to earning money like the Indians are now , you loose your happiness.

I would bet that the pre-1991 India would have been much more happy than now.

BTW Congrats

you mean money makes you unhappy...

 

[Dalai Lama]

Just an observation, it seems two of the 30 most happy countries have had revolutions recently.

Countries in HPI rank Subregion Life Exp Life Sat Footprint HPI
1. Costa Rica 1a 78.5 8.5 2.3 76.1
2. Dominican Republic 1a 71.5 7.6 1.5 71.8
3. Jamaica 1a 72.2 6.7 1.1 70.1
4. Guatemala 1a 69.7 7.4 1.5 68.4
5. Vietnam 6c 73.7 6.5 1.3 66.5
6. Colombia 1b 72.3 7.3 1.8 66.1
7. Cuba 1a 77.7 6.7 1.8 65.7
8. El Salvador 1a 71.3 6.7 1.6 61.5
9. Brazil 1b 71.7 7.6 2.4 61.0
10. Honduras 1a 69.4 7.0 1.8 61.0
11. Nicaragua 1a 71.9 7.1 2.0 60.5
12. Egypt 3a 70.7 6.7 1.7 60.3
13. Saudi Arabia 3b 72.2 7.7 2.6 59.7
14. Philippines 6c 71.0 5.5 0.9 59.0
15. Argentina 1b 74.8 7.1 2.5 59.0
16. Indonesia 6c 69.7 5.7 0.9 58.9
17. Bhutan 5a 64.7 6.1 1.0 58.5
18. Panama 1a 75.1 7.8 3.2 57.4
19. Laos 6c 63.2 6.2 1.1 57.3
20. China 6a 72.5 6.7 2.1 57.1
21. Morocco 3a 70.4 5.6 1.1 56.8
22. Sri Lanka 5a 71.6 5.4 1.0 56.5
23. Mexico 1a 75.6 7.7 3.4 55.6
24. Pakistan 5a 64.6 5.6 0.8 55.6
25. Ecuador 1b 74.7 6.4 2.2 55.5
26. Jordan 3b 71.9 6.0 1.7 54.6
27. Belize 1a 75.9 6.6 2.6 54.5
28. Peru 1b 70.7 5.9 1.6 54.4
29. Tunisia 3a 73.5 5.9 1.8 54.3
30. Trinidad and Tobago 1a 69.2 6.7 2.1 54.2

 

[Windjammer]

Proof if it were needed that one should be more content with wearing a genuine Casio than a fake Rolex.

 

[Hyde]

Just an observation, it seems two of the 30 most happy countries have had revolutions recently.

Yes but also notice that their rulers reigned for decades and yet the public had no problem for these many years.

It is only recently when they felt like a change... otherwise they weren't doing that bad in all fields even before the revolution.

PS: The list hasn't been made by myself so..................

also look at the life expectancy rate and life satisfaction and also ecological footprints.... Pakistan is ranked higher in almost everything comparing to other south asian nations

 

[KS]

by this logic, China should have been below India
Brazil should have been below China

and Saudi Arabia should be bottom down the list

It seems PCI has nothing to do with happiness. Countries like Japan, UK and Hong Kong rank in the 70-80 zone.

you mean money makes you unhappy...

I am just saying that the mad pursuit of money (like what is happening now in India after the economic boom) makes you a little less contented. Dont ya agree??

 

[Dalai Lama]

Yes but also notice that their rules reigned for decades and yet the public had no problem for these many years.

It is only recently when they felt like a change... otherwise they weren't doing that bad in all fields even before the revolution.

PS: The list hasn't been made by myself so..................

also look at the life expectancy rate and life satisfaction and also ecological footprints.... Pakistan is ranked higher in almost everything

Hey, why so defensive? I'm just making observations here. I'm not accusing you of anything.

 

[Spring Onion]

Yes but also notice that their rules reigned for decades and yet the public had no problem for these many years.

It is only recently when they felt like a change... otherwise they weren't doing that bad in all fields even before the revolution.

PS: The list hasn't been made by myself so..................

also look at the life expectancy rate and life satisfaction and also ecological footprints.... Pakistan is ranked higher in almost everything comparing to other south asian nations

nah nah zaki astagfirullah you are touching their raw nerves

 

[Dalai Lama]

Another observation:

56. Palestine
67. Israel

 

[Dalai Lama]

I am just saying that the mad pursuit of money (like what is happening now in India after the economic boom) makes you a little less contented. Dont ya agree??

Well as the saying goes "Man will always want more".

 

[duhastmish]

C.R.E.A.M : CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME .........

THIS chart is all bullshit. they never asked me if i am happy or not during survey - or did they ask any of you ??????

who the hell are they to judge because this chart itself made me angry - count me less now india is on 36 .

 

[GUNS-N- ROSES]

i feel good for our pakistani brothers that they r more happy then us indians.