SOURCE
World Database of Happiness, Happiness in Nations, Rank Report 2004/3b.
Equality of happiness in 90 nations 1990-2000. How much citizens differ in enjoyment of their life as a whole
DEFINITION
This data is indicative of how much citizens differ in enjoyment of their life-as-a-whole.Life-satisfaction assessed by means of surveys in samples of the general
population. Scores may be too low in some countries, due to under
sampling of rural and
illiterate population. In this ranking the focus is not on the level of happiness in the country, but on inequality in happiness among citizens.Inequality in happiness can be measured by the
dispersion of responses to survey-questions. The degree of
dispersion can be expressed statistically in the standard deviation and surveys items rated on a 10 step numerical scale are particularly usefull for that purpose. Most scores are based on responses to the following question: "All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life-as-a-whole now? 1 dissatisfied to10 satisfied".
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Egypt: |
3.7 |
|
| #2 |
Tanzania: |
3.6 |
|
| #3 |
Algeria: |
3.2 |
|
| #4 |
South Africa: |
3.1 |
|
| #5 |
Romania: |
3.1 |
|
| #6 |
Venezuela: |
3.1 |
|
| #7 |
Zimbabwe: |
3.1 |
|
| #8 |
Turkey: |
3 |
|
| #9 |
Georgia: |
2.9 |
|
| #10 |
Lithuania: |
2.9 |
|
| #11 |
Brazil: |
2.8 |
|
| #12 |
Morocco: |
2.8 |
|
| #13 |
Jordan: |
2.8 |
|
| #14 |
Poland: |
2.8 |
|
| #15 |
Peru: |
2.7 |
|
| #16 |
Ukraine: |
2.7 |
|
| #17 |
Philippines: |
2.7 |
|
| #18 |
India: |
2.7 |
|
| #19 |
Bulgaria: |
2.7 |
|
| #20 |
Uganda: |
2.7 |
|
| #21 |
Nigeria: |
2.7 |
|
| #22 |
El Salvador: |
2.7 |
|
| #23 |
Hungary: |
2.7 |
|
| #24 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
2.7 |
|
| #25 |
Dominican Republic: |
2.7 |
|
| #26 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
2.7 |
|
| #27 |
Iran: |
2.7 |
|
| #28 |
Honduras: |
2.6 |
|
| #29 |
Lebanon: |
2.6 |
|
| #30 |
Bolivia: |
2.6 |
|
| #31 |
Azerbaijan: |
2.6 |
|
| #32 |
Latvia: |
2.6 |
|
| #33 |
Uzbekistan: |
2.6 |
|
| #34 |
Korea, South: |
2.6 |
|
| #35 |
China: |
2.6 |
|
| #36 |
Moldova: |
2.6 |
|
| #37 |
Uruguay: |
2.6 |
|
| #38 |
Russia: |
2.6 |
|
| #39 |
Armenia: |
2.6 |
|
| #40 |
Angola: |
2.5 |
|
| #41 |
Mexico: |
2.5 |
|
| #42 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
2.5 |
|
| #43 |
Guatemala: |
2.5 |
|
| #44 |
Slovakia: |
2.5 |
|
| #45 |
Kenya: |
2.5 |
|
| #46 |
Belarus: |
2.5 |
|
| #47 |
Bangladesh: |
2.5 |
|
| #48 |
Argentina: |
2.5 |
|
| #49 |
Croatia: |
2.5 |
|
| #50 |
Albania: |
2.5 |
|
| #51 |
Greece: |
2.4 |
|
| #52 |
Slovenia: |
2.4 |
|
| #53 |
Senegal: |
2.4 |
|
| #54 |
Israel: |
2.4 |
|
| #55 |
Estonia: |
2.4 |
|
| #56 |
Chile: |
2.4 |
|
| #57 |
Ghana: |
2.4 |
|
| #58 |
Vietnam: |
2.3 |
|
| #59 |
New Zealand: |
2.3 |
|
| #60 |
Portugal: |
2.3 |
|
| #61 |
Italy: |
2.3 |
|
| #62 |
Taiwan: |
2.3 |
|
| #63 |
Indonesia: |
2.3 |
|
| #64 |
Spain: |
2.2 |
|
| #65 |
United Kingdom: |
2.2 |
|
| #66 |
Colombia: |
2.2 |
|
| #67 |
Germany: |
2.2 |
|
| #68 |
Mali: |
2.2 |
|
| #69 |
Belgium: |
2.2 |
|
| #70 |
France: |
2.2 |
|
| #71 |
Austria: |
2.1 |
|
| #72 |
Luxembourg: |
2.1 |
|
| #73 |
Ireland: |
2.1 |
|
| #74 |
Japan: |
2.1 |
|
| #75 |
United States: |
2.1 |
|
| #76 |
Australia: |
2.1 |
|
| #77 |
Denmark: |
2.1 |
|
| #78 |
Singapore: |
2 |
|
| #79 |
Canada: |
2 |
|
| #80 |
Norway: |
2 |
|
| #81 |
Sweden: |
2 |
|
| #82 |
Switzerland: |
1.9 |
|
| #83 |
Finland: |
1.9 |
|
| #84 |
Iceland: |
1.8 |
|
| #85 |
Malta: |
1.8 |
|
| #86 |
Pakistan: |
1.6 |
|
| #87 |
Netherlands: |
1.6 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
2.5 |
|
DEFINITION: This data is indicative of how much citizens differ in enjoyment of their life-as-a-whole.Life-satisfaction assessed by means of surveys in samples of the general
population. Scores may be too low in some countries, due to under
sampling of rural and
illiterate population. In this ranking the focus is not on the level of happiness in the country, but on inequality in happiness among citizens.Inequality in happiness can be measured by the
dispersion of responses to survey-questions. The degree of
dispersion can be expressed statistically in the standard deviation and surveys items rated on a 10 step numerical scale are particularly usefull for that purpose. Most scores are based on responses to the following question: "All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life-as-a-whole now? 1 dissatisfied to10 satisfied".
SOURCE: World Database of Happiness, Happiness in Nations, Rank Report 2004/3b.
Equality of happiness in 90 nations 1990-2000. How much citizens differ in enjoyment of their life as a whole
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