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The Satisfaction with Life Index was created by Adrian G. White, an Analytic Social Psychologist at the University of Leicester
University of Leicester

The University of Leicester is a research led university based in Leicester, England, with approximately 20,000 registered students - about 13,000 of them full-time students and 7,000 part-time and/or distance learning....
, using data from a metastudy. It is an attempt to show life satisfaction (subjective life satisfaction
Subjective life satisfaction

Subjective life satisfaction is a measure of an individual's perceived level of well-being and happiness.It is frequently assessed in surveys, by asking individuals how satisfied they are with their own lives....
) in different nations.

In this calculation, subjective well being correlates most strongly with health (.7), wealth (.6), and access to basic education (.6).

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.






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The Satisfaction with Life Index was created by Adrian G. White, an Analytic Social Psychologist at the University of Leicester
University of Leicester

The University of Leicester is a research led university based in Leicester, England, with approximately 20,000 registered students - about 13,000 of them full-time students and 7,000 part-time and/or distance learning....
, using data from a metastudy. It is an attempt to show life satisfaction (subjective life satisfaction
Subjective life satisfaction

Subjective life satisfaction is a measure of an individual's perceived level of well-being and happiness.It is frequently assessed in surveys, by asking individuals how satisfied they are with their own lives....
) in different nations.

In this calculation, subjective well being correlates most strongly with health (.7), wealth (.6), and access to basic education (.6).

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.

International Ranking (2006)


Rank Country SWL Rank Country SWL
1 273.4 90 206.67
2 273.33 91 206.67
3 260 92 203.33
4 260 93 203.33
5 256.67 94 203.33
6 256.67 95 203.33
7 256.67 96 200
8 253.33 97 196.67
9 253.33 98 196.67
10 253.33 99 196.67
11 253.33 100 193.33
12 253.33 101 193.33
13 250 102 193.33
14 250 103 193.33
15 250 104 190
16 246.67 105 190
17 246.67 106 190
18 246.67 107 190
19 246.67 108 190
20 246.67 109 190
21 246.67 110 186.67
22 246.67 111 186.67
23 246.67 112 186.67
24 246.67 113 186.67
25 246.67 114 186.67
26 243.33 115 186.67
27 243.33 116 186.67
28 243.33 117 183.33
29 243.33 118 183.33
30 243.33 119 183.33
31 243.33 120 183.33
32 243.33 121 183.33
33 240 122 180
34 240 123 180
35 240 124 180
36 240 125 180
37 240 126 180
38 240 127 180
39 240 128 180
40 240 129 180
41 236.67 130 176.67
42 233.33 131 176.67
43 233.33 132 176.67
44 233.33 133 176.67
45 233.33 134 173.33
46 233.33 135 173.33
47 233.33 136 173.33
48 230 137 170
49 230 138 170
50 230 139 170
51 230 140 170
52 230 141 170
53 230 142 170
54 230 143 166.67
55 230 144 163.33
56 226.67 145 163.33
57 223.33 146 163.33
58 223.33 147 163.33
59 223.33 148 163.33
60 223.33 149 160
61 220 150 160
62 220 151 160
63 220 152 156.67
64 220 153 156.67
65 220 154 156.67
66 220 155 156.67
67 220 156 156.67
68 220 157 153.33
69 220 158 153.33
70 220 159 150
71 216.67 160 150
72 216.67 161 150
73 216.67 162 146.67
74 216.67 163 146.67
75 216.67 164 143.33
76 216.67 165 143.33
77 213.33 166 143.33
78 213.33 167 143.33
79 213.33 168 140
80 213.33 169 136.67
81 210 170 133.33
82 210 171 133.33
83 210 172 123.33
84 210 173 120
85 210 174 120
86 210 175 116.67
87 210 176 110
88 206.67 177 110
89 206.67 178 100


See also

  • Happy Planet Index
    Happy Planet Index

    The Happy Planet Index is an index of human well-being and environmental impact, introduced by the New Economics Foundation , in July 2006. The index is designed to challenge well-established indices of countries? development, such as Gross Domestic Product and the Human Development Index , which are seen as not taking sustainability into...
  • Quality of life
    Quality of life

    Quality of life is the degree of well-being felt by an individual or group of people.Quality of life cannot be measured directly, however the perception of QOL is made up of of two components: the physical and the psychological....


External links

  • (A. Marks et al)
  • (A. Marks et al)
  • , ScienceDaily (14 Nov 2006)
  • , BBC News (28 July 2006)
  • by Adrian G. White, University of Leicester