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Question: Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with your freedom to choose what you do with your life?
Choices: "Satisfied" "Dissatisfied"
Data: % of "Satisfied"
Period:
Area:
38 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Finland95.5%
2 Sweden94.0%
3 Norway93.8%
4 Denmark92.8%
5 Iceland92.5%
6 Estonia91.6%
7 Luxembourg91.3%
8 Costa Rica90.9%
9 Slovenia90.4%
10 Czech Republic90.2%
11 Switzerland88.2%
12 Ireland88.1%
12 Portugal88.1%
14 Australia 88.0%
15 New Zealand87.2%
16 Canada86.1%
17 Belgium86.0%
18 Netherlands85.8%
19 Mexico85.5%
20 United Kingdom84.9%
21 Austria84.1%
22 Germany83.9%
23 Latvia81.5%
24 Chile80.4%
25 France80.3%
26 Colombia79.9%
27 Israel79.7%
28 Japan79.0%
29 Spain78.1%
30 Poland76.7%
31 United States75.7%
32 Hungary75.3%
33 Slovakia74.2%
34 Republic of Korea73.4%
35 Lithuania71.8%
36 Italy70.4%
37 Greece57.6%
38 Turkiye47.8%

Source
Helliwell, J. F., Layard, R., Sachs, J. D., De Neve, J.-E., Aknin, L. B., & Wang, S. (Eds.). (2024) World Happiness Report 2024. University of Oxford: Wellbeing Research Centre.

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 4.429126 X +3.024
Correlation coefficient (r)0.766
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.587

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 130765.668510 X -61512.009
Correlation coefficient (r)0.460
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.212

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 7.687104 X +74.031
Correlation coefficient (r)0.264
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.070

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -0.094840 X +1.595
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.031
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 9.340959 X +2.139
Correlation coefficient (r)0.224
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.050