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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:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
3 Canada86.1%
4 United Kingdom84.9%
5 Germany83.9%
6 France 80.3%
7 Japan79.0%
8 United States75.7%
10 Italy70.4%

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 data7
Regression equation
Y = 3.020818 X +4.166
Correlation coefficient (r)0.581
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.338

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 9933.216916 X +42783.312
Correlation coefficient (r)0.036
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.263458 X +81.303
Correlation coefficient (r)0.007
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.664186 X +0.943
Correlation coefficient (r)0.176
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.031

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 6.853314 X +3.974
Correlation coefficient (r)0.114
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013