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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:
1 Sweden94.0%
2 Australia 88.0%
3 Canada86.1%
4 United Kingdom84.9%
5 Germany83.9%
6 France80.3%
7 Japan79.0%
8 United States75.7%
9 Republic of Korea73.4%
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 data10
Regression equation
Y = 4.811275 X +2.730
Correlation coefficient (r)0.839
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.704

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 84560.896290 X -20045.723
Correlation coefficient (r)0.423
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.179

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 5.313853 X +77.665
Correlation coefficient (r)0.166
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.028

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 2.366549 X -0.451
Correlation coefficient (r)0.575
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.331

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -7.496130 X +17.215
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.118
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.014