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Cantril ladder. The evaluation of life by imagining life as a ladder, with the best possible life for them as a 10, and the worst possible life as a zero.
Period:
Area:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Canada6.803
2 Germany6.753
3 United Kingdom6.728
4 United States6.724
5 France 6.593
6 Italy6.415
7 Japan6.147

Source
Helliwell, J. F., Layard, R., Sachs, J. D., De Neve, J.-E., Aknin, L. B., & Wang, S. (Eds.). (2025). World Happiness Report 2025. University of Oxford: Wellbeing Research Centre.

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 1.000000 X
Correlation coefficient (r)1.000
Coefficient of determination (R2)1.000

Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 1.217562 X -1.446
Correlation coefficient (r)0.990
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.980

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 48571.335062 X -267907.077
Correlation coefficient (r)0.680
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.462

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -6.242185 X +122.923
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.749
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.561

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.429194 X -1.418
Correlation coefficient (r)0.507
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.257

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -4.368070 X +38.866
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.282
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.080