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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:
38 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Finland7.903
2 Iceland 7.564
3 Sweden7.503
4 Denmark7.496
5 Netherlands7.316
6 Norway7.255
7 Israel7.175
8 Luxembourg7.069
9 Australia6.953
10 Switzerland6.948
11 Canada6.931
12 New Zealand6.914
13 Belgium6.857
14 United States6.748
15 Austria6.738
16 United Kingdom6.720
17 Ireland6.714
17 Lithuania6.714
19 Czech Republic6.698
20 Costa Rica6.697
21 Poland6.655
22 France6.645
23 Slovenia6.641
24 Germany6.616
25 Spain6.483
26 Estonia6.419
27 Mexico6.368
28 Slovakia6.220
29 Italy6.171
30 Chile6.137
31 Portugal6.067
32 Hungary6.032
33 Latvia6.030
34 Japan5.957
35 Republic of Korea5.928
36 Greece5.916
37 Colombia5.512
38 Turkiye4.939

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 = 0.940119 X +0.459
Correlation coefficient (r)0.982
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.964

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 30490.873807 X -157333.024
Correlation coefficient (r)0.633
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.401

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 2.891931 X +60.701
Correlation coefficient (r)0.462
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.213

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 0.105763 X +0.887
Correlation coefficient (r)0.200
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.040

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 1.617633 X -0.853
Correlation coefficient (r)0.235
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.055