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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 Denmark7.916
2 Finland7.912
3 Norway7.660
4 Sweden7.588
5 Iceland7.585
6 New Zealand7.390
7 Netherlands7.360
8 Canada7.343
9 Australia7.304
10 United States7.258
11 Luxembourg7.214
12 Switzerland7.084
13 Austria6.939
14 Costa Rica6.932
14 Ireland6.932
16 Israel6.854
17 Belgium6.842
18 United Kingdom6.812
19 Germany6.734
20 Czech Republic6.591
21 France6.524
22 Spain6.363
23 Slovenia6.310
24 Mexico 6.287
25 Estonia6.164
26 Japan6.146
27 Italy6.119
28 Poland6.051
29 Lithuania5.965
30 Chile5.946
31 Latvia5.811
32 Republic of Korea5.642
33 Slovakia5.641
34 Portugal5.571
35 Greece5.534
36 Hungary5.474
37 Colombia5.393
38 Turkiye4.694

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 = 0.673906 X +2.254
Correlation coefficient (r)0.936
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.876

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 26150.054043 X -127372.717
Correlation coefficient (r)0.722
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.521

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 2.504923 X +63.380
Correlation coefficient (r)0.532
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.283

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 0.065496 X +1.156
Correlation coefficient (r)0.165
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.027

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 0.765180 X +4.828
Correlation coefficient (r)0.148
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.022