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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:
148 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Uzbekistan97.0%
2 Norway96.0%
3 Cambodia95.9%
4 Iceland95.5%
5 Finland94.9%
5 Slovenia94.9%
7 Denmark94.6%
8 Sweden94.5%
9 Viet Nam94.0%
10 Kyrgyzstan93.5%
11 Costa Rica93.4%
12 United Arab Emirates93.2%
13 New Zealand92.9%
14 Malta92.7%
14 Singapore92.7%
16 Bahrain92.5%
17 Switzerland91.9%
18 Philippines91.7%
19 Canada91.5%
20 Australia91.4%
21 Netherlands91.3%
22 Laos91.0%
23 Estonia90.9%
24 Austria90.8%
25 Luxembourg90.7%
26 Guatemala90.6%
27 China90.4%
28 Rwanda89.7%
29 Uruguay89.6%
30 Malaysia89.5%
31 India89.3%
32 Portugal89.2%
33 Jamaica89.0%
34 El Salvador88.8%
35 Thailand88.4%
36 Mozambique88.2%
37 Ireland87.9%
38 Bangladesh87.7%
38 Saudi Arabia87.7%
38 Turkmenistan87.7%
41 Myanmar (Burma)87.6%
41 Paraguay87.6%
43 Bolivia87.5%
43 Germany87.5%
45 Indonesia87.3%
46 Panama87.2%
47 Kosovo86.9%
48 Kuwait86.7%
48 Mauritius86.7%
50 Mexico86.2%
51 Dominican Republic86.0%
52 United Kingdom85.9%
53 Czech Republic85.8%
54 Honduras85.7%
55 Maldives85.4%
56 Kazakhstan85.3%
57 Romania84.5%
58 Ecuador84.2%
59 Poland84.1%
59 Sri Lanka84.1%
61 Colombia83.7%
61 United States83.7%
63 Nicaragua83.6%
64 Tanzania83.3%
65 Tajikistan83.2%
66 Argentina82.8%
67 Armenia82.5%
68 Botswana82.4%
69 France82.2%
69 Moldova82.2%
69 Peru82.2%
72 Azerbaijan81.4%
73 Ghana80.7%
74 Niger80.6%
75 Brazil80.4%
76 Israel80.0%
77 Japan79.6%
78 Bulgaria78.8%
79 Albania78.5%
80 Taiwan78.4%
81 Belgium78.3%
81 Georgia78.3%
83 Nepal78.2%
83 Zambia78.2%
85 Malawi78.0%
86 Kenya77.9%
87 Serbia77.8%
88 Morocco77.4%
89 Lithuania77.3%
90 Libya77.1%
91 Slovakia76.6%
92 Cyprus76.3%
93 Spain76.1%
94 Benin75.7%
95 Hungary75.5%
95 Jordan75.5%
97 Croatia75.4%
98 Ethiopia75.2%
99 North Macedonia75.1%
100 Egypt74.9%
100 South Africa74.9%
102 Chile74.2%
103 Cote dIvoire74.1%
104 Nigeria73.7%
105 Liberia73.5%
106 Cameroon73.1%
106 Gabon73.1%
108 Pakistan72.6%
109 Ukraine72.4%
110 Namibia71.9%
111 Russian Federation71.8%
112 Hong Kong, China71.7%
112 Sierra Leone71.7%
114 Latvia71.5%
114 Lesotho71.5%
116 Uganda70.9%
117 Mongolia70.8%
117 Montenegro70.8%
119 Bosnia and Herzegovina70.6%
120 Gambia69.7%
120 Guinea69.7%
120 Mali69.7%
123 Burkina Faso 69.5%
123 Republic of Congo69.5%
123 Senegal69.5%
126 Italy69.3%
127 Zimbabwe67.7%
128 Republic of Korea67.2%
129 Tunisia65.6%
130 Palestinian Territory65.3%
131 Belarus65.0%
132 Eswatini64.7%
133 Iraq63.0%
134 Burundi62.6%
135 Togo61.9%
136 Venezuela61.5%
137 Iran60.8%
138 Yemen60.2%
139 Haiti59.3%
140 Greece58.2%
141 Chad57.9%
142 Turkiye57.6%
143 Mauritania56.1%
144 Madagascar55.2%
145 Comoros54.8%
146 Lebanon52.5%
147 Algeria48.0%
148 Afghanistan38.2%

No data for 90 countries.

Source
Helliwell, John F., Richard Layard, Jeffrey Sachs, and Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, eds. 2021. World Happiness Report 2021. New York: Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data145
Regression equation
Y = 5.730316 X +1.006
Correlation coefficient (r)0.592
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.350

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data146
Regression equation
Y = 88365.940778 X -53308.254
Correlation coefficient (r)0.401
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.161

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data147
Regression equation
Y = 27.169875 X +51.647
Correlation coefficient (r)0.425
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.181

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data147
Regression equation
Y = -4.292532 X +5.918
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.402
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.162

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data144
Regression equation
Y = 1.425033 X +8.391
Correlation coefficient (r)0.021
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000