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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 Sweden94.5%
2 Canada91.5%
3 Australia91.4%
4 Germany87.5%
5 United Kingdom85.9%
6 United States83.7%
7 France82.2%
8 Japan 79.6%
9 Italy69.3%
10 Republic of Korea67.2%

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 data10
Regression equation
Y = 4.550725 X +2.975
Correlation coefficient (r)0.868
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.753

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 97728.015980 X -31654.592
Correlation coefficient (r)0.759
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.576

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -4.545020 X +85.675
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.211
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.045

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 2.184112 X -0.357
Correlation coefficient (r)0.722
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.521

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -24.166884 X +34.096
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.371
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.138