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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:
38 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Norway96.0%
2 Iceland95.5%
3 Finland94.9%
3 Slovenia94.9%
5 Denmark94.6%
6 Sweden94.5%
7 Costa Rica93.4%
8 New Zealand92.9%
9 Switzerland91.9%
10 Canada91.5%
11 Australia91.4%
12 Netherlands91.3%
13 Estonia90.9%
14 Austria90.8%
15 Luxembourg90.7%
16 Portugal89.2%
17 Ireland87.9%
18 Germany87.5%
19 Mexico86.2%
20 United Kingdom85.9%
21 Czech Republic85.8%
22 Poland84.1%
23 Colombia83.7%
23 United States83.7%
25 France82.2%
26 Israel80.0%
27 Japan 79.6%
28 Belgium78.3%
29 Lithuania77.3%
30 Slovakia76.6%
31 Spain76.1%
32 Hungary75.5%
33 Chile74.2%
34 Latvia71.5%
35 Italy69.3%
36 Republic of Korea67.2%
37 Greece58.2%
38 Turkiye57.6%

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 data38
Regression equation
Y = 4.819046 X +2.659
Correlation coefficient (r)0.743
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.552

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 138251.380315 X -71854.502
Correlation coefficient (r)0.491
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.241

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 7.454260 X +74.163
Correlation coefficient (r)0.283
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.080

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 0.209378 X +1.403
Correlation coefficient (r)0.068
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 3.704512 X +9.306
Correlation coefficient (r)0.068
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005