Satisfaction with Life Index

The Satisfaction with Life Index was created by Adrian White, an Analytic Social Psychologist at the University of Leicester.

"The concept of happiness, or satisfaction with life, is currently a major area of research in economics and psychology, most closely associated with new developments in positive psychology. It has also become a feature in the current political discourse in the UK."

This index is based on information from the new economics foundation, the 2003 UN Human Development Report, GDP information from the CIA and access to secondary education information from UNESCO.

This study also shows the correlations between happiness and health (ρ = 0.62), wealth (ρ = 0.52) and education (ρ = 0.51).

Reference

The World Map of Happiness, Adrian White, Analytic Social Psychologist, University of Leicester.