What is a good Happy Planet Index score?

The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is an index of human well-being and environmental impact that was introduced by the New Economics Foundation in 2006…

When was Happy Planet Index introduced?

July 2006
The first Happy Planet Index (HPI) was launched by nef (the new economics foundation) in July 2006 to help steer us along this path. 2 It presented a completely new indicator to guide societies, one that measures the ecological efficiency with which happy and healthy lives are supported.

What is wrong with the Happy Planet Index?

It does not reflect inequalities in material conditions between people in a country. It does not properly value the things that really matter to people like social relations, health, or how they spend their free time. And crucially, ever-more economic growth is incompatible with the planetary limits we are up against.

How accurate is the Happy Planet Index?

The correlation between GDP and Happy Planet Index score is indeed very low, at about 0.11.

Is the Happy Planet Index a global report?

(PDF) The Happy Planet Index: 2012 Report. A global index of sustainable well-being The Happy Planet Index: 2012 Report. A global index of sustainable well-being A ‘read’ is counted each time someone views a publication summary (such as the title, abstract, and list of authors), clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text. Learn more

Where does Vietnam rank on the Happy Planet Index?

Global hectares per person. Pop. Vietnam ranks fifth in the Happy Planet Index results, and second in the Asia Pacific region. This South-East Asian country, characterised by its mountains and tropical forests, has a strikingly low Ecological Footprint and economic output per head almost 24 times smaller than nearby Hong Kong.

Which is the happiest country in the world?

The New Economics Foundation (NEF) has released its latest Happy Planet Index (HPI), which ranks the happiest countries in the world. But the NEF’s top 10 strays from more traditional rankings in a natural way — in fact, taking environmental concerns into greater account. The results?

How is the Happiness Index of a country calculated?

Each country’s HPI value is a function of its average subjective life satisfaction, life expectancy at birth, and ecological footprint per capita. The exact function is a little more complex, but conceptually it approximates multiplying life satisfaction and life expectancy and dividing that by the ecological footprint.