World Happiness Report 2013

Appendix material for Chapter 2

World Happiness: Trends, Explanations and Distribution
John F. Helliwell & Shun Wang

Table A2. National Averages in 2010-12

Country

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia

Social
Positive Negative Happiness GDP per
Region Ladder support Freedom Corruption Donation Generosity affect
affect (yesterday)
capita

4
1
8
9
6
2
7
0
2
8
4
2
0
9
6

4.040
5.550
5.422
5.589
6.562
4.316
7.350
7.369
4.604
5.312
4.804
5.504
6.967
3.528
5.857

0.525
0.759
0.831
0.723
0.906
0.681
0.955
0.929
0.725
0.901
0.580
0.910
0.932
0.500
0.802

0.540
0.553
0.551
0.584
0.764
0.476
0.937
0.913
0.546
0.828
0.707
0.667
0.848
0.771
0.784

1 4.813 0.759
9 3.970 0.854
6 6.849 0.904
1 3.981 0.846
9 4.259 0.742
9 3.706 0.422
3 4.067 0.673

0.372
0.813
0.829
0.599
0.645
0.490
0.941

0.755
0.827
0.681
0.912
0.810
0.915
0.362
0.642
0.810
0.508
0.767
0.688
0.724
0.829
0.813

0.348
0.112
0.106
0.322
0.199
0.079
0.715
0.532
0.188
0.366
0.161
0.145
0.384
0.066
0.218

0.207
-0.192
-0.194
0.046
-0.150
-0.194
0.303
0.119
-0.127
-0.012
-0.025
-0.194
-0.024
-0.118
-0.046

0.663
0.627
0.567
0.659
0.847
0.501
0.820
0.810
0.539
0.591
0.691
0.538
0.828
0.604
0.770

0.270
0.276
0.245
0.361
0.238
0.450
0.210
0.153
0.265
0.459
0.215
0.213
0.235
0.225
0.373

0.721
0.568
0.542
0.708
0.813
0.488
0.863
0.890
0.455
0.577
0.702
0.437
0.821
0.543
0.773

979
7652
7547
5172
14379
4941
34571
35211
8796
21693
1523
12438
32789
1425
4365

36.535
61.417
61.722
34.601
65.543
61.453
72.948
72.148
58.205
64.405
54.965
61.319
71.550
45.280
55.439

0.939
0.815
0.646
0.945
0.734
0.677
0.852

0.236
0.115
0.252
0.154
0.093
0.048
0.535

-0.067
-0.224
-0.070
-0.179
-0.075
-0.066
0.327

0.554
0.734
0.794
0.550
0.571
0.689
0.798

0.358
0.168
0.288
0.246
0.240
0.190
0.361

0.592
0.732
0.853
0.456
0.497
0.683
0.814

7487
12426
9942
11567
1124
524
1977

64.455
36.168
60.500
66.051
36.653
36.291
48.873

Healthy life
expectancy

Cameroon
Canada
Central African
Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
(Brazzaville)
Congo (Kinshasa)
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican
Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea

9
7

4.420 0.747
7.477 0.942

0.792
0.932

0.881
0.437

0.185
0.653

-0.026
0.247

0.607
0.872

0.276
0.236

0.576
0.911

2050
35294

42.807
72.082

9
9
6
5
6
9

3.623 0.435
4.056 0.742
6.587 0.844
4.978 0.782
6.416 0.904
3.851 0.721

0.735
0.536
0.740
0.812
0.818
0.518

0.839
0.873
0.744
0.808
0.843
0.720

0.110
0.167
0.479
0.115
0.257
0.146

-0.024
-0.010
0.129
-0.186
-0.055
-0.013

0.524
0.554
0.809
0.808
0.836
0.668

0.267
0.297
0.302
0.153
0.281
0.184

0.477
0.515
0.792
0.785
0.831
0.681

702
1292
14527
6993
8536
985

39.560
41.886
67.878
64.726
62.697
55.732

9 4.297 0.634
9 4.578 0.757
6 7.257 0.903
1 5.661 0.788
0 6.466 0.820
1 6.290 0.924
0 7.693 0.963
9 4.690 0.633

0.771
0.594
0.912
0.541
0.745
0.771
0.937
0.755

0.822
0.843
0.802
0.957
0.846
0.942
0.176
0.557

0.100
0.085
0.341
0.123
0.500
0.287
0.629
0.130

-0.154
0.006
0.015
-0.234
0.109
-0.097
0.222
-0.084

0.590
0.625
0.886
0.608
0.771
0.623
0.776
0.579

0.300
0.219
0.251
0.267
0.301
0.249
0.179
0.181

0.491
0.576
0.881
0.614
0.737
0.475
0.647
0.673

3831
323
10440
15996
25909
23492
32333
2087

47.308
37.797
67.385
67.409
68.041
69.322
71.228
44.038

6 4.963 0.870
6 5.865 0.814
8 4.273 0.750
6 5.809 0.765
1 5.426 0.899
9 4.561 0.659
0 7.389 0.934
0 6.764 0.935
9 4.114 0.694
2 4.187 0.525
0 6.672 0.942
9 5.091 0.716
0 5.435 0.844
6 5.965 0.810
9 3.847 0.570

0.837
0.779
0.527
0.700
0.716
0.776
0.924
0.859
0.670
0.616
0.894
0.808
0.462
0.774
0.721

0.768
0.745
0.878
0.724
0.751
0.918
0.356
0.623
0.835
0.375
0.678
0.854
0.954
0.835
0.770

0.264
0.191
0.155
0.151
0.181
0.103
0.459
0.271
0.111
0.032
0.451
0.263
0.059
0.330
0.190

-0.046
-0.110
-0.126
-0.136
-0.182
-0.054
0.055
-0.137
-0.235
-0.235
0.046
0.075
-0.326
0.067
0.032

0.798
0.845
0.532
0.840
0.649
0.668
0.801
0.770
0.532
0.525
0.799
0.762
0.602
0.852
0.689

0.293
0.275
0.364
0.335
0.202
0.137
0.203
0.262
0.265
0.246
0.168
0.182
0.322
0.291
0.272

0.835
0.837
0.522
0.839
0.558
0.732
0.857
0.768
0.456
0.527
0.865
0.800
0.471
0.851
0.648

8308
7303
5513
5979
17434
979
31257
29571
13804
4564
34056
1511
23864
4309
986

60.201
62.470
59.792
60.144
66.911
43.343
72.409
72.693
52.727
64.930
73.065
50.926
72.060
58.208
46.641

Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia

6 4.341 0.623
6 5.142 0.782
5 5.523 0.842
1 4.775 0.898
0 7.355 0.978
4 4.772 0.554
3 5.348 0.827
8 4.643 0.596
8 4.817 0.763
0 7.076 0.971
8 7.301 0.893
0 6.021 0.881
6 5.374 0.855
5 6.064 0.908
8 5.414 0.867
2 5.671 0.900
9 4.403 0.828
1 5.222 0.742
8 6.515 0.886
2 5.042 0.878
3 4.787 0.692
1 5.046 0.844
8 4.931 0.723
9 4.898 0.824
9 4.196 0.812
8 5.340 0.836
1 5.426 0.904
0 7.054 0.934
1 4.574 0.756
9 3.966 0.746
9 4.113 0.608
3 5.760 0.817

0.422
0.712
0.888
0.572
0.898
0.710
0.779
0.601
0.360
0.903
0.657
0.611
0.796
0.780
0.747
0.835
0.658
0.560
0.776
0.724
0.882
0.564
0.652
0.618
0.846
0.643
0.529
0.929
0.578
0.516
0.685
0.820

0.765
0.867
0.278
0.953
0.747
0.855
0.963
0.873
0.828
0.595
0.888
0.923
0.914
0.727
0.739
0.835
0.918
0.946
0.522
0.921
0.582
0.924
0.899
0.769
0.829
0.787
0.963
0.384
0.886
0.878
0.869
0.847

0.407
0.301
0.661
0.227
0.651
0.259
0.690
0.510
0.200
0.749
0.524
0.401
0.219
0.284
0.175
0.134
0.245
0.341
0.381
0.123
0.586
0.326
0.355
0.096
0.113
0.399
0.121
0.542
0.230
0.094
0.254
0.351
3

0.245
0.053
0.235
-0.134
0.240
0.022
0.410
0.184
-0.033
0.335
0.133
0.032
-0.079
-0.118
-0.103
-0.195
0.057
0.038
-0.050
-0.088
0.365
-0.021
0.016
-0.089
0.007
0.232
-0.236
0.082
-0.088
-0.055
0.112
0.006

0.592
0.820
0.721
0.650
0.900
0.649
0.877
0.602
0.472
0.859
0.694
0.648
0.836
0.789
0.599
0.710
0.762
0.662
0.781
0.674
0.908
0.562
0.536
0.793
0.582
0.645
0.540
0.820
0.598
0.599
0.764
0.862

0.274
0.288
0.188
0.285
0.157
0.270
0.235
0.488
0.489
0.209
0.355
0.320
0.237
0.178
0.311
0.163
0.182
0.114
0.163
0.152
0.305
0.227
0.332
0.170
0.225
0.301
0.275
0.215
0.366
0.214
0.235
0.174

0.634
0.813
0.798
0.635
0.907
0.667
0.859
0.609
0.454
0.895
0.713
0.581
0.834
0.786
0.610
0.654
0.771
0.574
0.751
0.657
0.909
0.418
0.557
0.796
0.613
0.631
0.462
0.860
0.664
0.448
0.771
0.882

1030
3528
42689
16987
34636
3073
3968
10462
3290
35902
25988
27000
7001
30478
5255
10934
1479
7487
46086
2069
2388
13900
12465
1448
473
15361
16154
68312
9292
861
785
13626

44.413
59.360
70.062
66.325
73.587
54.588
59.300
58.350
57.881
71.406
68.155
73.643
65.934
75.134
61.415
57.843
46.546
58.926
67.360
56.342
48.268
65.267
61.059
40.358
37.184
64.113
65.797
72.839
62.855
49.479
37.253
64.213

Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Cyprus
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda

9 4.247 0.790
0 5.964 0.918
9 4.758 0.780
9 5.477 0.800
6 7.088 0.809
2 5.791 0.848
5 4.834 0.924
1 5.299 0.775
8 4.885 0.730
9 4.971 0.818
3 4.439 0.612
4 4.156 0.747
0 7.512 0.945
7 7.221 0.951
6 5.507 0.853
9 4.152 0.724
9 5.248 0.812
0 5.463 0.871
0 7.655 0.942
8 6.853 0.852
4 5.292 0.542
8 4.700 0.778
6 7.143 0.900
6 5.779 0.896
6 5.776 0.777
3 4.985 0.805
1 5.822 0.937
0 5.101 0.862
8 6.666 0.845
1 5.033 0.727
2 5.464 0.901
9
3.715 0.603

0.759
0.849
0.592
0.848
0.796
0.610
0.673
0.520
0.675
0.639
0.691
0.580
0.908
0.918
0.807
0.777
0.660
0.693
0.947
0.916
0.368
0.523
0.789
0.714
0.744
0.901
0.818
0.772
0.918
0.620
0.615
0.832

0.773
0.849
0.735
0.849
0.669
0.950
0.937
0.732
0.866
0.719
0.695
0.907
0.378
0.273
0.738
0.614
0.907
0.871
0.421
0.451
0.854
0.747
0.842
0.774
0.861
0.788
0.904
0.954
0.140
0.966
0.941
0.115

0.100
0.680
0.272
0.517
0.249
0.204
0.393
0.115
0.074
0.102
0.856
0.236
0.728
0.658
0.239
0.077
0.264
0.436
0.498
0.394
0.385
0.103
0.345
0.445
0.202
0.304
0.327
0.247
0.560
0.226
0.060
0.131
4

-0.056
0.299
0.057
0.179
-0.094
-0.028
0.140
-0.210
-0.189
-0.043
0.676
0.076
0.312
0.271
-0.004
-0.050
0.050
0.045
0.063
0.007
0.163
-0.103
0.005
0.178
-0.109
0.054
-0.034
-0.131
0.096
-0.103
-0.288
-0.035

0.745
0.726
0.771
0.738
0.800
0.573
0.698
0.590
0.671
0.592
0.764
0.711
0.859
0.860
0.800
0.683
0.797
0.709
0.823
0.655
0.599
0.880
0.834
0.779
0.864
0.747
0.734
0.763
0.565
0.599
0.684

0.134
0.369
0.161
0.253
0.250
0.292
0.161
0.389
0.239
0.243
0.205
0.224
0.205
0.216
0.277
0.145
0.194
0.405
0.213
0.295
0.345
0.383
0.177
0.193
0.353
0.339
0.240
0.295
0.324
0.327
0.171
0.143

0.712
0.809
0.804
0.732
0.819
0.526
0.753
0.691
0.654
0.644
0.750
0.739
0.844
0.910
0.772
0.707
0.829
0.790
0.749
0.893
0.682
0.600
0.898
0.755
0.776
0.913
0.640
0.779
0.833
0.470
0.484
0.708

957
22697
2186
12283
12520
2791
3756
10184
4264
823
1325
1087
36854
24478
3270
639
2160
25909
48071
24559
2405
1924
12779
4535
8514
3550
17178
21471
72892
10864
14103
1105

38.648
73.487
45.232
61.622
66.225
60.361
56.603
62.609
60.865
38.211
54.795
52.790
72.338
71.115
62.470
36.664
42.953
68.041
72.492
61.685
53.735
61.203
66.552
62.655
61.715
60.298
66.591
70.877
66.013
64.386
59.729
39.229

Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and
Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab
Emirates
United Kingdom

0.852
0.691
0.773
0.797
0.884
0.921
0.924
0.798
0.897
0.800
0.942
0.826
0.818
0.797
0.837
0.940
0.943
0.655
0.840
0.746
0.842
0.899
0.303

0.624
0.695
0.455
0.748
0.834
0.663
0.902
0.823
0.689
0.659
0.781
0.790
0.570
0.885
0.607
0.930
0.918
0.550
0.712
0.769
0.637
0.870
0.584

0.451
0.857
0.964
0.884
0.075
0.908
0.874
0.398
0.821
0.819
0.842
0.793
0.727
0.751
0.920
0.226
0.319
0.731
0.803
0.685
0.857
0.918
0.840

0.301
0.102
0.152
0.156
0.350
0.316
0.366
0.443
0.132
0.334
0.272
0.474
0.173
0.250
0.200
0.544
0.550
0.364
0.413
0.139
0.276
0.738
0.069

-0.074
-0.096
-0.169
0.000
-0.086
-0.057
-0.022
0.285
-0.188
-0.057
-0.110
0.199
-0.036
-0.051
-0.079
0.134
0.129
0.051
0.009
-0.067
0.098
0.435
-0.084

0.702
0.764
0.531
0.480
0.542
0.653
0.660
0.750
0.770
0.661
0.740
0.844
0.604
0.764
0.821
0.834
0.859
0.545
0.831
0.686
0.720
0.886
0.480

0.251
0.179
0.399
0.295
0.138
0.289
0.288
0.120
0.178
0.178
0.353
0.183
0.241
0.250
0.251
0.183
0.176
0.501
0.129
0.185
0.162
0.143
0.395

0.689
0.775
0.614
0.518
0.572
0.589
0.733
0.794
0.741
0.608
0.804
0.848
0.606
0.656
0.815
0.791
0.907
0.510
0.815
0.751
0.708
0.936
0.362

20546
1730
9634
949
49219
20130
24943
979
9552
26789
26972
4689
1999
7378
5338
33869
39476
4714
30463
1945
1291
7526
902

62.183
48.976
62.551
29.616
71.110
67.308
70.585
43.343
45.275
69.235
73.647
61.951
49.413
61.977
40.925
74.213
73.561
61.940
66.579
55.420
48.695
60.477
46.133

6 6.519 0.863
8 4.826 0.705
8 5.345 0.741
2 5.628 0.955
9 4.443 0.866
2 5.057 0.880

0.775
0.598
0.475
0.786
0.728
0.542

0.904
0.846
0.710
0.597

0.438
0.116
0.126
0.235
0.201
0.087

0.055
-0.194
-0.214
-0.071
0.032
-0.200

0.906
0.590
0.640
0.612
0.693
0.558

0.134
0.280
0.344
0.120
0.257
0.213

0.907
0.571
0.707
0.596
0.710
0.470

23172
8351
12789
7831
1152
6052

62.805
62.922
62.912
54.837
44.821
61.601

8
0

0.895
0.887

0.472
0.744

0.044
0.339

0.765
0.845

0.223
0.180

0.764
0.873

43295
32797

64.545
71.645

8
9
1
9
3
1
1
9
9
5
0
4
9
6
9
0
0
8
5
2
9
3
9

6.480
3.959
4.813
4.318
6.546
5.969
6.060
4.847
4.963
6.267
6.322
4.151
4.401
6.269
4.867
7.480
7.650
3.892
6.221
4.380
3.770
6.371
2.936

7.144 0.878
6.883 0.947

0.843
0.934
0.355
0.448

United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

7 7.082 0.917
6 6.355 0.883
2 5.623 0.920
6 7.039 0.931
3
5.533 0.809
8 4.054 0.683
9 5.006 0.822
9 4.827 0.873

0.834
0.852
0.924
0.780
0.841
0.668
0.726
0.590

0.698
0.537
0.597
0.755
0.766
0.836
0.846
0.842

0.621
0.273
0.226
0.136
0.211
0.080
0.211
0.094

0.191
-0.066
-0.005
-0.196
-0.024
-0.142
0.027
0.018

0.844
0.800
0.783
0.849
0.613
0.518
0.780
0.733

0.254
0.232
0.131
0.168
0.213
0.281
0.227
0.170

0.877
0.750
0.786
0.808
0.637
0.551
0.792
0.728

42068
12538
2756
11182
2905
2235
1416
309

69.689
66.434
60.176
65.104
62.188
50.780
37.099
37.143

Notes for region code: 0. Western Europe; 1. Central & Eastern Europe; 2. Commonwealth of Independent States; 3. Southeast Asia; 4.
South Asia; 5. East Asia; 6. Latin America & Caribbean; 7. Northern America & ANZ; 8. Middle East & North Africa; 9. Sub-Saharan Africa.

Table A3. National Averages in 2005-07

Country
Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Botswana

Social
Positive Negative GDP per
Region Ladder support Freedom Corruption Donation Generosity affect
affect
capita
4
4.051 0.566
0.738
0.744
0.527
0.395 0.644
0.217
688.215
1
4.634
0.821
0.529
0.875
0.272
-0.019
0.553
0.246
6376.64
9
4.151
0.772
0.632
0.895
0.334
0.089 0.629
0.322
3354.65
6
6.193 0.900
0.693
0.869
0.192
-0.140 0.826
0.304
11240.4
2
4.586 0.708
0.549
0.847
0.039
-0.226
0.501
0.440
4363.83
7
7.310 0.967
0.916
0.433
0.739
0.331
0.834
0.226
32478.9
0
7.122 0.936
0.941
0.478
0.705
0.295
0.823
0.174
33626.4
2 4.649 0.820
0.693
0.814
0.062
-0.207
0.516
0.280
5238.69
4
4.473
0.587 0.608
0.798
0.239
0.067
0.618
0.317
1195.5
2
5.637 0.898
0.693
0.697
0.069
-0.243 0.601
0.252
9101.46
0 7.240 0.928
0.912
0.666
0.468
0.060 0.805
0.239
32320.1
6
6.451 0.872
0.705
0.770
0.296
0.005
0.759
0.251
6337.18
9
3.330
0.445
0.580
0.769
0.179
-0.003
0.587
0.309
1371.34
6
5.500
0.815
0.775
0.801
0.227
-0.027
0.755
0.410
3828.53
1
9

4.900
4.739

0.766
0.883

0.342
0.824

0.929
0.731

0.296
0.111
6

0.001
-0.222

0.613
0.688

0.296
0.226

6732.96
11542.2

Healthy life
expectancy
35.270
61.000
33.210
64.920
60.919
72.298
71.365
57.340
53.858
60.653
70.643
60.000
43.738
54.367
64.000
34.965

Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican
Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti

6
1
9
3
9
7
9
6
5
6
6
1
6
0
1
0

6.478
3.844
3.910
3.862
4.100
7.445
3.788
5.879
4.720
6.082
7.258
5.821
5.418
6.238
6.471
7.926

0.885
0.832
0.784
0.734
0.703
0.962
0.600
0.825
0.781
0.902
0.927
0.910
0.970
0.878
0.909
0.963

0.829
0.566
0.585
0.819
0.649
0.946
0.300
0.703

0.735
0.979
0.824
0.860
0.914
0.462
0.921
0.671
0.836
0.811
0.935

0.291
0.184
0.139
0.370
0.180
0.645
0.162
0.539
0.082
0.265
0.392
0.262

-0.023
-0.143
-0.023
0.178
-0.028
0.232
-0.019
0.197
-0.186
-0.038
0.074
-0.095

0.795
0.903
0.662
0.281
0.836
0.832
0.952

6
6
8
6
1
9
0
0
2
0
9
0
6
9
6
6

5.085
5.010
5.425
5.497
5.352
4.064
7.672
6.813
3.691
6.508
4.876
6.327
6.113
4.300
5.993
3.754

0.883
0.875
0.763
0.797
0.903
0.799
0.965
0.941
0.613
0.953
0.729
0.822
0.848
0.585
0.849
0.694

0.872
0.670
0.710
0.661
0.731
0.371
0.969
0.837
0.523
0.822
0.870
0.655
0.646
0.674
0.694
0.449

0.698
0.916
0.204

0.401
0.310
0.646

0.759
0.866

0.310
0.207
0.160
0.227
0.109
0.160
0.391
0.515
0.006
0.563
0.381
0.190
0.416
0.285
0.365
0.558

0.800
0.785
0.117
0.696
0.735
0.782
0.800
0.844
0.759
0.795
0.834
0.859
7

0.014
-0.072
0.235

0.839
0.594
0.684
0.719
0.620
0.853
0.597
0.786
0.814
0.804
0.872
0.586
0.647
0.829
0.730
0.844

0.300
0.226
0.273
0.331
0.260
0.243
0.254
0.345
0.164
0.306
0.238
0.337
0.277
0.253
0.268
0.174

8548.56
10502.5
1032.16
1579.44
1995.19
35037
1354.96
13027.6
4362.94
7490.67
9357.18
16095.8
8948.26
24408
21320.8
33348.9

59.261
65.000
35.328
47.291
41.394
71.772
40.920
67.449
63.902
61.900
66.946
66.500
65.597
67.372
68.143
69.843

0.016
-0.087
-0.110
-0.058
-0.253
0.030
-0.012
0.115
-0.246
0.157
0.206
-0.200
0.156
0.127
0.136
0.397

0.757
0.829
0.701
0.866
0.660
0.561
0.722
0.774
0.430
0.752
0.678
0.715
0.819
0.693
0.768
0.613

0.267
0.322
0.347
0.226
0.196
0.202
0.172
0.260
0.253
0.216
0.207
0.243
0.256
0.295
0.296
0.332

6670.45
6611.74
4544.91
5802.03
17400.7
662.504
30707.9
29297.9
3763.53
31593.8
1231.29
24742.1
4118.67
977.767
2659.05
1023.23

59.411
61.939
58.729
59.415
63.946
41.218
71.457
71.555
64.444
71.728
49.254
70.911
57.406
45.000
55.000
43.208

Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Mauritania
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro

6
5
1
4
3
8
0
8
0
6
5
8
2
9
1
8
2
3
1
8
9
1
1
9
9
3
9
9
6
2
5
1

5.246
5.511
5.076
5.154
5.019
5.321
7.144
7.009
6.712
6.208
6.367
5.942
5.597
4.278
5.104
6.076
4.670
5.220
4.688
5.071
3.701
5.882
4.494
3.980
4.361
6.137
4.014
4.678
6.553
4.939
4.609
5.196

0.876
0.812
0.930
0.624
0.740
0.744
0.967
0.898
0.920
0.909
0.933
0.880
0.868
0.871
0.848
0.919
0.840
0.798
0.860
0.825
0.594
0.936
0.811
0.711
0.577
0.869
0.761
0.782
0.891
0.809
0.881
0.832

0.663
0.910
0.619
0.747
0.663
0.598
0.943
0.752
0.743
0.738
0.829
0.646
0.755
0.689
0.381
0.769
0.680
0.896
0.670
0.687
0.790
0.578
0.439

0.840
0.334
0.905
0.863
0.938
0.752
0.473
0.897
0.931
0.950
0.762
0.667
0.870
0.830
0.896

0.839
0.841
0.555
0.626
0.742
0.600
0.781
0.512

0.684
0.777
0.763
0.588
0.757
0.927
0.927
0.782

0.392
0.551
0.192
0.163
0.593
0.362
0.653
0.592
0.507
0.283
0.292
0.182
0.065
0.190
0.409
0.194
0.091
0.678
0.150
0.381
0.257
0.061
0.380
0.116
0.308
0.472
0.098
0.191
0.235
0.096
0.322
0.187

0.902
0.941
0.924
0.773
0.967
0.866

0.148
0.136
-0.172
-0.058
0.351
0.041
0.233
0.206
0.109
-0.017
-0.112
-0.086
-0.246
0.007
-0.242
-0.099
0.479
-0.196
0.060
0.170
-0.290
0.071
-0.033
0.180
0.134
-0.052
-0.020
-0.105
-0.130
0.083
-0.129

0.810
0.723
0.688
0.676
0.819
0.616
0.878
0.696
0.697
0.788
0.735
0.689
0.660
0.714
0.655
0.846
0.655
0.873
0.663
0.566
0.613
0.606
0.603
0.702
0.699
0.764
0.767
0.769
0.818
0.595
0.571
0.579

0.177
0.236
0.261
0.232
0.255
0.414
0.209
0.314
0.299
0.201
0.182
0.240
0.182
0.180
0.237
0.182
0.145
0.149
0.241
0.306
0.435
0.266
0.251
0.161
0.199
0.198
0.209
0.158
0.234
0.280
0.203
0.340

3349.99
36440.1
16979.2
2293.17
3169
9291.13
38896.4
23776.9
28482.3
7224.37
30506.8
4340.34
9113.84
1370.87
48782.6
1738.56
1754.47
13878.3
9612.4
364.545
14799.7
8248.3
868.675
642.19
12230.8
884.554
2077.26
12308.8
2421.79
3062.29
8942.12

58.391
69.284
64.777
53.353
57.857
57.259
69.751
71.020
72.683
64.743
74.735
60.899
55.855
44.204
58.187
66.921
54.939
46.793
62.932
60.264
35.500
63.570
62.315
48.073
34.665
63.417
37.198
44.444
65.285
59.419
55.500
62.214

Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea

8
9
3
9
4
0
7
6
9
9
0
4
8
6
6
6
3
1
0
6
1
2
9
8
9
1
9
3
1
1
9
5

5.032
4.713
5.322
4.886
4.658
7.458
7.432
4.707
4.000
4.800
7.416
5.506
4.433
6.510
5.002
5.013
4.854
5.737
5.405
6.593
5.219
5.118
4.215
7.173
4.633
4.750
3.607
6.640
5.265
5.811
5.144
5.540

0.813
0.886
0.828
0.830
0.946
0.952
0.872
0.701
0.726
0.959
0.522
0.765
0.944
0.879
0.815
0.798
0.917
0.905
0.927
0.788
0.890
0.718
0.880
0.758
0.844
0.624
0.910
0.954
0.936
0.850
0.800

0.699
0.664

0.935
0.804

0.781
0.551
0.898
0.918
0.791
0.668
0.642
0.960
0.490
0.455
0.761
0.695
0.653
0.839
0.777
0.882
0.755
0.745
0.622
0.915
0.622
0.716
0.453
0.700
0.791
0.542
0.936
0.670
0.687

0.839
0.894
0.484
0.228
0.836
0.753
0.903
0.377
0.818
0.860
0.914
0.888
0.913
0.862
0.957
0.868
0.880
0.953
0.938
0.287
0.793
0.904
0.833
0.051
0.951
0.687
0.860
0.804
9

0.171
0.365
0.174
0.490
0.749
0.683
0.304
0.130
0.334
0.524
0.308
0.135
0.346
0.377
0.198
0.266
0.293
0.189
0.305
0.147
0.047

0.039

0.027
0.121
-0.095
0.026
-0.057
-0.188
-0.086
-0.177
-0.287

0.396
0.184
0.143
0.313
0.612
0.293
0.413
0.179
0.310

0.022
-0.012
-0.171
0.166
0.207
-0.064
0.030
-0.135
-0.073

-0.106
0.333
0.334
0.289
0.065
0.005
0.134
0.090
0.091

0.624
0.628
0.642
0.811
0.680
0.843
0.869
0.794
0.731
0.804
0.832
0.683
0.532
0.833
0.841
0.727
0.810
0.738
0.709
0.828
0.643
0.618
0.735
0.751
0.747
0.576
0.543
0.726
0.678
0.652
0.769
0.669

0.249
0.284
0.070
0.160
0.162
0.223
0.227
0.291
0.169
0.160
0.197
0.280
0.421
0.191
0.261
0.391
0.378
0.260
0.333
0.249
0.312
0.209
0.189
0.237
0.212
0.334
0.336
0.187
0.308
0.307
0.216
0.285

3592.31
681.976
5471.78
961.73
35359.4
25247.9
3073.4
616.348
1781.1
47626.3
2132.26
9472.47
3932.83
6596.16
3101.87
13974.5
21369
26053.7
9544.11
12365.2
840.475
20213.8
1675.29
8858.42
853.438
46602.3
16174.8
23475.6
8787.06
23315.2

59.746
36.887
53.080
43.500
51.250
71.164
70.455
61.339
35.314
41.297
71.954
52.836
60.562
65.927
61.913
60.884
59.421
65.392
69.587
65.953
62.702
58.129
37.537
61.291
47.868
61.720
28.275
69.869
65.998
69.081
43.968
67.837

Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and
Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab
Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

0
4
0
0
5
2
9
3
9

7.072
4.379
7.309
7.473
6.189
4.522
4.002
5.843
3.202

0.959
0.851
0.934
0.951
0.882
0.725
0.727
0.892
0.435

0.849
0.730
0.937
0.919
0.630
0.742
0.746
0.866
0.628

0.770
0.841
0.263
0.386
0.854
0.726
0.692
0.920
0.849

0.290
0.352
0.546
0.707
0.356
0.110
0.137
0.661
0.127

-0.106
0.100
0.136
0.291
-0.037
-0.056
-0.029
0.366
-0.022

0.769
0.733
0.818
0.821
0.814
0.632
0.740
0.821
0.615

0.252
0.218
0.164
0.212
0.094
0.164
0.217
0.171
0.348

27463.2
3665.72
32872.5
36963.6
26693
1375.87
1090.62
6814.58
858.217

72.185
61.447
73.339
72.776
65.519
54.356
45.868
59.942
44.847

6
8
9
2

5.832
5.173
4.096
5.025

0.887
0.806
0.803
0.842

0.840
0.541
0.727
0.582

0.918
0.829
0.856
0.948

0.499
0.157
0.135
0.048

0.127
-0.180
-0.020
-0.233

0.798
0.603
0.649
0.629

0.229
0.395
0.241
0.229

20058.2
11405.3
944.075
5807.51

61.787
61.688
42.677
59.437

8
0
7
6
2
6
3
8
9
9

6.734
6.886
7.364
5.740
5.232
6.847
5.359
4.477
4.414
3.554

0.903
0.976
0.965
0.893
0.903
0.951
0.871
0.825
0.743
0.825

0.898
0.877
0.890
0.797
0.784
0.818
0.902
0.673
0.702
0.443

0.407
0.728
0.606
0.173
0.098
0.272
0.277
0.226
0.152
0.098

-0.051
0.319
0.178
-0.149
-0.111
-0.050
0.061
0.009
-0.019
0.015

0.746
0.820
0.828
0.781
0.728
0.839
0.634
0.592
0.694
0.688

0.275
0.251
0.245
0.290
0.195
0.206
0.205
0.379
0.236
0.281

66854.7
32933.2
42872.3
9867.93
2000.97
9537.82
2237.29
2237.68
1178.57
342.14

63.843
70.323
68.889
65.946
59.400
64.244
61.407
49.500
34.656
33.100

0.444
0.620
0.526
0.597
0.682
0.745
0.868
0.923

Notes for region code: 0. Western Europe; 1. Central & Eastern Europe; 2. Commonwealth of Independent States; 3. Southeast Asia; 4.
South Asia; 5. East Asia; 6. Latin America & Caribbean; 7. Northern America & ANZ; 8. Middle East & North Africa; 9. Sub-Saharan Africa.
Positive affect in 2005-07 does not include happiness (yesterday) since happiness data were not collected in the period.

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Table A4. Change from 2005-07 to 2010-12 for the 130 Countries with Data in Both Periods
Country
Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus

Region
4
1
9
6
2
7
0
2
4
2
0
9
6
1
9
6
1
9
3
9
7
9
6
5
6
6
1
0

ladder
positive affect
-0.011
0.019
0.915
0.075
1.438
0.030
0.369
0.021
-0.269
0.000
0.040
-0.013
0.247
-0.013
-0.045
0.023
0.331
0.072
-0.133
-0.063
-0.274
0.023
0.198
0.017
0.357
0.015
-0.087
-0.059
-0.769
0.046
0.371
-0.045
0.137
-0.045
0.349
-0.113
0.205
0.079
0.320
-0.013
0.032
0.019
0.268
-0.043
0.708
0.024
0.257
-0.005
0.334
0.032
0.000
0.015
-0.160
0.022
0.228
-0.059

negative affect
0.053
0.030
0.039
-0.065
0.009
-0.016
-0.020
-0.015
-0.101
-0.039
-0.004
-0.084
-0.036
0.061
-0.058
-0.012
0.019
-0.033
0.030
0.017
-0.007
0.044
-0.043
-0.011
-0.025
0.013
-0.070
0.048
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Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo

1
0
6
6
8
6
1
9
0
0
2
0
9
0
6
9
6
6
5
1
4
3
8
0
8
0
6
5
8
2
9
1

-0.180
-0.233
-0.122
0.855
-1.153
0.313
0.074
0.497
-0.283
-0.049
0.496
0.163
0.214
-0.891
-0.148
-0.452
0.587
-0.103
0.012
-0.300
-0.382
0.329
-0.677
-0.068
0.293
-0.691
-0.833
-0.303
-0.528
0.074
0.125
0.118

-0.106
-0.067
0.040
0.016
-0.170
-0.026
-0.011
0.107
0.079
-0.004
0.095
0.047
0.084
-0.113
0.034
-0.004
-0.021
0.011
-0.002
-0.038
-0.027
0.059
-0.014
-0.019
-0.002
-0.049
0.047
0.054
-0.090
0.050
0.048
0.007

-0.018
0.005
0.026
-0.047
0.017
0.108
0.006
-0.065
0.031
0.002
-0.006
-0.047
-0.025
0.079
0.035
-0.023
-0.058
0.111
-0.048
0.024
0.039
-0.019
0.075
0.001
0.041
0.021
0.036
-0.004
0.072
-0.019
0.002
-0.123
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Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Mauritania
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Peru

8
2
3
1
8
9
1
1
9
9
3
9
9
6
2
5
1
8
9
3
4
0
7
6
9
9
0
4
8
6
6
6

0.440
0.372
-0.432
0.358
-0.140
0.495
-0.456
0.081
-0.013
-0.248
-0.377
0.233
0.079
0.535
0.852
0.225
0.103
-0.147
0.259
-0.883
-0.502
0.054
-0.210
0.800
0.152
0.448
0.263
-0.214
0.267
0.633
0.777
0.763

-0.065
0.019
0.035
-0.102
-0.031
-0.030
-0.065
-0.004
-0.103
0.065
0.098
-0.022
0.002
-0.018
-0.022
0.127
0.011
0.047
-0.036
0.122
0.031
0.015
-0.009
0.006
-0.048
-0.007
-0.009
-0.028
0.067
0.048
-0.007
0.052

-0.019
0.008
0.156
-0.014
0.026
-0.210
0.008
0.115
0.053
0.036
-0.024
-0.074
0.002
0.016
0.012
-0.042
0.049
-0.010
-0.041
0.136
0.062
-0.018
-0.011
-0.014
-0.024
0.034
0.016
0.065
-0.039
-0.013
-0.068
-0.037
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Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay

3
1
0
1
2
9
8
9
1
9
3
1
1
9
5
0
4
0
0
5
2
9
3
9
6
8
9
2
8
0
7
6

0.131
0.085
-0.305
-0.186
0.346
-0.500
-0.692
-0.674
0.063
0.712
-0.094
0.705
0.249
-0.182
0.728
-0.750
-0.228
0.171
0.303
0.032
-0.142
-0.232
0.527
-0.266
0.687
0.171
0.347
0.032
0.410
-0.003
-0.283
0.615

0.054
0.009
0.025
-0.078
-0.019
-0.051
-0.049
0.017
-0.045
-0.063
-0.184
-0.025
0.007
0.001
-0.008
-0.029
0.111
0.016
0.038
0.018
0.054
-0.020
0.065
-0.134
0.109
0.037
0.044
-0.071
0.019
0.025
0.016
0.019

-0.039
-0.020
-0.038
0.015
-0.038
-0.046
0.014
-0.034
0.064
-0.041
-0.050
-0.019
-0.019
-0.039
-0.107
0.101
-0.035
0.019
-0.036
0.035
0.022
-0.055
-0.027
0.047
-0.095
-0.051
0.016
-0.016
-0.053
-0.071
0.009
-0.057
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Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

2
6
3
8
9
9

0.390
0.192
0.173
-0.424
0.592
1.273

0.055
0.010
-0.021
-0.074
0.086
0.045

-0.064
-0.037
0.008
-0.098
-0.009
-0.111

Notes for region code: 0. Western Europe; 1. Central & Eastern Europe; 2. Commonwealth of Independent States; 3. Southeast Asia; 4.
South Asia; 5. East Asia; 6. Latin America & Caribbean; 7. Northern America & ANZ; 8. Middle East & North Africa; 9. Sub-Saharan Africa.
Positive affect in 2005-07 does not include happiness (yesterday) since happiness data were not collected in the period.

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