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Cross-National Happiness Data
Mental Health & Wellness
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the World Happiness Report, offering a global perspective on well-being and happiness. The data ranks countries based on a happiness score, which is calculated using several key factors including economic strength (GDP per Capita), social support systems, and healthy life expectancy. It explores personal and national variations in happiness, reflecting a worldwide interest in using well-being as a key indicator for government policy. The primary data source is the Gallup World Poll.
Columns
- Country Name: The name of the country.
- Happiness Rank: The global ranking of the country based on its happiness score.
- Happiness Score: The overall score assigned to a country to measure its happiness level.
- Upperwhisker: The upper bound of the confidence interval for the happiness score.
- Lowerwhisker: The lower bound of the confidence interval for the happiness score.
- Economy (GDP per Capita): The score representing the country's economic production per person.
- Social support: The score reflecting the perceived availability of help from family and friends in times of need.
- Healthy life expectancy: The score calculated from data on life expectancy at birth.
- Freedom to make life choices: The score representing the perceived freedom individuals have to choose what they do with their lives.
- Generosity: The score based on recent donations to charity.
- Perceptions of corruption: The score reflecting public perception of corruption in government and business.
Distribution
The data is available in a CSV file format named
2020.csv with a size of 9.2 kB. The dataset contains information for 153 countries, with 11 columns in total. There are no missing or mismatched values across all columns.Usage
This data is ideal for social scientists, economists, and policy makers interested in the drivers of well-being. It can be used for cross-national comparisons, longitudinal analysis of happiness trends, and to identify correlations between economic indicators, social factors, and national happiness levels. Researchers can also use it to explore the impact of factors like generosity and perceptions of corruption on a country's overall happiness.
Coverage
The dataset provides a global snapshot covering 153 countries for the year 2020. It does not contain time-series data covering multiple years but focuses on a single reporting period.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Social Science Researchers: For academic studies on well-being, social capital, and quality of life.
- Government Policy Makers: To inform policies aimed at improving citizen happiness and societal well-being.
- Economists: To analyse the relationship between economic prosperity and happiness.
- Journalists and Data Analysts: For creating reports, articles, and visualisations on global trends in happiness.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Global Happiness Index 2020
- World Happiness Report Metrics
- National Well-being and Happiness Scores
- Cross-National Happiness Data (2020)
- Country Happiness Rankings & Factors
Attributes
Original Data Source: Cross-National Happiness Data
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