| Cite as |
Top > 64 years |
Middle range ± 42 years |
Bottom <20 years |
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| Costa Rica | 66.7 |
South Korea | 46.9 |
Mozambique | 16.4 |
| Iceland | 66.4 |
China | 45.5 |
Togo | 15.1 |
| Danmark | 65.0 |
Turkey | 41.0 |
Tanzania | 14.4 |
| Switzerland | 65.0 |
Romania | 40.0 |
Burundi | 14.3 |
| Canada | 64.0 |
Egypt | 40.0 |
Zimbabwe | 12.5 |
nation |
Satisfaction with life1 |
Life expectancy2 |
Happy Life Years3 |
| Afghanistan | 4.1 |
45.9 |
19.0 |
| Albania | 4.6 |
76.2 |
35.3 |
| Algeria | 5.4 |
71.7 |
38.7 |
| Andorra | 6.8 |
83.5 |
56.8 |
| Angola | 4.3 |
41.7 |
17.8 |
Argentina |
7.3 |
74.8 |
54.9 |
Armenia |
5.0 |
71.7 |
36.1 |
Australia |
7.7 |
80.9 |
62.9 |
Austria |
7.7 |
79.4 |
60.1 |
Azerbaijan |
5.3 |
67.1 |
35.4 |
Bangladesh |
5.3 |
63.1 |
33.3 |
Belarus |
5.7 |
68.7 |
38.8 |
Belgium |
7.3 |
78.8 |
58.6 |
| Belize | 6.6 |
75.9 |
50.3 |
| Benin | 3.0 |
55.4 |
16.7 |
Bolivia |
6.5 |
64.7 |
42.1 |
| Bosnia | 5.8 |
74.5 |
39.5 |
| Botswana | 4.7 |
48.1 |
22.6 |
Brazil |
7.5 |
71.7 |
53.6 |
Bulgaria |
4.4 |
72.7 |
34.1 |
| Burkina Faso | 4.4 |
51.4 |
22.4 |
| Burundi | 2.9 |
48.5 |
14.3 |
| Cambodia | 4.9 |
58.0 |
28.5 |
| Cameroon | 3.9 |
49.8 |
19.6 |
Canada |
8.0 |
80.3 |
64.0 |
| Central African Republic | 4.6 |
43.7 |
20.2 |
| Chad | 5.4 |
50.4 |
27.0 |
Chile |
6.6 |
78.3 |
51.4 |
China |
6.4 |
72.5 |
45.5 |
Colombia |
7.7 |
72.3 |
55.8 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | 3.7 |
52.3 |
19.4 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 4.4 |
45.8 |
20.2 |
| Costa Rica | 8.5 |
78.5 |
66.7 |
| Croatia | 6.0 |
75.3 |
45.2 |
| Cyprus | 7.0 |
79.0 |
57.0 |
Czech Republic |
6.5 |
75.9 |
49.3 |
Denmark |
8.3 |
77.9 |
65.0 |
| Djibouti | 5.7 |
53.9 |
30.5 |
Dominican Republic |
7.6 |
71.5 |
54.3 |
| Ecuador | 6.4 |
74.7 |
48.0 |
| Egypt | 5.7 |
70.7 |
40.0 |
| El Salvador | 6.7 |
71.3 |
47.6 |
| Estonia | 5.9 |
71.2 |
42.5 |
| Ethiopia | 4.2 |
51.8 |
21.8 |
Finland |
7.9 |
78.9 |
62.3 |
France |
6.6 |
80.2 |
52.8 |
Georgia |
4.3 |
70.7 |
30.1 |
Germany |
7.1 |
79.1 |
55.2 |
| Ghana | 5.2 |
59.1 |
30.9 |
Greece |
6.3 |
78.9 |
51.5 |
Guatemala |
7.2 |
69.7 |
49.8 |
| Guinea | 4.5 |
54.8 |
24.7 |
| Guyana | 6.5 |
65.2 |
42.6 |
| Haiti | 3.9 |
59.5 |
23.3 |
| Honduras | 7.0 |
69.4 |
48.7 |
| Hong Kong | 6.0 |
81.9 |
49.2 |
| Hungary | 5.5 |
72.9 |
40.8 |
| Iceland | 8.2 |
81.5 |
66.4 |
| India | 5.5 |
63.7 |
35.1 |
| Indonesia | 6.1 |
69.7 |
43.8 |
| Iran | 5.8 |
70.2 |
40.9 |
| Iraq | 4.7 |
66.5 |
31.1 |
Ireland |
7.6 |
78.4 |
60.9 |
| Israel | 6.9 |
80.3 |
54.5 |
| Italy | 6.7 |
80.3 |
54.4 |
| Ivory Coast | 4.5 |
47.5 |
21.1 |
| Jamaica | 6.7 |
72.2 |
48.5 |
| Japan | 6.2 |
82.3 |
50.8 |
| Jordan | 6.2 |
71.9 |
42.5 |
| Kazakhstan | 6.1 |
65.9 |
40.4 |
| Kenya | 3.4 |
52.1 |
19.1 |
| Kosovo | 5.4 |
72.1 |
38.9 |
| Kuwait | 6.6 |
77.3 |
51.0 |
| Kyrgezigstan | 5.5 |
65.6 |
36.3 |
| Laos | 6.2 |
63.2 |
39.4 |
| Latvia | 5.3 |
72.0 |
39.1 |
| Lebanon | 4.7 |
71.5 |
33.7 |
| Liberia | 4.3 |
51.0 |
21.8 |
| Lithuania | 5.5 |
72.5 |
41.8 |
Luxembourg |
7.7 |
78.4 |
60.7 |
| Macedonia | 4.7 |
73.8 |
33.8 |
| Madagascar | 3.7 |
58.4 |
21.8 |
| Malawi | 4.8 |
46.3 |
22.1 |
| Malaysia | 6.6 |
73.7 |
48.3 |
| Mali | 4.7 |
53.1 |
25.0 |
| Malta | 7.1 |
79.1 |
56.0 |
| Mauritania | 5.0 |
63.2 |
31.3 |
| Mexico | 7.9 |
75.6 |
59.5 |
| Moldova | 4.9 |
68.4 |
33.2 |
| Mongolia | 5.7 |
65.9 |
37.3 |
| Montenegro | 5.2 |
74.5 |
38.7 |
| Morocco | 5.3 |
70.4 |
37.8 |
| Mozambique | 3.8 |
42.8 |
16.4 |
| Namibia | 5.2 |
51.6 |
26.8 |
| Nepal | 5.3 |
62.6 |
33.3 |
Netherlands |
7.6 |
79.2 |
60.6 |
| New Zealand | 7.5 |
79.8 |
59.7 |
| Nicaragua | 7.1 |
71.2 |
51.0 |
| Niger | 3.8 |
55.8 |
20.9 |
| Nigeria | 5.7 |
46.5 |
26.3 |
| Norway | 7.9 |
79.8 |
62.4 |
| Pakistan | 5.4 |
64.6 |
32.5 |
| Palestina | 5.0 |
72.9 |
36.1 |
| Panama | 7.8 |
75.1 |
58.5 |
| Paraguay | 6.9 |
71.3 |
49.0 |
| Peru | 6.3 |
70.7 |
44.0 |
| Philippines | 5.5 |
71.0 |
42.8 |
Poland |
6.3 |
75.2 |
48.1 |
Portugal |
5.7 |
77.7 |
44.6 |
| Qatar | 6,8 |
76.0 |
50.6 |
Romania |
5.7 |
71.9 |
40.0 |
| Russia | 5.6 |
65.0 |
36.3 |
| Rwanda | 4.3 |
45.2 |
19.5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6.5 |
72.2 |
47.0 |
| Senegal | 4.5 |
62.3 |
27.9 |
| Serbia | 5.6 |
72.4 |
40.5 |
| Sierra Leone | 3.6 |
41.8 |
15.0 |
| Singapore | 6.7 |
79.4 |
54.6 |
| Slovakia | 5.8 |
74.2 |
43.3 |
| Slovenia | 6.9 |
77.4 |
53.3 |
| South Africa | 6.0 |
50.8 |
29.6 |
| South Korea | 6.1 |
77.9 |
46.9 |
| Spain | 7.3 |
80.5 |
58.8 |
| Sri Lanka | 5.1 |
71.6 |
36.2 |
| Sudan | 5.0 |
57.4 |
28.6 |
| Sweden | 7.8 |
80.5 |
62.8 |
| Switzerland | 8.0 |
81.3 |
65.0 |
| Syria | 5,9 |
70.0 |
43.4 |
| Taiwan | 6.2 |
76.4 |
47.4 |
| Tajikistan | 5.1 |
66.3 |
33.8 |
| Tanzania | 2.6 |
51.0 |
14.4 |
| Thailand | 6.6 |
69.6 |
45.8 |
| Togo | 2.6 |
57.8 |
15.1 |
| Trinidad-Tabago | 7.0 |
69.2 |
48.7 |
| Tunisia | 5.9 |
73.5 |
43.3 |
| Turkey | 5.8 |
71.4 |
41.4 |
| Uganda | 4.5 |
49.7 |
23.9 |
| Ukraine | 5.0 |
67.7 |
33.7 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7.3 |
78.3 |
57.2 |
| United Kingdom (Britain) | 7.2 |
79.0 |
56.9 |
| United States of America (USA) | 7.4 |
77.9 |
58.0 |
| Uruguay | 6.8 |
75.9 |
51.2 |
| Uzbekistan | 6.0 |
66.8 |
40.4 |
| Venezuela | 7.2 |
73.2 |
53.0 |
| Vietnam | 6.1 |
73.7 |
45.0 |
| Yemen | 4.8 |
61.5 |
29.4 |
| Zambia | 5.0 |
40.5 |
20.1 |
| Zimbabwe | 2.8 |
40.9 |
12.5 |
Average enjoyment of life assessed by means of surveys in general public samples. Data taken from RankReport 2009-1d.
Life expectancy is estimated on the basis of civil registrations of birth and death around 2005. Source: Human Development Reports. table 1. Missing cases taken from World Life-expectancy Chart http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa042000b.htm
'Happy Life Years' is an estimate of how long and happy the average citizen will live in that nation in this era. Computation: 0-1 enjoyment of life multiplied by expected length of life
This list is included in the
SPSS datafile States of Nations as variable
HLY_LSBW10.11_2000.09
Cite as:
Veenhoven. R.. Happy Life Years in 148 nations
2000-2009. World Database of Happiness. Rank Report 2009-2d.
Internet: worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl