The Happy Planet Index (HPI) measures how the countries in the world deliver a long,happy and sustainable lives among its dwellers.This includes every aspect the people need to achieve longer lives and higher state of well being.
They are combining four elements:well-being(residents satisfaction in their over all living),inequality of outcomes(inequalities among the people as to how long they live and how happy they feel),life expectancy(the average duration of how long a person is expected to live.),and ecological footprint(the average impact a resident of a country places on the environment.
The HPI ranked the Phillipines 20th among the Happiest Country in the World based on the 4 elements as follows:
LIFE EXPECTANCY(based on UN)-------67.9 Years,ranking 98 of 140
WELL-BEING--------5.0/10,ranking 83rd
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT-------1.1 global hectares per person,ranking 16th
INEQUALITY -------26%,ranking 90th
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HERE IS LIST OF TOP 20 HAPPIEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD 2016:
- Costa Rica, 44.7 [Previous rank: 1]
- Mexico, 40.7 [Previous rank: 22]
- Colombia, 40.7 [Previous rank: 3]
- Vanuatu, 40.6 [Previous rank: n/a]
- Vietnam, 40.3 [Previous rank: 2]
- Panama, 39.5 [Previous rank: 7]
- Nicaragua, 38.7 [Previous rank: 8]
- Bangladesh, 38.4 [Previous rank: 11]
- Thailand, 37.3 [Previous rank: 20]
- Ecuador, 37.0 [Previous rank: 23]
- Jamaica, 36.9 [Previous rank: 6]
- Norway, 36.8 [Previous rank: 29]
- Albania, 36.8 [Previous rank: 18]
- Uruguay, 36.1 [Previous rank: 93]
- Spain, 36.0 [Previous rank: 62]
- Indonesia, 35.7 [Previous rank: 14]
- El Salvador, 35.6 [Previous rank: 5]
- Netherlands,35.3 [Previous rank: 67]
- Argentina, 35.2 [Previous rank: 17]
- Philippines, 35.0 [Previous rank: 25]
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Dominador Say, undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), said that talks are underway with Chinese embassy officials on this possibility. China’s five major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen will soon be the destination for Filipino domestic workers who are seeking higher income.
Happiest Country in The world 2014
YOU NEED PHP120,000 TO LIVE A SIMPLE ,COMPORTABLE LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINES
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Dominador Say, undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), said that talks are underway with Chinese embassy officials on this possibility. China’s five major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen will soon be the destination for Filipino domestic workers who are seeking higher income.
Happiest Country in The world 2014
YOU NEED PHP120,000 TO LIVE A SIMPLE ,COMPORTABLE LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINES
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