Global happiness index survey ranked by the top 31 developed countries in China

Among the 178 countries and regions, the Group of 8 ranks 50, and China ranks 31st.

From the ecological environment perspective, in what country or region is the happiest? The British New Economy Fund ranks 178 countries and regions around the world, and generates a "Happiness Index" report. Among them, a group of developed countries have won the championship in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu.

The reason for the unexpected results is that the selection is based on the "Happy input-output ratio", that is, the ratio of people's living standards in a country or region to the utilization of natural resources.

Love life and the earth

The new economy fund is headquartered in the UK and has jointly written this report titled Happy Planet Index with Friends of the Earth in the UK.

The new economy fund said on its website that the report aims to measure the "resource utilization effectiveness" of a country or region in the globalization process ". Simply put, it is whether people can spend the least resources to live the happiest life.

The new economic fund organization explained that the formula is simply to multiply the Satisfaction Index of people's life by the per capita life, and then divide it by the local resource consumption index.

Best in Central America

According to the new economy fund, the most outstanding performing regions in this ranking are central America. Among the top 10 lists, Central America accounts for the majority.

Vietnam became the best Asian country with the ranking 12th, while Singapore became the worst Asian country with the ranking 131st. Ranking 31st in China. Thailand, India, Japan, and South Korea ranked 32nd, 62nd, 95th, and 102nd respectively.

The average scores of African countries were the least satisfactory, taking 7 out of the last 10, and Zimbabwe became the penultimate.

Poor scores in developed countries

Interestingly, the G8 Summit is just around the corner, but none of the Group's members have ranked among the top 50. Britain and the United States ranked 108th and 150th respectively, while Russia, the host of the summit, ranked 172nd. Italy, Germany, Canada, and France ranked 66th, 81st, 111st, and 129th respectively.

Why are the achievements of developed countries unsatisfactory? According to the new economic fund group, this result shows that the high consumption level of resources cannot be directly equal to "happiness.