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The 7th Happy Planet Index: wellbeing instead of GDP
The 7th Happy Planet Index: wellbeing instead of GDP by Saamah Abdallah in Postwachstum, 14th July 2026
Today marks the launch of the 7th edition of the Happy Planet Index (HPI), which has become one of the most prominent alternatives to GDP as a measure of societal success. The results find Costa Rica returning to the top of the index, with Spain in 4th place, Germany in 16th and the USA in 105th (out of 134 countries). The HPI, which was first created 20 years ago in 2006, starts from the question: what…
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