China

41.9

Happy planet index score.

94th out of 152 countries.
up 2 places from 2018.
76.9 years

Life expectancy.

53rd out of 152 countries.

3.74 gha/p

Ecological footprint.

97th out of 152 countries.

5.14/10

Wellbeing.

93rd out of 152 countries.

China

The Chinese landscape covers a vast and diverse area of land, and is home to the world’s largest population. China performs reasonably well on both life expectancy and wellbeing. It’s Ecological Footprint, while far beyond environmental limits, is half that of the USA’s.

$16,092.30

Gross domestic product

65th out of 152 countries.

1,433,78m

Population

1st out of 152 countries.

a note on human rights

Human rights abuses are a problem in most of the world, including in some of the high-ranking countries in the Happy Planet Index results. While the Happy Planet Index may reflect some of the negative impacts of these abuses, it does not seek to directly measure this. For more information about human rights in this country, visit Amnesty International.

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