India

India

27.8

Happy planet index score

121st out of 147 countries
up 2 places from 2019

27.8

Happy planet index score

121st out of 147 countries
up 2 places from 2019

67.2 years Life expectancy.
108th out of 147 countries.

2.1 tCO2e Carbon footprint.
34th out of 147 countries.

3.6/10 Wellbeing.
138th out of 147 countries.

$6,677

GDP per capita

102nd out of 147 countries.

1,407.56m

Population

2nd out of 147 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.

HPI split by income group data in 2023

Hover over the text on the income decile axis to see the income ranges each decile refers to.

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