The 2019 Happy Planet Index

rank

country

Life expectancy

Wellbeing

Ecological footprint

HPI SCORE and change since 2018

1st

80.3 years

7.00/10

2.65 gha/p

62.1 (-1.2)

2nd

70.5 years

6.96/10

1.62 gha/p

60.4 (+0.8)

3rd

77.3 years

6.35/10

1.90 gha/p

60.2 (+2.7)

4th

83.8 years

7.69/10

4.14 gha/p

60.1 (+2)

5th

77.0 years

5.81/10

1.51 gha/p

58.8 (-1.4)

6th

78.5 years

6.09/10

2.10 gha/p

57.9 (-0.8)

7th

74.5 years

6.31/10

1.84 gha/p

57.9 (+1.4)

8th

74.3 years

6.26/10

1.77 gha/p

57.9 (-2.3)

9th

75.3 years

5.93/10

1.58 gha/p

57.7 (+0.1)

10th

77.9 years

6.60/10

2.62 gha/p

57.5 (+1.4)

11th

82.3 years

7.21/10

3.87 gha/p

57.4 (+0.1)

12th

71.2 years

6.27/10

1.50 gha/p

57.1 (+2.2)

13th

73.3 years

6.45/10

2.06 gha/p

56.3 (+1.2)

14th

81.3 years

7.16/10

3.95 gha/p

56.0 (+0.3)

15th

76.7 years

6.00/10

2.09 gha/p

55.9 (+2.6)

16th

74.5 years

6.11/10

2.04 gha/p

55.2 (+1)

17th

71.1 years

5.46/10

0.96 gha/p

55.2 (-0.2)

18th

82.3 years

7.43/10

4.59 gha/p

54.9 (+0.9)

19th

Dominican Republic

74.1 years

6.00/10

1.93 gha/p

54.8 (+3.4)

20th

75.1 years

5.49/10

1.52 gha/p

54.7 (+4.3)

21st

75.9 years

6.45/10

2.68 gha/p

54.6 (+2.2)

22nd

72.6 years

5.11/10

0.88 gha/p

54.5 (+4.8)

23rd

75.0 years

6.43/10

2.58 gha/p

54.3 (-0.7)

24th

71.7 years

6.15/10

1.88 gha/p

54.1 (+0.1)

25th

71.5 years

5.69/10

1.44 gha/p

53.7 (+3.2)

26th

76.0 years

6.24/10

2.69 gha/p

53.2 (+2)

27th

70.8 years

5.45/10

1.20 gha/p

53.1 (+3.9)

28th

77.2 years

6.02/10

2.66 gha/p

52.9

29th

81.3 years

7.04/10

4.44 gha/p

52.7 (+0.2)

30th

83.6 years

6.46/10

4.14 gha/p

52.3 (-0.6)

31st

82.7 years

6.69/10

4.41 gha/p

51.8 (+0.6)

32nd

75.0 years

6.24/10

2.85 gha/p

51.5 (+3)

33rd

81.9 years

7.78/10

5.76 gha/p

51.3 (+0.1)

34th

67.9 years

5.49/10

1.15 gha/p

51.2 (+5.2)

35th

82.3 years

7.25/10

5.20 gha/p

51.1 (+1.2)

36th

78.6 years

5.00/10

1.95 gha/p

51.0 (+0.2)

37th

71.9 years

5.80/10

2.04 gha/p

51.0 (+0.4)

38th

82.4 years

7.44/10

5.51 gha/p

50.9 (+0.7)

39th

76.7 years

5.06/10

1.82 gha/p

50.9 (+1)

40th

83.5 years

6.45/10

4.45 gha/p

50.7 (-0.5)

41st

82.8 years

7.40/10

5.61 gha/p

50.5 (+1.1)

42nd

Palestine, State of

74.0 years

4.48/10

0.94 gha/p

50.3 (-1)

43rd

76.7 years

6.09/10

3.19 gha/p

50.0 (+2.2)

44th

71.7 years

5.35/10

1.74 gha/p

49.6 (-0.1)

45th

81.0 years

6.14/10

3.97 gha/p

49.4 (-1.1)

46th

72.1 years

5.08/10

1.59 gha/p

48.9 (+2.4)

47th

82.2 years

5.95/10

4.04 gha/p

48.8 (+3.5)

48th

75.4 years

5.47/10

2.56 gha/p

48.4 (+0.2)

49th

83.0 years

7.33/10

6.11 gha/p

48.2 (+0.9)

50th

73.0 years

5.17/10

1.97 gha/p

48.0

51st

69.8 years

5.00/10

1.36 gha/p

48.0 (-0.6)

52nd

83.0 years

7.53/10

6.46 gha/p

48.0 (+1.1)

53rd

81.3 years

6.67/10

5.05 gha/p

47.9 (+2.1)

54th

Bosnia and Herzegovina

77.4 years

6.02/10

3.65 gha/p

47.8 (+0.1)

55th

74.3 years

5.65/10

2.80 gha/p

47.6 (+0.7)

56th

Congo (Brazzaville)

64.6 years

5.21/10

1.05 gha/p

47.2 (-1.6)

57th

84.6 years

5.91/10

4.71 gha/p

47.1 (+0.5)

58th

79.4 years

6.97/10

5.40 gha/p

46.8 (-0.1)

59th

81.5 years

7.20/10

6.05 gha/p

46.8 (-1.3)

60th

77.0 years

4.21/10

1.50 gha/p

46.8 (-1.7)

61st

77.5 years

6.24/10

4.22 gha/p

46.6 (+0.7)

62nd

76.9 years

4.74/10

2.22 gha/p

46.5 (-1.7)

63rd

82.0 years

6.10/10

4.78 gha/p

46.3 (+0.2)

64th

76.0 years

6.13/10

3.93 gha/p

46.2 (-1.4)

65th

78.5 years

5.63/10

3.64 gha/p

46.2 (+0.7)

66th

64.1 years

5.12/10

1.07 gha/p

46.0 (+6.9)

67th

80.2 years

5.94/10

4.44 gha/p

45.6 (-3.1)

68th

83.6 years

6.38/10

5.60 gha/p

45.5 (+0.4)

69th

76.9 years

6.00/10

4.07 gha/p

45.4 (-0.5)

70th

80.9 years

7.69/10

7.05 gha/p

45.3 (+0.1)

71st

70.6 years

4.84/10

1.74 gha/p

45.3 (-0.1)

72nd

66.7 years

4.62/10

0.99 gha/p

45.2 (+0.1)

73rd

67.3 years

4.44/10

0.87 gha/p

45.1 (-7.3)

74th

78.7 years

6.24/10

4.77 gha/p

45.0 (+0.7)

75th

71.5 years

5.67/10

2.94 gha/p

45.0 (-0.9)

76th

63.4 years

4.95/10

0.99 gha/p

44.8 (+4.6)

77th

66.1 years

4.20/10

0.52 gha/p

44.6 (+8.6)

78th

73.8 years

4.89/10

2.43 gha/p

44.3 (+0.9)

79th

60.9 years

4.93/10

0.72 gha/p

44.2 (+2.6)

80th

67.0 years

4.34/10

0.87 gha/p

44.2 (+2.3)

81st

76.7 years

4.32/10

2.12 gha/p

43.9 (-2.8)

82nd

North Macedonia

75.8 years

5.02/10

2.95 gha/p

43.9 (-1.4)

83rd

74.5 years

4.45/10

2.03 gha/p

43.9 (-1.6)

84th

76.7 years

5.01/10

3.12 gha/p

43.6 (+4.8)

85th

82.5 years

6.73/10

6.50 gha/p

43.5 (-2.6)

86th

72.0 years

4.33/10

1.67 gha/p

43.2 (+2.6)

87th

80.5 years

6.54/10

5.97 gha/p

43.2 (+0.3)

88th

83.4 years

7.23/10

7.53 gha/p

43.1 (-0.2)

89th

74.8 years

5.82/10

4.11 gha/p

42.9 (+3.5)

90th

67.9 years

5.20/10

2.28 gha/p

42.8 (+2.3)

91st

72.9 years

5.33/10

3.21 gha/p

42.7 (-0.2)

92nd

81.6 years

6.77/10

6.69 gha/p

42.5 (-0.8)

93rd

64.3 years

4.61/10

1.12 gha/p

42.4 (+4.3)

94th

76.9 years

5.14/10

3.74 gha/p

41.9 (+0.1)

95th

76.2 years

5.43/10

4.07 gha/p

41.7 (+0.2)

96th

66.6 years

4.10/10

0.94 gha/p

41.7 (-1.5)

97th

75.1 years

6.56/10

5.52 gha/p

41.6 (+1.5)

98th

61.6 years

4.74/10

1.06 gha/p

41.5 (-0.8)

99th

61.8 years

4.98/10

1.39 gha/p

41.4 (-4.9)

100th

62.4 years

5.00/10

1.51 gha/p

41.4 (-0.5)

101st

76.9 years

5.39/10

4.22 gha/p

41.3 (-2)

102nd

77.7 years

4.87/10

3.61 gha/p

41.3 (-1.9)

103rd

72.1 years

4.70/10

2.64 gha/p

40.9 (+0.4)

104th

Congo (Kinshasa)

60.7 years

4.42/10

0.73 gha/p

40.5

105th

82.4 years

7.11/10

8.15 gha/p

40.2 (-0.3)

106th

75.0 years

5.11/10

3.83 gha/p

40.1 (-0.5)

107th

67.1 years

4.43/10

1.75 gha/p

40.0 (+0.2)

108th

59.3 years

4.94/10

1.24 gha/p

39.9 (-1.6)

109th

66.5 years

4.91/10

2.32 gha/p

39.9 (+0.6)

110th

83.0 years

5.90/10

6.45 gha/p

39.8

111th

57.8 years

5.39/10

1.58 gha/p

39.6 (+0.5)

112th

65.3 years

4.24/10

1.34 gha/p

39.6

113th

64.1 years

4.97/10

2.10 gha/p

39.5 (-0.2)

114th

59.3 years

4.99/10

1.41 gha/p

39.3 (+3.6)

115th

69.0 years

3.27/10

0.61 gha/p

39.2 (-1.9)

116th

78.9 years

4.02/10

3.05 gha/p

39.0 (-6.8)

117th

64.3 years

3.87/10

0.89 gha/p

38.7 (+4)

118th

73.6 years

6.27/10

5.72 gha/p

38.6 (+1.9)

119th

64.0 years

3.61/10

0.62 gha/p

38.2 (+0.3)

120th

61.6 years

4.77/10

1.77 gha/p

38.1 (-2.8)

121st

61.6 years

3.78/10

0.59 gha/p

37.7 (+0.3)

122nd

United States of America

78.9 years

6.94/10

8.21 gha/p

37.4

123rd

61.0 years

4.18/10

1.09 gha/p

37.3 (+1.1)

124th

65.5 years

3.64/10

1.09 gha/p

37.0 (+1.8)

125th

75.9 years

6.06/10

6.42 gha/p

36.9 (-1.9)

126th

63.7 years

4.44/10

1.94 gha/p

36.8 (-1.8)

127th

71.8 years

5.20/10

4.39 gha/p

36.7

128th

69.7 years

3.25/10

1.22 gha/p

36.4 (-3.9)

129th

64.1 years

5.03/10

2.97 gha/p

36.2 (+1.2)

130th

60.2 years

4.40/10

1.67 gha/p

35.3 (+2)

131st

72.6 years

5.44/10

5.46 gha/p

34.9 (-0.2)

132nd

64.9 years

4.15/10

2.24 gha/p

34.7 (-0.7)

133rd

78.8 years

6.03/10

7.85 gha/p

34.4 (-0.9)

134th

63.9 years

3.31/10

0.93 gha/p

34.4 (-4.6)

135th

United Arab Emirates

78.0 years

6.71/10

8.94 gha/p

34.3 (+0.4)

136th

75.3 years

5.97/10

7.15 gha/p

34.1 (-1.1)

137th

54.7 years

4.36/10

0.99 gha/p

34.1 (-4.8)

138th

84.9 years

5.66/10

8.60 gha/p

33.9 (+1.2)

139th

77.3 years

7.10/10

9.80 gha/p

33.6 (+0.1)

140th

75.5 years

6.11/10

7.77 gha/p

33.3 (+0.2)

141st

68.2 years

5.47/10

5.36 gha/p

33.0 (+3.7)

142nd

69.6 years

3.47/10

2.66 gha/p

31.9 (+0.4)

143rd

82.3 years

7.40/10

12.59 gha/p

31.7 (+0.8)

144th

Trinidad and Tobago

73.5 years

6.19/10

8.24 gha/p

31.6

145th

54.2 years

4.25/10

1.67 gha/p

30.4 (-1.1)

146th

64.8 years

2.38/10

0.73 gha/p

29.4 (-2.1)

147th

54.7 years

3.45/10

0.97 gha/p

29.0 (-4.6)

148th

61.5 years

2.69/10

0.98 gha/p

28.6 (-5.6)

149th

54.3 years

3.51/10

1.45 gha/p

27.3 (-0.4)

150th

Central African Republic

53.3 years

3.08/10

1.21 gha/p

25.2

151st

69.9 years

5.56/10

10.08 gha/p

24.5 (-0.2)

152nd

80.2 years

6.37/10

15.04 gha/p

24.3

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