Happy Planet Index-
www.happyplanetindex.org/survey.htm
so what's yours?Just wonder how accurate is this test.Are we Singaporeans really that unhappy?
My result:Your personal Happy Planet Index (HPI) is 40.6, which is similar to that of countries such as Gabon, Azerbaijan or Singapore. Sorry to say that this is below the world average of 46, and about the same as the UK average. Your score is about the same as that of your country, 40.8. | |
You: | 40.6 |
Average: | 43.4 [Average is of all online responses to this survey - not the average for your country] |
Life ExpectancyCongratulations. Your life expectancy is above average for your gender and country. Whether it's eating well, not smoking, getting regular exercise, or just being lucky enough to have the right genes, you're doing something right. However, nobody's perfect and we could all improve our health a little! Aside from getting all the above bits of your lifestyle right, there are some more surprising factors that can influence your life expect - for example, giving up your car, avoiding living alone, moving out of the city or shrugging off stress. | |
You: | 86.5 |
Average: | 80.8 [Average is of all online responses to this survey - not the average for your country] |
Ecological FootprintYour ecological footprint is 4.53 global hectares, or 2.52 planets. This is equivalent to the average in Hong Kong or Austria.
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You: | 4.53 |
Average: | 5.38 [Average is of all online responses to this survey - not the average for your country] |
Life SatisfactionYou reported a life satisfaction of 6. This is just above our estimated world average life satisfaction of 5.9. At a national level, your score matches the means for Portugal, Iran and Vietnam. In Britain, just over a quarter of respondents reported a life satisfaction of 6 or lower. | |
You: | 6 |
Average: | 6.75 [Average is of all online responses to this survey - not the average for your country] |
Well-beingThe new economics foundation (nef) recognises that there's more to life than feeling good, which is why our model for well-being is based on four domains – personal feelings, personal functionings, social feelings and social functionings. 'Feelings' refers to your attitude to the way you, your future and society are. 'Functionings' looks at whether you have the opportunities to do the things that bring you well-being. Like with life satisfaction, a score of 5 is theoretically the middle score, but, given the way most people respond to surveys, is below average. | |
Personal FeelingsIn this online questionnaire, personal feelings are assessed with two questions – one testing your optimism and one testing your self-esteem. You are optimistic about the future and probably also about yourself. | |
You: | 6.55 |
Average: | 6.03 [Average is of all online responses to this survey - not the average for your country] |
Personal FunctioningsIn this online questionnaire personal functionings are assessed with five questions – two evaluating your subjective opinion on your health and how activity you are, the other three testing you for feelings of autonomy, purpose and worth. You are healthy and overall feel autonomous, purposeful and able to demonstrate your abilities to others. | |
You: | 6.12 |
Average: | 6.15 [Average is of all online responses to this survey - not the average for your country] |
Social FeelingsIn this online questionnaire social feelings are assessed with four questions – three assessing your opinion of your community, whilst the last looks at personal relationships. You have a very strong sense of trust and belonging in your community, combined with an excellent personal life. | |
You: | 6.89 |
Average: | 5.68 [Average is of all online responses to this survey - not the average for your country] |
Social FunctioningsIn this online questionnaire social functionings are assessed with four questions – two assessing your job / studies, one your free time, and one your community participation. If you did not respond to the work / study questions, your score is judged purely on the other two aspects. You are satisfied with your job / course - it is interesting, and only occasionally stressful. Further it normally leaves you enough time to do the things you want to do. | |
You: | 6.46 |
Average: | 5.6 [Average is of all online responses to this survey - not the average for your country] |
4 comments:
Long one! But I'll try when I get some time - then post! :p
We are not call the Complain Nation for nothing. We are such a fussy, discontented and unsatified bunch. Heehee
i tink i'm the type who is easily unhappy...maybe materially wise OOPS!
This survey is mainly done by economists that try to quantify the happiness of people in terms of numbers. That in itself is something debatable... Though I think generally, this test is more weighed towards the individual point of view than to countries, and one must be careful about drawing conclusions about a country from such survey results...
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