South Africa doesn’t produce enough quality long, happy and sustainable lives for its residents, according to the Happy Planet Index (HPI).
The HPI, compiled by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), ranks 151 countries in 2012 based on global data on the countries’ life expectancy, well being and environmental footprint. Each country is measured and given a score under the three categories and one overall score over 100 that ranks them on a list.
South Africa ranked at the bottom 10 at a score of 28.2, with low points for life expectancy and environmental footprint.
Costa Rica tops the list at 64, Vietnam and Colombia follow closely behind scoring 60.4 and 59.8 respectively.
Below is an interesting map created by MoveHub that reveales how people are around the world. They illustrate the scores and rankings from the HPI and you can read the full report on the HPI website if you’re interested:
[Source – Movehub, Happy Planet Index, Image – CC 2.0 by Pixabay]
