Indicator field guide / WHR2026.Figure2.1
Life evaluation (3-year mean)
Mean reported life evaluation on the Cantril ladder, using the source’s three-year pooled averages. Year labels refer to the end of the survey window.
Unit: Cantril ladder, 0–10. Original provider definition and metadata ↗
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Covered economies, 2021–2023 survey window
| Economy | Value |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Albania | 5.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Algeria | 5.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Argentina | 6.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Armenia | 5.5 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Australia | 7.1 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Austria | 6.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Azerbaijan | 4.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Bahrain | 6.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Bangladesh | 3.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Belgium | 6.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Benin | 4.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Bolivia | 5.8 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Botswana | 3.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Brazil | 6.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Bulgaria | 5.5 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Burkina Faso | 4.5 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Cambodia | 4.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Cameroon | 4.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Canada | 6.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Chad | 4.5 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Chile | 6.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| China | 6.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Colombia | 5.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Comoros | 3.6 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 3.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Congo, Rep. | 5.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Costa Rica | 7.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 5.1 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Croatia | 5.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Cyprus | 6.1 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Czechia | 6.8 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Denmark | 7.6 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Dominican Republic | 5.8 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Ecuador | 5.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 4.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| El Salvador | 6.5 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Estonia | 6.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Eswatini | 3.5 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Ethiopia | 3.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Finland | 7.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| France | 6.6 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Gabon | 5.1 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Gambia, The | 4.5 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Georgia | 5.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Germany | 6.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Ghana | 4.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Greece | 5.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Guatemala | 6.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Guinea | 5.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Honduras | 6.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | 5.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Hungary | 6.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Iceland | 7.5 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| India | 4.1 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Indonesia | 5.6 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 4.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Iraq | 5.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Ireland | 6.8 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Israel | 7.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Italy | 6.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Jamaica | 5.8 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Japan | 6.1 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Jordan | 4.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Kazakhstan | 6.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Kenya | 4.5 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Korea, Rep. | 6.1 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Kosovo | 6.6 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Kuwait | 7.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 5.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Lao PDR | 5.1 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Latvia | 6.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Lebanon | 2.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Lesotho | 3.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Liberia | 4.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Libya | 5.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Lithuania | 6.8 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Luxembourg | 7.1 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Madagascar | 4.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Malawi | 3.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Malaysia | 6.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Mali | 4.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Malta | 6.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Mauritania | 4.5 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Mauritius | 5.8 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Mexico | 6.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Moldova | 5.8 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Mongolia | 5.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Montenegro | 5.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Morocco | 4.8 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Mozambique | 5.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Myanmar | 4.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Namibia | 4.8 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Nepal | 5.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Netherlands | 7.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| New Zealand | 7.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Nicaragua | 6.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Niger | 4.6 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Nigeria | 4.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| North Macedonia | 5.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Norway | 7.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Pakistan | 4.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Panama | 6.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Paraguay | 6.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Peru | 5.8 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Philippines | 6.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Poland | 6.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Portugal | 6.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Romania | 6.5 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Russian Federation | 5.8 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Saudi Arabia | 6.6 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Senegal | 5.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Serbia | 6.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Sierra Leone | 3.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Singapore | 6.5 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Slovak Republic | 6.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Slovenia | 6.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| South Africa | 5.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Spain | 6.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Sri Lanka | 3.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Sweden | 7.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Switzerland | 7.1 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Tajikistan | 5.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Tanzania | 3.8 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Thailand | 6.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Togo | 4.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Tunisia | 4.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Turkiye | 5.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Uganda | 4.4 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Ukraine | 4.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| United Arab Emirates | 6.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| United Kingdom | 6.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| United States | 6.7 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Uruguay | 6.6 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Uzbekistan | 6.2 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Viet Nam | 6.0 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| West Bank and Gaza | 4.9 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Zambia | 3.5 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
| Zimbabwe | 3.3 (Cantril ladder, 0–10) |
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