Context: World Happiness Report 2024 was released recently.
About World Happiness Report 2024
- Published by: From 2024, World Happiness Report is a publication of the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, UK. Earlier, it was the publication of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
- Agencies involved: Gallup, Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and the WHR’s Editorial Board.
- Methodology: Based on self-evaluation of variables like GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and corruption.
- GDP per capita gives information about the size of the economy and how the economy is performing.
- Social support or having someone to count on in times of trouble.
- Healthy life expectancy in terms of physical and mental health.
- Freedom to choose what you do with your life.
- Generosity shows positive engagement in society such acts of charity donation.
- Level of absence of corruption.
- Ranked on a scale of 0 (Worst) to 10 (Best).
- Bhutan sponsored a Resolution 65/309, “Happiness: Towards a holistic approach to development,” adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2011 and first edition launched in 2012.
- India ranked at 126 out of 146.
GDP per capita gives information about the size of the economy and how the economy is performing