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India has been ranked 70th among 145 countries in terms of its citizens thriving in three or more elements of well being – purpose, social, financial, community and physical – says a global survey released on Wednesday.
MethodologyThe report, titled ‘Gallup – Healthways State of Global Well-Being: 2014’, captures how people feel about and experience their daily lives.
The index measures well-being across the five elements and individual responses are categorised as – ‘thriving’ (strong and consistent well-being), ‘struggling’ (moderate or inconsistent) or ‘suffering’ (low and inconsistent).
Countries are ranked on the basis of the percentage of population that is thriving in three or more of these elements.
Panama on topThe survey shows that in India, only 17.1 per cent adults thrive in three or more, which is almost one-third of top ranked Panama, where the percentage is 53. The data is based on an estimated 1,46,000 interviews with adults across 145 countries and areas, between January and December last year.
Overall, one in six adults worldwide is considered ‘thriving’, or strong and consistent, in at least three of the five elements, as measured by the Gallup Index, in 2014.
Residents of the Americas are most likely to be ‘thriving’ in three or more elements (31.3 per cent), while those in sub-Saharan Africa are the least likely (10. 2 per cent).
Latin American countries dominate in overall well-being, comprising seven of the top 10 countries in high well-being.
Globally, 17 per cent adults were ‘thriving’ in three or more elements of well-being in 2014, the same as in 2013. Europe led the world in financial well-being, with 40 per cent Europeans ‘thriving’ in that element in 2014.
Europe financially happyNorway, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark and Finland took nine of the top 10 spots for financial well-being.
Singapore is the only non-European country to make it to the top 10 in financial well-being. Afghanistan is ranked the lowest in all the categories.
The report said people with higher well-being have higher productivity, lower healthcare costs, are more resilient in the face of challenges and are more likely to contribute to the success of their organisations and communities.
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