Vietnam has surpassed the likes of Bhutan to rank fifth among a total of 140 countries worldwide in the Happy Planet Index results, coming in second in the Asia-Pacific region. The report also notes that, “While wellbeing in Vietnam is more modest than in other countries in the top 10 HPI rankings, its average wellbeing score is still higher than Hong Kong’s – despite the Vietnamese economy being significantly smaller and Vietnam’s Ecological Footprint being less than a fifth of the size of Hong Kong’s.” “Vietnam has an impressive average life expectancy. Both Vietnam and the Gambia have similar sized economies with similar levels of GDP per capita, yet on average, people from Vietnam live more than 17 years longer.” Vietnam’s inequality of outcomes rating, which measures inequality in wellbeing and life expectancy scores within the country, is better than that of HPI’s first-placed country Costa Rica - a likely testament to Vietnam’s robust public service provision. … [Read more...] about Vietnam in fifth place in happy planet index rankings
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Vietnam overtakes Asia’s leading position of Bhutan in the happiness index: Russia Press
The Hanoitimes - Vietnam is one of just three countries in the top ten Happy Planet Index rankings with an Ecological Footprint that is small enough to be considered environmentally sustainable. Vietnam has surpassed Bhutan to become the fifth happiest country in the world and ranks the second position in Asia-Pacific, Russian newspaper Sputnik reported. The given information is based on the recently released data by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), U.K. According to the NEF, the country with the highest Happy Planet Index (HPI) is Costa Rica (44.7), which ranks number one among 140 countries and territories. Countries in the top five are Mexico (40.7), Columbia (40.7), Vanuatu (40.6), and Vietnam (40.3). Little girls from flower H'Mong ethnic group in Sapa town, Lao Cai province. Photo: My Vietnam Now. Bhutan, the renowned Himalaya country that is considered as “the happiest kingdom in the world” with several million people living in peace and … [Read more...] about Vietnam overtakes Asia’s leading position of Bhutan in the happiness index: Russia Press
