The 2021 Happy Planet Index – Happy Planet Index

RANK

COUNTRY

Life expectancy

Wellbeing

Carbon footprint

HPI SCORE and change since 2019

1st

Vanuatu

70.4 years

7.10/10

2.62 tCO2e

57.9 (+2.6)

2nd

Sweden

83.0 years

7.40/10

8.70 tCO2e

55.9 (+1.9)

3rd

70.7 years

6.40/10

2.03 tCO2e

54.7 (-2.5)

4th

77.0 years

6.40/10

4.37 tCO2e

54.1 (-7.6)

5th

73.8 years

6.10/10

2.61 tCO2e

53.6 (-0.3)

6th

Denmark

81.4 years

7.70/10

10.04 tCO2e

53.0 (+1.6)

7th

Spain

83.0 years

6.50/10

7.12 tCO2e

53.0 (+0.8)

8th

Panama

76.2 years

6.60/10

5.24 tCO2e

52.0 (+2.3)

9th

France

82.5 years

6.70/10

7.91 tCO2e

52.0 (+1.2)

10th

Chile

78.9 years

6.40/10

6.20 tCO2e

51.3 (+2.4)

11th

Portugal

81.0 years

6.20/10

6.36 tCO2e

51.0 (+1.3)

12th

Moldova

68.8 years

6.00/10

1.29 tCO2e

50.9 (-1.2)

13th

Honduras

70.1 years

6.10/10

2.19 tCO2e

50.8 (-1.8)

14th

81.7 years

7.30/10

10.11 tCO2e

50.7 (+0.6)

15th

Norway

83.2 years

7.40/10

11.02 tCO2e

50.5 (+0.7)

16th

69.2 years

6.30/10

2.47 tCO2e

50.4 (-4.2)

17th

Finland

82.0 years

7.80/10

12.19 tCO2e

49.8 (+2.1)

18th

Italy

82.9 years

6.50/10

8.49 tCO2e

49.6 (+0.7)

19th

80.7 years

6.90/10

8.94 tCO2e

49.5 (-0.8)

20th

Romania

74.2 years

6.50/10

5.42 tCO2e

49.4 (+1.4)

21st

69.3 years

6.00/10

2.08 tCO2e

49.0 (-5.3)

22nd

Israel

82.3 years

7.60/10

12.25 tCO2e

48.6 (+1.3)

23rd

Greece

80.1 years

6.10/10

6.89 tCO2e

48.3 (+1.5)

24th

Slovenia

80.7 years

6.80/10

9.26 tCO2e

48.1 (+1.5)

25th

Croatia

77.6 years

6.30/10

6.58 tCO2e

48.0 (+4.2)

26th

Thailand

78.7 years

5.60/10

5.05 tCO2e

48.0 (-2.6)

27th

71.6 years

5.30/10

1.48 tCO2e

47.8 (-0.6)

28th

Ireland

82.0 years

6.80/10

10.21 tCO2e

47.7 (-1)

29th

Algeria

76.4 years

5.20/10

3.11 tCO2e

47.4 (+3.9)

30th

Dominican Republic

72.6 years

6.00/10

4.13 tCO2e

47.3 (-0.9)

31st

Peru

72.4 years

5.70/10

3.19 tCO2e

47.0 (-6.5)

32nd

77.7 years

6.90/10

9.23 tCO2e

46.8 —

33rd

Albania

76.5 years

5.30/10

3.67 tCO2e

46.3 (-0.3)

34th

Brazil

72.8 years

6.00/10

4.59 tCO2e

46.2 (-6)

35th

Germany

80.6 years

6.80/10

10.44 tCO2e

45.7 (-1.1)

36th

Vietnam

73.6 years

5.50/10

3.79 tCO2e

45.5 (+0.1)

37th

Austria

81.6 years

7.10/10

12.15 tCO2e

45.3 (+0.5)

38th

Morocco

74.0 years

5.30/10

3.38 tCO2e

45.3 (+1.7)

39th

Ecuador

73.7 years

5.40/10

3.82 tCO2e

44.7 (-6.3)

40th

Jamaica

70.5 years

5.80/10

3.78 tCO2e

44.5 (-5.2)

41st

75.4 years

5.90/10

6.39 tCO2e

43.8 (-2.9)

42nd

82.5 years

7.10/10

13.91 tCO2e

43.4 (+1.4)

43rd

Mexico

70.2 years

6.00/10

4.69 tCO2e

43.3 (-7.2)

44th

70.9 years

6.20/10

5.69 tCO2e

43.0 (+0.3)

45th

Armenia

72.0 years

5.30/10

3.43 tCO2e

43.0 (-4.8)

46th

Hungary

74.5 years

6.20/10

7.46 tCO2e

42.9 (+0.8)

47th

Colombia

72.8 years

5.30/10

3.74 tCO2e

42.9 (-11.8)

48th

84.0 years

7.30/10

15.70 tCO2e

42.9 (+0.1)

49th

Japan

84.8 years

6.10/10

11.66 tCO2e

42.7 (+1.6)

50th

Bhutan

71.8 years

5.20/10

3.29 tCO2e

42.3 —

51st

China

78.2 years

5.90/10

8.38 tCO2e

41.9 (+4.1)

52nd

North Macedonia

73.8 years

5.50/10

5.49 tCO2e

41.7 (+1.5)

53rd

70.0 years

5.60/10

4.09 tCO2e

41.4 (-1.7)

54th

Taiwan

81.0 years

6.20/10

11.43 tCO2e

41.2 (-0.9)

55th

73.7 years

6.90/10

10.27 tCO2e

41.0 (+3.6)

56th

Slovakia

74.9 years

6.40/10

9.34 tCO2e

41.0 (-0.1)

57th

76.4 years

4.10/10

2.18 tCO2e

40.4 (-0.5)

58th

Iceland

82.7 years

7.60/10

17.82 tCO2e

40.3 (+1.9)

59th

Poland

76.5 years

6.00/10

8.89 tCO2e

40.3 (-2)

60th

67.6 years

5.40/10

3.19 tCO2e

40.1 (-2.3)

61st

73.6 years

5.90/10

7.65 tCO2e

40.0 (-3.6)

62nd

Uruguay

75.4 years

6.50/10

10.51 tCO2e

39.9 (-1.9)

63rd

Bahrain

78.8 years

6.50/10

12.14 tCO2e

39.9 (-2.3)

64th

Bosnia and Herzegovina

75.3 years

5.70/10

7.85 tCO2e

39.8 (-2.7)

65th

Senegal

67.1 years

4.90/10

1.47 tCO2e

39.7 (-6.4)

66th

84.5 years

7.10/10

17.70 tCO2e

39.5 (+2.4)

67th

Malta

83.8 years

6.40/10

14.82 tCO2e

39.3 (+0.4)

68th

72.4 years

4.10/10

1.22 tCO2e

39.2 (-9.2)

69th

Malaysia

74.9 years

6.00/10

8.97 tCO2e

39.1 (+3.9)

70th

Latvia

73.6 years

6.40/10

9.58 tCO2e

39.1 (+1.4)

71st

Libya

71.9 years

5.50/10

5.89 tCO2e

39.0 (-1.9)

72nd

Belgium

81.9 years

6.90/10

15.84 tCO2e

38.9 (+2.1)

73rd

Belarus

72.4 years

5.60/10

6.59 tCO2e

38.7 (-2.5)

74th

Tunisia

73.8 years

4.50/10

3.33 tCO2e

38.6 (-0.5)

75th

Estonia

77.1 years

6.60/10

12.59 tCO2e

38.3 (+2.6)

76th

83.7 years

6.10/10

14.39 tCO2e

38.0 (+1.5)

77th

Bulgaria

71.8 years

5.40/10

6.34 tCO2e

37.5 (-0.2)

78th

Nepal

68.5 years

4.60/10

2.09 tCO2e

37.4 (-7.7)

79th

Canada

82.7 years

6.90/10

17.87 tCO2e

37.2 (+1)

80th

Georgia

71.7 years

4.90/10

4.59 tCO2e

37.2 (-1.1)

81st

Cyprus

81.2 years

6.30/10

14.96 tCO2e

36.4 (+1.9)

82nd

Ukraine

71.6 years

5.30/10

6.45 tCO2e

36.4 (+2)

83rd

Cambodia

69.6 years

4.60/10

2.80 tCO2e

36.3 (-4.3)

84th

76.3 years

5.40/10

9.59 tCO2e

35.5 (+0.7)

85th

Congo (Brazzaville)

63.5 years

4.90/10

1.84 tCO2e

35.2 (-1.3)

86th

Serbia

74.2 years

6.20/10

12.28 tCO2e

35.0 (-0.9)

87th

Gabon

65.8 years

5.10/10

3.87 tCO2e

34.4 (+0.7)

88th

69.4 years

5.20/10

6.10 tCO2e

34.4 (-2.6)

89th

Ethiopia

65.0 years

4.10/10

0.20 tCO2e

34.0 (-1)

90th

Paraguay

70.3 years

5.60/10

8.27 tCO2e

33.9 (-3.1)

91st

Turkey

76.0 years

4.40/10

6.27 tCO2e

33.8 (-5.1)

92nd

Pakistan

66.1 years

4.50/10

2.23 tCO2e

33.7 (-0.2)

93rd

Iraq

70.4 years

5.10/10

6.79 tCO2e

33.4 (+0.5)

94th

Cameroon

60.3 years

5.00/10

1.30 tCO2e

33.4 (-1)

95th

59.3 years

5.20/10

1.60 tCO2e

33.2 (-0.2)

96th

Ghana

63.8 years

4.40/10

1.13 tCO2e

32.9 (-5.8)

97th

Jordan

74.3 years

3.90/10

4.11 tCO2e

32.8 (-5.6)

98th

70.6 years

5.10/10

7.37 tCO2e

32.7 (-2.6)

99th

64.4 years

4.50/10

2.08 tCO2e

32.4 (+1.2)

100th

58.6 years

5.10/10

1.23 tCO2e

32.3 (-3.3)

101st

Egypt

70.2 years

4.00/10

3.14 tCO2e

32.2 (-3.2)

102nd

United States of America

77.2 years

7.00/10

19.59 tCO2e

32.1 (+0.3)

103rd

Bolivia

63.6 years

5.60/10

5.88 tCO2e

32.1 (-4.3)

104th

Myanmar

65.7 years

4.30/10

2.46 tCO2e

31.6 (-1.4)

105th

Guinea

58.9 years

4.90/10

1.70 tCO2e

30.9 (+0.4)

106th

Uganda

62.7 years

4.20/10

1.08 tCO2e

30.7 (-5.9)

107th

Kenya

61.4 years

4.50/10

1.36 tCO2e

30.7 (-2.7)

108th

Niger

61.6 years

4.40/10

1.11 tCO2e

30.6 (-6.3)

109th

82.8 years

6.60/10

23.24 tCO2e

30.5 (+1.8)

110th

Laos

68.1 years

4.90/10

6.98 tCO2e

30.2 (-1.6)

111th

64.5 years

3.90/10

1.08 tCO2e

29.8 (-5)

112th

69.4 years

6.30/10

14.22 tCO2e

29.4 (-0.5)

113th

62.3 years

5.60/10

7.08 tCO2e

29.3 (+0.1)

114th

76.9 years

6.40/10

20.16 tCO2e

29.3 (-0.2)

115th

Iran

73.9 years

4.80/10

10.50 tCO2e

29.0 (-2.3)

116th

Benin

59.8 years

4.50/10

1.55 tCO2e

28.9 (-4.2)

117th

59.3 years

4.60/10

1.87 tCO2e

28.8 (-1.5)

118th

Tanzania

66.2 years

3.70/10

1.61 tCO2e

28.8 (-0.3)

119th

Liberia

60.7 years

4.10/10

0.48 tCO2e

28.6 (-9)

120th

Rwanda

66.1 years

3.40/10

0.70 tCO2e

28.1 (+0.8)

121st

India

67.2 years

3.60/10

2.10 tCO2e

27.8 (-0.6)

122nd

Russia

69.4 years

5.40/10

12.09 tCO2e

27.8 (-2.9)

123rd

Haiti

63.2 years

3.80/10

1.33 tCO2e

27.5 —

124th

Malawi

62.9 years

3.60/10

0.69 tCO2e

27.0 (-3.1)

125th

Yemen

63.8 years

3.60/10

1.38 tCO2e

26.6 (-5.7)

126th

United Arab Emirates

78.7 years

6.70/10

26.78 tCO2e

26.4 (+0.2)

127th

Togo

61.6 years

4.00/10

2.16 tCO2e

26.3 (-0.5)

128th

85.5 years

5.30/10

23.50 tCO2e

26.3 (-0.6)

129th

69.3 years

5.50/10

14.23 tCO2e

25.6 (+0.7)

130th

Congo (Kinshasa)

59.2 years

3.80/10

0.57 tCO2e

24.9 —

131st

Trinidad and Tobago

73.0 years

6.20/10

21.81 tCO2e

24.9 —

132nd

82.6 years

7.10/10

34.91 tCO2e

24.6 (+0.7)

133rd

60.1 years

3.70/10

0.89 tCO2e

24.6 (+1.8)

134th

Kuwait

78.7 years

6.20/10

28.84 tCO2e

23.2 —

135th

Mali

58.9 years

4.10/10

3.76 tCO2e

22.2 (-6.4)

136th

Namibia

59.3 years

4.50/10

6.22 tCO2e

21.8 (-2.4)

137th

Nigeria

52.7 years

4.50/10

1.55 tCO2e

21.6 (+1.1)

138th

Mongolia

71.0 years

5.70/10

24.67 tCO2e

20.4 (+0.8)

139th

Zimbabwe

59.3 years

3.20/10

0.82 tCO2e

19.7 (+1.7)

140th

Lebanon

75.0 years

2.20/10

4.91 tCO2e

19.2 (-17.6)

141st

Zambia

61.2 years

3.10/10

2.23 tCO2e

19.1 (-2.9)

142nd

Qatar

79.3 years

6.50/10

42.20 tCO2e

18.8 —

143rd

Chad

52.5 years

4.40/10

3.88 tCO2e

18.3 (+0.3)

144th

62.0 years

2.40/10

1.14 tCO2e

16.2 (-0.7)

145th

Lesotho

53.1 years

3.70/10

3.04 tCO2e

15.6 (+0.1)

146th

Botswana

61.1 years

3.50/10

10.28 tCO2e

14.7 (-2.3)

147th

Central African Republic

53.9 years

3.10/10

1.83 tCO2e

13.7 —

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