Description
The Index Measures the well-being and happiness among the peoples of the world using the following criteria: Social support, Freedom, Corruption, Generosity, GDP per capita, Healthy life expectancy. The report is issued by Sustainable Development Solutions Network every year.

Index Calculation Mechanism
The Global Happiness Index is calculated based on the analysis of the data and questions to the individuals covered by Gallup World Poll, where the people are allowed to express their opinion about the level of satisfaction and well-being. Countries are scored by giving a value from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates the worst or the most unhappy country, and 10 to the happiest country.