Indexes

Human Development Index (HDI): Composite development index combining health (life expectancy), education, and income.

OECD Better Life Index (BLI): OECD dashboard/index comparing well-being across dimensions like housing, income, jobs, community, education, environment, civic engagement, health, life satisfaction, safety, and work-life balance.

Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI): Alternative to GDP that adjusts economic activity for things like income distribution and the costs of pollution/resource depletion (aims to measure “true” progress/welfare).

Happy Planet Index (HPI): Well-being and sustainability index combining measures of life satisfaction and life expectancy with ecological footprint (higher = more well-being per unit of environmental impact).

Economic Freedom Index: Index ranking countries by the extent of market-oriented policies/institutions (e.g., property rights, rule of law, regulation, trade openness, size of government).

World Happiness Report: Annual report ranking countries by survey-based life evaluations (happiness) and discussing drivers like income, health, social support, freedom, generosity, and corruption perceptions.