The HPI measures happiness according to a country's average life expectancy, quality of life data, and environmental track record. A total of 143 countries were scored from 0 to 100 based on three index targets: high life expectancy, high life satisfaction, and a low ecological footprint.
A low ecological footprint is defined as the country's fair share of the world's natural resources, which must not exceed 2.1 global hectares (gha).
The survey focused on the life satisfaction of of the residents of a particular country as a whole. The Philippines scored better than its Chinese, Indonesian and Malaysian neighbors. Its is the only Asian country to be included in the top 20 happiest countries. Scoring 559.0 out of 100 on the happiness index. However, the country scored poorly in life satisfaction - 5.5. A scored shared with countries like Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria.
It is also worth noting that many poor countries performed well in the happiness index and that many countries around the world are still not happy amid the rising global financial crisis.
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