Happy Planet Index, which every two years marks the level of happiness of the countries of the world named this morning to Costa Rica in the first place for the second consecutive time, followed by Vietnam and Colombia.
This report measures three things: the well-being that the inhabitants of a nation claim to have, the life expectancy at birth and the ecological footprint of a nation. According to the document, Costa Ricans give a rating of 7.3 to their lives, the life expectancy at birth is 79.3 years and ecological footprint is 2.5 g per capita. The ecological footprint measures the actions made in favor of the environment compared with the use and abuse of natural resources and activities that harm the environment.
These characteristics give Costa Rica an overall rating of 64.0; Vietnam is with a score of 60.4 and Colombia with one of 59.8. The last three places them occupy taste, with 25.2 points; Chad, with a score of 24.7 and Botswana with 22.5 points.
“The happy planet index measuring what really matters: long and happy lives today and the potential for good lives in the future.” “We have acceded to incomplete models that only see the economic development for a long time already,” said in a statement from press, Nic Marcs, co-author of the study.
Saamah Abdallah, researcher of the Foundation new economy, that performs the index, is of the same opinion.
“Countries like Costa Rica are at the top because people live long and happy using only a fraction of the planet’s resources.” “This is an economic model which can really lead to sustainable, healthy and happy lives,” expressed in the press release.
However, the own Nic Marcs said in a previous interview with La Nación that these features do not guarantee the happiness of all people.
“Costa Rica is the happiest country in the world, but is not the paradise;” Nowhere is. (…) Happiness is a decision. A person can live in Costa Rica, country that gives them all the people to be happy, and yet not be. “On the other hand, another person can live in a country that will not give tools for their happiness and be very happy,” he said at the time.
However, Lhaba Tshering, of the Government of Bhutan, who came to Costa Rica to speak of happiness, takes a very different view:
“The Happy Planet Index is based on international standards and does not necessarily reflect what Costa Ricans feel as vital to achieve happiness”. To start measuring the happiness of a people, you must first make a definition of what is that makes people happy. In the case of Costa Rica, the ideal is that the Government and the population define what makes them happy and based on that evaluate the happiness of Costa Ricans. “This must take place within each country, because the views from one country to another can vary greatly”, he said in an interview with La Nación.
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