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Measuring Satisfaction

Measuring Satisfaction Percent who rate themselves an 8, 9 or 10 on a 10-point scale of satisfaction A new study shows that people in wealthier countries are more likely to be satisfied with their lives. Earlier research had suggested that satisfaction did not necessarily increase once basic needs 66% 33 25 15 were met. KEY: Each dot represents one country The line around the dot shows Higher-income how satisfaction relates to income within that country: people are more satisfied Higher-income and lower-income people are equally satisfied Denmark 8 Average life satisfaction (on a 10-point scale) Canada Finland Costa Saudi Rica Arabia New Zealand Norway Ireland Venezuela Puerto Ricon Israel Spain Italy 7 U.S. Brazil Mexico Argentina Chile Britain Germany Japan Jordan Jamaica Panama U.A.E. 6. Greece Guatemala S. Korea Portugal Hungary Poland Myanmar Bolivia India Cuba South Lebanon Iran Peru Africa Russia Egypt Ноng Kong Zambia Kosovo Vietnam Laos Ghana Indonesia Yemen Nepal Latvia Afghanistan Turkey Botswana China Burundi Rwanda Angola Nicaragua Mali Armenia 4 Malawi Haiti Iraq Georgia Cambodia Ethiopia Zimbabwe Bulgaria Tanzania Note. Not all Benin Togo nations are labeled. 3 $500 $1,000 $2,000 $4,000 $8,000 $16,000 $32,000 G.D.P. per capita, converted to dollars at prices that equalize purchasing power Source: Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, Wharton School at the University of Pennsyivania THE NEW YORK TIMES Measuring Satisfaction Percent who rate themselves an 8, 9 or 10 on a 10-point scale of satisfaction A new study shows that people in wealthier countries are more likely to be satisfied with their lives. Earlier research had suggested that satisfaction did not necessarily increase once basic needs 66% 33 25 15 were met. KEY: Each dot represents one country The line around the dot shows Higher-income how satisfaction relates to income within that country: people are more satisfied Higher-income and lower-income people are equally satisfied Denmark 8 Average life satisfaction (on a 10-point scale) Canada Finland Costa Saudi Rica Arabia New Zealand Norway Ireland Venezuela Puerto Ricon Israel Spain Italy 7 U.S. Brazil Mexico Argentina Chile Britain Germany Japan Jordan Jamaica Panama U.A.E. 6. Greece Guatemala S. Korea Portugal Hungary Poland Myanmar Bolivia India Cuba South Lebanon Iran Peru Africa Russia Egypt Ноng Kong Zambia Kosovo Vietnam Laos Ghana Indonesia Yemen Nepal Latvia Afghanistan Turkey Botswana China Burundi Rwanda Angola Nicaragua Mali Armenia 4 Malawi Haiti Iraq Georgia Cambodia Ethiopia Zimbabwe Bulgaria Tanzania Note. Not all Benin Togo nations are labeled. 3 $500 $1,000 $2,000 $4,000 $8,000 $16,000 $32,000 G.D.P. per capita, converted to dollars at prices that equalize purchasing power Source: Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, Wharton School at the University of Pennsyivania THE NEW YORK TIMES Measuring Satisfaction Percent who rate themselves an 8, 9 or 10 on a 10-point scale of satisfaction A new study shows that people in wealthier countries are more likely to be satisfied with their lives. Earlier research had suggested that satisfaction did not necessarily increase once basic needs 66% 33 25 15 were met. KEY: Each dot represents one country The line around the dot shows Higher-income how satisfaction relates to income within that country: people are more satisfied Higher-income and lower-income people are equally satisfied Denmark 8 Average life satisfaction (on a 10-point scale) Canada Finland Costa Saudi Rica Arabia New Zealand Norway Ireland Venezuela Puerto Ricon Israel Spain Italy 7 U.S. Brazil Mexico Argentina Chile Britain Germany Japan Jordan Jamaica Panama U.A.E. 6. Greece Guatemala S. Korea Portugal Hungary Poland Myanmar Bolivia India Cuba South Lebanon Iran Peru Africa Russia Egypt Ноng Kong Zambia Kosovo Vietnam Laos Ghana Indonesia Yemen Nepal Latvia Afghanistan Turkey Botswana China Burundi Rwanda Angola Nicaragua Mali Armenia 4 Malawi Haiti Iraq Georgia Cambodia Ethiopia Zimbabwe Bulgaria Tanzania Note. Not all Benin Togo nations are labeled. 3 $500 $1,000 $2,000 $4,000 $8,000 $16,000 $32,000 G.D.P. per capita, converted to dollars at prices that equalize purchasing power Source: Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, Wharton School at the University of Pennsyivania THE NEW YORK TIMES Measuring Satisfaction Percent who rate themselves an 8, 9 or 10 on a 10-point scale of satisfaction A new study shows that people in wealthier countries are more likely to be satisfied with their lives. Earlier research had suggested that satisfaction did not necessarily increase once basic needs 66% 33 25 15 were met. KEY: Each dot represents one country The line around the dot shows Higher-income how satisfaction relates to income within that country: people are more satisfied Higher-income and lower-income people are equally satisfied Denmark 8 Average life satisfaction (on a 10-point scale) Canada Finland Costa Saudi Rica Arabia New Zealand Norway Ireland Venezuela Puerto Ricon Israel Spain Italy 7 U.S. Brazil Mexico Argentina Chile Britain Germany Japan Jordan Jamaica Panama U.A.E. 6. Greece Guatemala S. Korea Portugal Hungary Poland Myanmar Bolivia India Cuba South Lebanon Iran Peru Africa Russia Egypt Ноng Kong Zambia Kosovo Vietnam Laos Ghana Indonesia Yemen Nepal Latvia Afghanistan Turkey Botswana China Burundi Rwanda Angola Nicaragua Mali Armenia 4 Malawi Haiti Iraq Georgia Cambodia Ethiopia Zimbabwe Bulgaria Tanzania Note. Not all Benin Togo nations are labeled. 3 $500 $1,000 $2,000 $4,000 $8,000 $16,000 $32,000 G.D.P. per capita, converted to dollars at prices that equalize purchasing power Source: Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, Wharton School at the University of Pennsyivania THE NEW YORK TIMES Measuring Satisfaction Percent who rate themselves an 8, 9 or 10 on a 10-point scale of satisfaction A new study shows that people in wealthier countries are more likely to be satisfied with their lives. Earlier research had suggested that satisfaction did not necessarily increase once basic needs 66% 33 25 15 were met. KEY: Each dot represents one country The line around the dot shows Higher-income how satisfaction relates to income within that country: people are more satisfied Higher-income and lower-income people are equally satisfied Denmark 8 Average life satisfaction (on a 10-point scale) Canada Finland Costa Saudi Rica Arabia New Zealand Norway Ireland Venezuela Puerto Ricon Israel Spain Italy 7 U.S. Brazil Mexico Argentina Chile Britain Germany Japan Jordan Jamaica Panama U.A.E. 6. Greece Guatemala S. Korea Portugal Hungary Poland Myanmar Bolivia India Cuba South Lebanon Iran Peru Africa Russia Egypt Ноng Kong Zambia Kosovo Vietnam Laos Ghana Indonesia Yemen Nepal Latvia Afghanistan Turkey Botswana China Burundi Rwanda Angola Nicaragua Mali Armenia 4 Malawi Haiti Iraq Georgia Cambodia Ethiopia Zimbabwe Bulgaria Tanzania Note. Not all Benin Togo nations are labeled. 3 $500 $1,000 $2,000 $4,000 $8,000 $16,000 $32,000 G.D.P. per capita, converted to dollars at prices that equalize purchasing power Source: Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, Wharton School at the University of Pennsyivania THE NEW YORK TIMES

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A 2008 study shows that people in wealthier countries are more likely to be satisfied with their lives. - This scatterplot uses an unusual technique with the angle of the points encoding information. ...

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