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Standard deviation of life satisfaction

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2007; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data15 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1.8(Standard deviation)
Median: 1.8(Standard deviation)
Countries Covered
15
with available data
Highest
Belgium
2.1(Standard deviation)
Lowest
Netherlands
1.3(Standard deviation)
Top 5 Countries
1Belgium2.1(Standard deviation)
2Portugal2.0(Standard deviation)
3France1.9(Standard deviation)
4Austria1.9(Standard deviation)
5Norway1.9(Standard deviation)
By Region
Europe1.8(Standard deviation)(12 countries)
North America1.7(Standard deviation)(2 countries)
Other1.6(Standard deviation)(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.3(Standard deviation))High (2.1(Standard deviation))

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.8(Standard deviation))

Europe (12)
North America (2)
Other (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2007; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Belgium2.1(Standard deviation)
2Portugal2.0(Standard deviation)
3France1.9(Standard deviation)
4Austria1.9(Standard deviation)
5Norway1.9(Standard deviation)
6Ireland1.8(Standard deviation)
7Denmark1.8(Standard deviation)
8United States of America1.8(Standard deviation)
9Finland1.7(Standard deviation)
10Italy1.7(Standard deviation)
11Canada1.7(Standard deviation)
12Malta1.6(Standard deviation)
13Sweden1.6(Standard deviation)
14Spain1.5(Standard deviation)
15Netherlands1.3(Standard deviation)
Showing 15 of 15 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2007).

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