Wellbeing & wealth-to-wellbeing conversion · 2024
New Zealand converts wealth into wellbeing more efficiently — by 11.1 points of conversion residual (New Zealand -2.5 vs United States -13.6).
| Metric | New Zealand | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 85.2 | 73.3 |
| Time & work–life | 65.1 | 65.0 |
| Economic security | 51.9 | 46.4 |
| Safety | 73.7 | 73.4 |
| Social connection | 74.5 | 59.1 |
| Environment | 90.4 | 85.3 |
| Composite (W) | 72.3 | 65.9 |
| Conversion residual | -2.5 | -13.6 |
Bold = higher score. Higher is better for every row (conversion residual: higher = delivers more wellbeing than its wealth predicts).