Wellbeing & wealth-to-wellbeing conversion · 2024
Portugal converts wealth into wellbeing more efficiently — by 18.1 points of conversion residual (Portugal +4.4 vs United States -13.6).
| Metric | Portugal | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 87.1 | 73.3 |
| Time & work–life | 68.8 | 65.0 |
| Economic security | 64.4 | 46.4 |
| Safety | 86.7 | 73.4 |
| Social connection | 50.5 | 59.1 |
| Environment | 82.9 | 85.3 |
| Composite (W) | 72.1 | 65.9 |
| Conversion residual | 4.4 | -13.6 |
Bold = higher score. Higher is better for every row (conversion residual: higher = delivers more wellbeing than its wealth predicts).