Wellbeing & wealth-to-wellbeing conversion · 2024
Sweden converts wealth into wellbeing more efficiently — by 23.1 points of conversion residual (Sweden +9.4 vs United States -13.6).
| Metric | Sweden | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 90.9 | 73.3 |
| Time & work–life | 87.6 | 65.0 |
| Economic security | 83.2 | 46.4 |
| Safety | 87.3 | 73.4 |
| Social connection | 79.4 | 59.1 |
| Environment | 93.7 | 85.3 |
| Composite (W) | 86.9 | 65.9 |
| Conversion residual | 9.4 | -13.6 |
Bold = higher score. Higher is better for every row (conversion residual: higher = delivers more wellbeing than its wealth predicts).