Top Nations That Scored High In Global Social Well-Being Index

BANGALORE: Most of the time a nation's success is taken into account with measures like GDP, life expectancy and employment rates. Well-being is the most accurate measure of the quality of life experienced by a country's citizens.

The recently released well-being index by Gallup and Healthways, evaluates people’s sense of purpose, social connections, community, finances and physical vigor.

The report explains that the Index is designed as an alternative to traditional objective measures, such as GDP, life expectancy, and population size. Instead, the index, which canvassed 133,000 people in 135 countries and regions, serves as “a global barometer of individuals’ perceptions of their well-being.” It’s important because people with higher well-being are “healthier, more productive, and more resilient in the face of challenges such as unemployment.”

Read on to check out the top nations that scored high in the index.

Panama:

The southernmost country of Central America, Panama is the global leader in terms of well being, with 61 percent of adults thriving in three or more categories of well-being.

The economy of this country is majorly service based and counts heavily on commerce, banking and tourism. It also depends heavily on the trade and shipping activities connected with the Panama Canal and port facilities for its economy.

Panama has the second largest economy in Central America and it is also the fastest growing economy and the largest per capita consumer in Central America.

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