
| 28 | Part I: Fundamental Concepts
Case 2.1 Developing Countries Are Happier
Some of the world’s richest countries are not its happiest. Citizens
of developing nations such as India, China, Pakistan and Bangla-
desh are happier and more satis ed with their quality of life than
people in the UK, Australia, France and even the US, nds a study.
A study by New Economic Foundation (NEF), a UK-based independ-
ent think tank, has placed countries including India, Bangladesh,
China, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan as having a
higher ‘Happy Planet Index’ (HPI) than other developed nations.
HPI was calculated with data from 143 countries