Mexico has jumped 12 places in this year's Happy Planet Index, landing in second place behind Costa Rica. Canada ranked 85 while the United States ranked 108.
Wealthy Western countries, often seen globally as representing success, do not rank highly on the Happy Planet Index. Instead, several countries in Latin America and the Asia Pacific region lead the way by achieving relatively
high and fairly distributed life expectancy and wellbeing with much smaller Ecological Footprints.
The Happy Planet Index provides a compass to guide nations, and shows that it is possible to live good lives without costing the Earth . . .
