- Real GDP per capita
 - Social support
 - Healthy life expectancy
 - Freedom to make life choices
 - Generosity
 - Perceptions of corruptions
 - Measures self-reported well-being and happiness
 - Typically based on surveys asking people to rate their happiness or life satisfaction on a scale
 - Can be used to compare happiness across countries, regions, or populations
 - Examples: Gallup Global Emotions Report, World Happiness Report