Indonesia Happiness Report Card

Happiness Report Card for Indonesia 2020 Provided by Planet Happiness, a project of the Happiness Alliance

The Happiness Index gathers data online.

In 2020, 379 people from Indonesia took the Happiness Index online.

12,480 people took it in total, about 90% from the US

Indonesia’s scores are generally higher than everybody else.

The smallest differences is Education and Culture (less than one point difference out of 100).

The biggest differences are in Psychological well-being (15.5 points out of 100 higher) and Social Support (12 points higher).

Indonesians are on average 8.2 points happier (on a scale of 0-100)

Another view of comparisons

Indonesia compared to Thailand

Indonesia scores much higher in government (27 points) and environment (10 points).

Indonesia is less satisfied with life than Thailand (4.5 points) and scores lower in community (4.8 points).

Average differences between Indonesia and Thailand are small, only 2.15 points, with an overall average of 62.8 for Indonesia and 60.7 for Thailand.

An important caveat: the data is from a convenience sampling and represents a small number of people who took the Happiness Index.

The data should be used to spark conversations and ideas.

Such as‌

Why are scores in government for Indonesia higher than Thailand??

How can building on strengths in psychological well-being and social support also increase scores in trust in government, local businesses and each other?

Comparisons are important but scores by themselves are important too.

People who took the Happiness Index score lowest in community, time balance and government.

What could this mean?

What is the path to happiness?

Data can point the way

Lowest scores are in volunteering, donating, sense a lost wallet would be returned with the money still in it, trust in local business & trust in neighbors.

How can trust in neighbors and local business be built? Are there ways volunteering and giving could build such trust?

Scores for feeling anxious are 47 out of 100 & for feeling rushed 53 out of 100.

What are some ways to develop a sense of ease and ways to protect leisure in people’s lives?

Scores in trust in local government & sense of corruption are 57.7 out of 100, indicating there is not a great deal of trust.

What are ways to build trust in government?

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