Measure a Country's success

1. It is common for the GDP or the GDP/capita to be used as an indicator of how well a country is doing. In your own words, what is the GDP?

2. How might striving for a higher GDP stress the environment? Would a higher GDP automatically lead to happier life for the citizens? Explain.

3. Give the formula used to measure the Happy Planet Index. How is Experienced Well Being measured?

4. What is Canada's HPI? What is China's HPI?. What is the lowest HPI you could find? What is the highest HPI you could find? What is the most surprising HPI that you found?

5. How does Canada's life expectancy compare with that of the United States? How do we compare with most countries? What is the lowest life expectancy that you could find?

6. What justification could Canada make for having a high ecological footprint? Could Canada be more ecologically sound? What pattern could you find among the countries and their ecological footprint. What country had a very low ecological footprint and a high life expectancy?

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