Module 6: Measuring wellbeing
National level data
Locally relevant data and indicators are often available on the websites of city authorities and national statistical agencies. To help put local data and insights into a wider context, the following resources can be of use:
The OECD Data Explorer includes country level data for OECD as well as non-OECD countries, for a wide variety of wellbeing indicators.
The OECD How’s Life reporting series includes two-yearly country profiles based on the OECD Well-being framework.
The Sustainable Development Report and online dashboard by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network tracks the performance of all 193 UN Member States on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Our World in Data comprises national level data across a wide range of wellbeing topics and includes a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Tracker.
Regional and city-level data
The OECD Regional Wellbeing Dashboard provides regional wellbeing data for 447 OECD regions based on a wide range of wellbeing topics such as access to services, civic engagement, community, housing, environment and safety.
Indicator and dashboard explorers
The WISE database (hosted by the University of Leiden) collates beyond-GDP indices as well as beyond-GDP indicators on wellbeing, inclusion and sustainability for 140 to 180 countries. The database includes both historical and contemporary data and is being updated on an ongoing basis.
The Composite Indicators & Scoreboards Explorer by the European Commission's Comptence Centre on Composite Indicators and Scoreboards provides an overview of 150 composite indices and 42 scoreboards for multidimensional wellbeing, including data for 244 countries, 1649 regions and 450 cities, both within the European Union and beyond.