Table 3 Expected lifetime WELLBYs in selected countries and years.

From: The WELLBY: a new measure of social value and progress

Country j

Year t

Expected lifetime WELLBYs (Wjt)

Australia

2016

432.86

Colombia

2012

330.73

Germany

2015

406.20

Japan

2021

345.49

Nigeria

2013

145.70

Philippines

2017

257.05

Saudi Arabia

2020

347.62

South Africa

2018

189.40

Spain

2014

370.91

United Kingdom

2011

394.17

United States

2019

389.50

  1. Expected lifetime WELLBYs (Wjt) are calculated using Eq. (3). Source: Gallup World Poll, World Bank; own calculations.