Of the countries living within Earth's ecological means (80% of the average global ecological footprint), the following countries have the highest health and wealth:
| Country |
Life Expectancy |
GNP/capita |
Population |
Footprint |
Health |
Wealth |
Wellbeing |
| Cuba |
76.2 |
2230 |
11295364 |
0.636 |
1.141 |
0.438 |
0.500 |
| Tunisia |
73.8 |
2070 |
9887584 |
0.636 |
1.105 |
0.406 |
0.449 |
| Thailand |
73.5 |
1940 |
64022119 |
0.727 |
1.102 |
0.381 |
0.420 |
| Dominican Republic |
73.3 |
2230 |
8715602 |
0.727 |
1.098 |
0.438 |
0.481 |
| Colombia |
70.4 |
1890 |
41662073 |
0.591 |
1.054 |
0.371 |
0.391 |
| Peru |
70.1 |
1980 |
27148000 |
0.409 |
1.050 |
0.389 |
0.408 |
| El Salvador |
69.8 |
2040 |
6515000 |
0.545 |
1.046 |
0.401 |
0.419 |
:Footprint is given as a fraction of the world average per capita world ecological footprint, Health is Life Expectancy as a fraction of the world average, and Wealth is a fraction of the world average per capita GNP (Gross National Product). Wellbeing is the product of Health and Wealth.
For comparison, here are comparable statistics for the top countries in the entire world:
| Region |
Life Expectancy |
GNP/capita |
Population |
Footprint |
Health |
Wealth |
Wellbeing |
| Japan |
80.8 |
35610 |
127545673 |
1.955 |
1.210 |
6.992 |
8.462 |
| Switzerland |
79.7 |
38330 |
7336028 |
2.409 |
1.194 |
7.526 |
8.985 |
| Norway |
78.4 |
35630 |
4569000 |
2.818 |
1.174 |
6.996 |
8.216 |
| Luxembourg |
77.2 |
39840 |
453000 |
2.227 |
1.157 |
7.822 |
9.051 |
| United States |
76.9 |
34280 |
291587099 |
4.318 |
1.153 |
6.731 |
7.758 |
| Denmark |
76.7 |
30600 |
5387174 |
2.909 |
1.150 |
6.008 |
6.907 |
