An alternative index that put Laos close to top!

Date: Nov 2, 2009

An alternative index that put Laos close to top!

Date: Nov 2, 2009

I think it is the real index that show Laos is a happy country.
Only some of those who stay abroad that always complaint Lao goverment, and want Laos to be like america. Now check the american list, almost at the bottom, that's what you call freedom, fake freedom. Do you still want Laos to be like that ? I guess no

NangDarling · Senior Member

Freshideas wrote:

Finally, there is another index that provides a different and quite positive picture about LPDR!

The Happy Planet Index 2.0 from The New Economics Foundation puts Laos
near the top with a rank of 19.

Laos comes in behind Vietnam at 5, Indonesia at 16, but ahead of
Thailand at 41, the UK at 74 and America at 114 out of a ranking of
143 countries.

Please check out this link:
http://www.happyplanetindex.org/

http://www.neweconomics.org/publications/the-happy-planet-index-2.0
(the index is found on page 61)

The Sustainability Society Index 2008 gives Laos a score of 5.8, up
from 5.5 in 2006.

http://www.sustainablesocietyindex.com/ssi-2008.htm
(click on datasheet)

Let us share and brainstorm some ideas and learning point.
1. How do you think this progress come about?
2. What more could the country do to build on this and go further, faster?

I hope you guys would participate and share some of your educated views.

Domo arigato gozaimasu!!!

1. The results are direct feed back from tourists. but, I am not suprised because Lao people are generally are happy.

2. if, you treat them well they will have possitive comments and they will come back and spend more money. so the question is not the country it's the people.

-- Edited by NangDarling on Monday 2nd of November 2009 07:18:15 PM

Date: Nov 3, 2009

woww!! see, laos is so well developed we ranked more than many many richs countries in Arab and Europe, and even more than singapore and south korean. Cheers!!!

Date: Nov 3, 2009

Another survey index about the most peaceful countries in the world in 2009, by Fulbright-Washington Norway came first, Lao-rank 45, Thailand-105, USA-96, China-60, Japan-5, Australia-25, France-34, Vietnam-35, Singapour-29....etc

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