Map
Each circle on the map represents one of the 447 regions of the OECD. Click on a circle to see how that region performs in each of the eleven topics. Discover new regions by exploring the map.
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Each topic of well-being is measured by one or two indicators. The values of the indicators are expressed as a score between 0 and 10. A high score indicates better performance in a topic relative to the other regions.
See more about the data transformationExplore the map to find out how life is across OECD regions and discover regions with similar well-being.
Each region is measured in eleven topics important for well-being. The values of the indicators are expressed as a score between 0 and 10. A high score indicates better performance relative to the other regions.
Regions with similar well-being in other countries
Regions with similar well-being profiles
Below the findings for each region, regions from other countries with a similar pattern of well-being are presented. You can explore each region by clicking on it.
Well-being in detail
Well-being in detail
For each of the eleven topics of well-being, you will find a score for the region, its relative position compared to the other regions in the same country, and its relative position compared to all the OECD regions. The value of each well-being indicator, expressed in its original unit (percentage, dollars, etc.), is beneath the chart. You can also find out whether a country has small or large regional disparities in a topic: the higher the ranking of the country (on the right end of the scale), the lower the disparities between the top and bottom 20% regional values in that topic compared to the OECD countries.
See more about the well-being indicatorsOECD Regional Well-Being:
A Closer Measure of Life
How does your region perform when it comes to education, environment, safety and other topics important to your well-being? This interactive site allows you to measure well-being in your region and compare it with 447 OECD regions based on eleven topics central to the quality of our lives.
User's guide to OECD regional well-being Learn more about OECD Regional Well-Being Check out regional well-being by country
Why it matters
There is a growing awareness that we must go beyond GDP and economic statistics to get a fuller understanding of how society is doing. But it is also crucial to zoom in on how life is lived.
Where you live has an impact on your quality of life, and in return, you contribute to making your community a better place. Comparable measures of regional well-being offer a new way to gauge what policies work and can empower a community to act to achieve higher well-being for its citizens.
What’s measured
In this initiative, each region is measured in eleven topics – income, jobs, housing, health, access to services, environment, education, safety, civic engagement and governance, community, and life satisfaction. A score has been calculated for each topic so that you can compare places and topics within and across countries.
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November 2022: Updates to existing region borders, Costa Rica and Colombia have been added as new countries, Internet speed has been added to Access to services category.