Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in India
India: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita was 4.54 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in India, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 4.54 for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in India peaked at 4.97 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.57, in 2019.
That places India 118th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.35 | 3.57 | 4.97 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.1 | 3.78 | 4.54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More economy & growth data for India
- Manufacturing, value added 595.25 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 13.5% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 47.84 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 56.7% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 232.99 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.54 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 7.5% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 532.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 3.74 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in India?
- Self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in India was 4.54 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.97 in 2011.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 in 2019.
- How does India rank for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 118th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.