Where is *your* happiest place? Use this online tool to find out. Select from available criteria, set the direction, and assign weights.
Data Source: Complete Collection, v1.01
Background: In 2014 I held a GIS workshop leading participants through an ArcGIS Desktop exercise using suitability analysis to create a happiness index and rank country *happiness* based on their criteria. To illustrate just how far interactive data visualization tools have come, this Tableau-created dashboard allows end users to complete the identical suitability analysis, but without any specialized software. Just a web browser! Technology moves so fast…
Mapping Happiness: Happiest Places on Earth