Quispe-Torreblanca, E., De Neve, JE. & Brown, G.D.A. Social status and the relationship between income rank and well-being in 109 nations. Nat Commun
Objective:
- Compare deprivation and relative rank accounts of the income-SWB relationship
Case:
- 109 countries
Methodology:
- Relative rank indicator
- Moderator
Data Source
- Gallup World Poll survey
Findings:
- In 80% of countries, subjective well-being is more strongly associated with within-nation rank of income than with absolute income or relative income deprivation
- The association between income rank and well-being is about 80% smaller
