Some excellent statements, for example:
"In Bhutan, the government has committed itself to pursuing Gross
National Happiness, a notion that is also catching on in Brazil."
The main core concept of the report is the calculation of:
Happy Planet Index = Experienced well-being x Life expectancy
Ecological Footprint
A summary map of the 2012 scores is shown below. Green shading means a good score, anything else is average or bad, meaning there is much to be done in those countries.