README.md

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license: cc-by-nc-4.0
language:
- en
tags:
- Tabular
- Finance
- Social Science
- Economics
- Global
- Inflation
- World Happiness
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# **World Happiness Index and Inflation Dataset** 🌍📊

This dataset combines **World Happiness Index (WHI) scores with inflation metrics** across different countries from **2015 to 2023**.  
It provides insights into how economic conditions such as **GDP per capita, inflation, and corruption perception** impact happiness levels globally.  

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## **📌 Context**
Happiness and well-being are essential indicators of societal progress, often influenced by economic conditions such as **GDP and inflation**.  
This dataset compiles data from the **World Happiness Index (WHI)** and inflation metrics to analyze the **relationship between economic stability and happiness levels across 148 countries from 2015 to 2023**.  
By analyzing key **economic indicators alongside social well-being factors**, this dataset provides insights into **global prosperity trends**.

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## **📌 Content**
This dataset is provided in **CSV format** and includes **16 columns**, covering both **happiness-related features** and **economic indicators** such as GDP per capita, inflation rates, and corruption perception.  

**Main Features:**
- **Happiness Score & Rank** 📊 *(World Happiness Index ranking per country)*
- **Economic Indicators** 💰 *(GDP per capita, inflation metrics)*
- **Social Factors** 🤝 *(Freedom, Social Support, Generosity)*
- **Geographical Information** 🌎 *(Country & Continent)*

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## **📌 About This File**
The **WHI_Inflation.csv** file contains structured tabular data that integrates economic indicators and happiness scores across various countries and years.  

### **This dataset is particularly useful for:**
✔ **Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)** – Understanding patterns in happiness and economic trends.  
✔ **Machine Learning applications** – Regression models to predict happiness based on economic conditions.  
✔ **Social and Economic Research** – Analyzing the effects of GDP, inflation, and corruption perception on happiness levels.  

**This dataset includes 16 columns, each representing aspects of happiness and economic well-being.**  

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## **📊 Column Descriptions**
| Column Name | Description |  
|-------------|------------|  
| **Country** | The name of the country where the data is recorded. |  
| **Year** | The year in which the happiness and economic data were collected (2015-2023). |  
| **Score** | The overall happiness score of the country, ranging from 1 (least happy) to 10 (happiest). |  
| **GDP per Capita** | The Normalized Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of the country. |  
| **Social Support** | A measure of how well individuals are supported by family, friends, and social networks. |  
| **Healthy Life Expectancy** | The expected normalized time of healthy life at birth. |  
| **Freedom to Make Life Choices** | The level of freedom individuals feel in making life choices. |  
| **Generosity** | A metric representing the extent of charitable donations and social contributions in the country. |  
| **Perceptions of Corruption** | A measure of corruption perception in government and businesses (higher values indicate lower corruption). |  
| **Energy Consumer Price Inflation** | The annual percentage change in energy prices (e.g., electricity, fuel). |  
| **Food Consumer Price Inflation** | The annual percentage change in food prices. |  
| **GDP Deflator Index Growth Rate** | A measure of overall price level changes in the economy, considering inflation. |  
| **Headline Consumer Price Inflation** | A broad measure of inflation capturing price changes in consumer goods and services. |  
| **Official Core Consumer Price Inflation** | A stable inflation measure that excludes volatile food and energy prices. |  
| **Producer Price Inflation** | The annual inflation rate for producers and manufacturers, affecting future consumer prices. |  
| **Continent** | The continent where the country is located (e.g., Europe, Asia, Africa, Americas). |  

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## **🔍 Key Insights & Possible Analyses**
1️⃣ **Happiness Score Trends Over Time** – How have happiness levels changed over the years?  
2️⃣ **Continent-wise Happiness Comparisons** – Which continents have the highest and lowest happiness scores?  
3️⃣ **GDP vs. Happiness Correlation** – Does higher GDP per capita lead to higher happiness?  
4️⃣ **Impact of Inflation on Happiness** – Do rising prices negatively impact happiness?  
5️⃣ **Feature Importance Analysis** – Which factors contribute most to happiness?  

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## **📚 Sources & Acknowledgements**
This dataset is created using publicly available data from:  
- **World Happiness Report** ([worldhappiness.report](https://worldhappiness.report/))  
- **Gallup World Poll** (Survey-based happiness metrics)  
- **World Bank & IMF** (Economic & Inflation data)  
- **World Bank's Prospects Group** (Global price statistics)  

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## **💡 Usage**
This dataset can be used for **exploratory analysis, machine learning models, economic research, and policy-making.**  
It enables researchers and analysts to study the **relationship between happiness scores and key economic indicators like GDP, inflation, and corruption perception.**  

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## **Citation**

```bibtex
@misc{WorldHappiness_Index,
  author = {Ensar Yilmaz and Burak Akturk and Didem Civelek and Tolga Buyuktanir},
  year = {2025},
  title = {World Happiness Index and Inflation Dataset},
  publisher = {Hugging Face},
  url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/AgraResearchLab/WorldHappinessIndex_InflationDataset}
}
```