How Am I Doing? A Big Data Approach to Life

As human beings, we need much more than physical necessities. We often compare ourselves with others, and our happiness and satisfaction depend on how we perceive our status relative to others. Historically, most people were confined within walking distance of their homes, making it easy to gauge our standing by observing those around us. With modern transportation expanding our reach globally, our comparisons now span entire countries or the world. This necessitates the use of statistical and quantitative measures to assess how we are doing. This book provides a collection of such measures across 40 chapters, each supplemented with relevant charts and tables.