What is Quality of Life, why do we measure it?

GCRO's second 'Quality of Life' (QoL) survey was completed in 2011, following the 2009 survey and therefore allows some sense of change over time.

Defining 'Quality of Life'

This term is commonly used to evaluate the general well-being of individuals and/or larger units such as communities, cities or entire societies.

Beyond GDP

The push to move beyond using Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the measure of the key global ranking for countries to incorporate elements of the Bhutanese concept of ‘Gross National Happiness’ has resulted in a renewed interest in ‘Quality of Life’ measurements.

Contextualising Quality of Life

The term ‘Quality of Life’ is used in a wide range of contexts, it should not be confused with the concept of standard of living, which is based primarily on income, much as GDP is based solely on economic.

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What is Quality of Life, why do we measure it?

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Defining 'Quality of Life'

Beyond GDP

Contextualising Quality of Life