This compares the 20 richest nations in the degree to which their policies are compassionate. The policies cover child well-being, health, environment, non-violence, integrity, social justice, civil society, and generosity.

1. Ron Anderson , University of Minnesota, USA & Foundation for Compassionate Politics [email_address] Presentation at the International Society for Quality of Life Studies Florence, Italy, July 23, 2009

3. *For a total of 42 indicators Nine Components* ( & Sample Indicators ) Socio-Economic Well-Being ( Income Inequality) Child Well-Being ( Often eating with parents) Human Life ( Few homicides) Health ( Low infant Mortality) Non-Violence ( Low arms exports) Integrity & Social Justice ( Human rights protections) Civil Society ( Low television viewing) Environment ( Low carbon emissions) Generosity ( Percent volunteering for social services work)

4. *Rich countries with tiny populations were not included. The Twenty Most Affluent* Countries Australia Germany Portugal Austria Ireland Spain Belgium Italy Sweden Canada Japan Switzerland Denmark Netherlands United Kingdom Finland New Zealand United States France Norway

6. A Glimpse at the Scores for 20 countries & 9 Components

7. The colors of the bars designate the 3 tiers of the countries.

8. Cluster One Cluster Two Cluster Three Belgium Finland Spain (2) Sweden New Zealand Japan (2) Denmark Canada (3) United States Austria Australia (3) France Germany (2) Ireland United Kingdom Italy (2) Switzerland Netherlands Portugal Norway Note: The numbers in parentheses show the group number of the country based upon their level/tier in the Compassion Action Index. Country Clusters based upon Similarity of Inter-correlations Among Nine Index Components

9. This table lists all 42 Indicators of the Index. It is not intended for reading. Each of the 9 components will be Discussed one at a time. The sources of the indicators are as follows: 30 official statistics 7 existing org. indices 5 survey questions ------ 42

10. Socio-Economic Well-Being Indicators *Inverse calculated as: largest data value minus data value **Boldface signifies lower inter-correlations with other indicators. Indicator Data Used Source Low income inequality Inverse* of ratio of income of richest 10% to poorest 10% United Nations Development Program Low adult poverty Inverse of percent of adults living below 50% of median income United Nations Development Program Low unemployment ** Inverse of adults out of work annualized as of August, 2008: International Labour Office Adequate vacation time Average number of vacation weeks taken by employed adults. Economic Policy Institute, The State of Working America 2008/2009 Government spending for workers as percent of GDP Includes services and retraining Pontusson, J. Inequality and Prosperity,

12. Child Well-Being Indicators Indicator Data Used Source Low child poverty Inverse of percent of children living below poverty line United Nations Development Program Low percent living in single-parent families Low percent of children age 11, 13,15 UNICEF Innnocenti Report Card, 2007 and OECD PISA. Low % of children often eating evening meal with parents Age 15 self-report UNICEF Innnocenti Report Card, 2007 and OECD PISA Few homicide victims Murdered males ages 10-29 World Report on Violence & Health Few births to teens Inverse of births per 1,000 mothers age 15-19 UNICEF Innnocenti Report Card, 2007

14. Human Life Indicators Indicator Data Used Source Low homicide rate Inverse of homicide rate Home Office Statistical Bulletin Low suicide rate Inverse of suicide rate, 2006 OECD, Health at a Glance, 2008 . High life expectancy High life expectancy OECD, Health at a Glance, 2008 . Few road fatalities Inverse of road fatalities per million OECD, Factbook, 2008 .

16. Health Indicators Indicator Data Used Source Low infant mortality Inverse of infant mortality OECD, Health at a Glance, 2008 . Percent with health coverage Percent of population covered by any health insurance OECD, Health at a Glance, 2008 Low incidence of AIDS Inverse of AIDS rate OECD, Health at a Glance, 2008 Low obesity Inverse of percent obese age 15+ OECD, Health at a Glance, 2008 Low pharmaceutical spending per person Inverse of rate of spending for pharmaceutical products OECD, Health at a Glance, 2008

18. Non- Violence Indicators Indicator Data Used Source Low crime victimization rate Inverse of percent victimized by crime OECD Factbook, 2009 Contributions to peace Index of Contributions to Global Peace Economist Intelligence Unit Low military spending per person Inverse of per capita spending for defense CIA World Factbooks. Low arms exports per person Inverse of arms exports per capita Federation of Amer. Scientists

20. Integrity & Justice Indicators Indicator Data Used Source Corruption-free organizations Inverse of percent of children living below poverty line United Nations Development Program Corporate Social Responsibility Index of Corporate Social Responsibility Scand. J. of Management 25 (2009), 10-22. Human rights protections Inverse of privacy violations by nation Guardian Observer Protection of Citizens from Surveillance Privacy Index Privacy International Low prison populations Inverse of prisoners 100,000 persons OECD Factbook, 2008

22. Civil Society Indicators Indicator Data Used Source Democracy Index Democracy rating by nation Economist Intelligence Unit, 2008 Turnout in national elections Percent voting in last parliamentary elections International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assist Low television viewing Inverse of adult average weekly time viewing television NationMaster.com Freedom of the press Index Freedom House, Global Press Freedom, 2008 Women members of Parliament/Congress Percent of members who are women in 2007 UN Statistics Division

24. According to time use research, Over the past 50 years average television Viewing time has been mostly about the same, except for Canada and the UK, where it steadily rose to 2.5 hours per day.

25. Environment Indicators Indicator Data Used Source Low carbon dioxide emissions Inverse of emissions per capita UN Environmental Indicators , 2004 Low water consumption Inverse of water consumption per capita OECD, Factbook, 2008 Low municipal Waste Inverse of waste per capita OECD, Factbook, 2008 Low energy consumed Inverse of energy consumed per capita OECD, Factbook, 2008.

27. Generosity Indicators Indicator Data Used Source Kindness & helpfulness of peers Percent of children age 11, 13, 15, who reported kind peers Health Behavior of School age Children study Volunteering time Percent who reported volunteering for social services work in past year Dekker and Halman and www.jdsurvey.net Refugees hosted per citizen Refugees hosted per citizen UMHCR Statistical Yearbook, 2007 Government aid to developing countries Index of Aid to Developing Countries Center for Global Development, Commit. To Development Index Government social spending as percent of GDP Government social expenditures in 2003 OECD Factbook , 2008

30. A Glimpse at the Scores for 20 countries & 9 Components