1、How do we measure wellbeing?Rethinking the Human Development Index International Science Council,2025.To cite this report:Sud,M.(2025,July 21).How do we measure wellbeing?Rethinking the Human Development Index.International Science Council.DOI:10.24948/2025.08 Funding acknowledgement:UNDP Human Deve
2、lopment Report Office Author:Megha Sud,International Science Council Contributions:See the full list of consulted experts in Annex II Project consultant:David Kaplan Design:Mr.Clinton Cover photos:Unaihuiziphotography,MesquitaFMS,Savaryn,DragonImages,hadynyah,Richard Chaff,LightFieldStudios,Zoran Ze
3、remski,Sapsiwai,LittleBee80,Anna39,Caron Badkin About the International Science Council The ISC is an international non-governmental organization with a unique global membership that brings together 250 international scientific unions and associations,national and regional scientific organizations i
4、ncluding science academies,research councils,regional scientific organizations,international federations and societies,and academies of young scientists and associations.The ISC works at the global level to catalyse change by convening scientific expertise,advice and influence on issues of major imp
5、ortance to both science and society.ContentsForeword 4Introduction 6Project background 8Methodology 11What we have learnt from the consultations 121.Perceived purpose and value of current HDI.122.Ideas on modification of the current HDI:alternative indicators and/or weighting of the current dimensio
6、ns.173.Inclusion of new dimensions .234.Exploring potential new directions:reflecting varying preferences.31Concluding remarks.33Where do we go from here?Options for progress 34Annex I:Project Steering Group 35Annex II:List of consulted experts 36Foreword 4Foreword At a time of global polycrisis mar