but it is a well established fact that the standard of living in norway, denmark, finland, germany... well exceeds that of america.do tou really think that any of these countries are more capitalistic than america?
the next one has you as number 3 in nort america: http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/social_scienc...
this one puts the happiness in relation to environmental impact: http://www.happyplanetindex.org/map.htm
There are also calibration effects: show person X someone else better off than him, and tell him that guy reported 8/10 (happiness units). Then he will never report higher than 7/10. This isn't jealosy, it's just not knowing what the units mean.
Another reason to see why there is something off: compare Bhutan on your first link (#133) and on your second (#8, higher than Canada).