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The data in the graph compares the mental well-being profiles of eight countries.

According to WHO "Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community."

The Mental Health Quotient (MHQ) assessment by "Sapiens Labs" was conducted between April 9th and December 31st 2020 across 8 countries and had close to 49,000 participants (English speaking population).

The participants were asked questions based on six dimensions:

- Mood & Outlook: The ability to manage and regulate your emotions
effectively and to have a constructive or optimistic outlook for the future.
- Social Self: How you interact with, relate to and see yourself
with respect to others.
- Drive & Motivation: The ability to work towards achieving your desired goals and to initiate, persevere and complete activities in your
daily life.
- Core Cognition: The health of your basic cognitive skills which allow
you to function effectively and independently on a moment to moment basis.
- Complex Cognition: The ability to synthesize and make sense of complex
sets of events and situations and display a longer-term perspective in your thoughts and behaviour
- Mind-Body Connection: The regulation of the balance between your mind and body.

Countries with similar scores varied in specific profile e.g the biggest differences between respondents from Singapore and the United States were that those from Singapore had better Appetite regulation, Self-image and Sleep quality but also experienced less pain, had fewer Physical health issues and Feelings of sadness, distress or hopelessness.

Indian respondents had better Sleep quality, Self-image and Energy levels relative to the United States. On the other hand, Indians had severe problems with Unwanted, strange or obsessive thoughts, Aggression towards others and a sense of being detached from reality (relative to USA).

The average well-being score across 8 countries stood at 66 in 2020, a decline of 24 points when compared to 2019 (2019 had a smaller sample).

 

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