Global Mental Wealth: A Multidimensional Analysis of Social, Financial, and Emotional Well-Being in 92 Countries

Abstract Governments and organizations increasingly endorse the importance of mental health in all forms of policy, though emphasis in measurement still remains on indicators such as GDP, depression, and other common disorders. In this study of 92 countries ( n = 53,799), we assess the mental health of individuals around the world alongside measures of financial and social well-being. Findings include a trend of languishing mental health across many groups, particularly among younger adults and within higher-income countries. While positive trends are observed for education and income, a number of concerning trends also emerge, particularly the poor results for young adults and generally moderate results for employed individuals. In sum, we find an alarming but perhaps unsurprisingly low level of positive mental health in a substantial number of countries, but also identify specific economic, social, and other indicators that policymakers could target in improving the well-being of the populations they serve.

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Social Indicators Research
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2026-10-30
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-026-03890-0
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Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
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Global Mental Wealth: A Multidimensional Analysis of Social, Financial, and Emotional Well-Being in 92 Countries

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Global Mental Wealth: A Multidimensional Analysis of Social, Financial, and Emotional Well-Being in 92 Countries

Anastasia Gracheva, Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, Naomi G. Daniel, Lana Bojanić, Barbora Doubravová, Esther Awazzi Envuladu, Aslı Bursalıoğlu, Vladimíra Čavojová, Rizwana Amin, Jack L. Andrews, Rita W. El‐Haddad, Kai Qin Chan, Dmitry Sergeevich Grigoryev, Sandra Jeanette Geiger, Apitchaya Chaiwutikornwanich, Marlene Hecht, Albina Alikovna Gallyamova, Andrea Isabel Freire-Pesántez, Shiyi Chen, Narjes Al-Zahli, Thorsten M. Erle, Lucía Freira, Habib Mohammad Ali, Thomas Lind Andersen, Hadia Fakhreldin, Frida Berglund, Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta, Ani K. Grigoryan, Joel Anderson, Elisa Berdica, Wen-Tso Ho, Stavros P. Hadjisolomou, Arobindu Dash, Marcelo Amaral Mali, Julia G. Halilova, Deniz Mısra Gürol, Taha R. Adawi, Matthias Burghart, Eman Farahat, Merle Havik, Talar Agopian, Eike Kofi Buabang, Paula Barea-Arroyo, Ana‐Maria Cazan, Silvia Guillén-Marín, Martina Benvenuti, Tatianna M. Dugue, David Santson Ayebare, Silvia Filippi, Martin Mabunda Baluku, Աննա Հակոբջանյան, Vladyslav S. Dombrovskyi, Ali Hajian, Biljana Gjoneska, Hojjat Daniali, Kai Ruggeri, Ludvig Daae Bjørndal, Jana B. Berkessel, Elli Polemiti, Abdülhakim Bahadır DARI, Ziwei Gao, Magdalena Chorzępa, Edward Bantu, Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Federico Barrera-Lemarchand, Qais Al-Meqdad, Rami Al‐Sharif, Peter K. Baguma, Abdul Haseeb Hasan, Jasmin Dönicke, Nicolas Brandao, Mohammed Amara, Fawziah Alammar, Marijn Antens, Tamara Arh, Angelina Fauma, Saule Gazizova, Sami M. Almahjoob, Deena Al-Dhahli, Srećko Gutić, William Haspel, Éloïse Côté, Ksenija Edelinski, Amani AlAmeeri, Taif Aljaberi, Tsend-Ayush Azjargal, Bamlak Cherinet, Georgina Haspel, Srinaath Anbu Durai, Abakar M. Habsita, Guillermo Valenzuela-Catarí, Alain Belahimi, Galla Abderahaman, Eva Dreyfus, Sama Alsewaidi, Goni Biran, Hansika Ambahelagedara, Tamara đokić, Diadora Cërmjani, Ismahan Soukeyna Diop
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Abstract Governments and organizations increasingly endorse the importance of mental health in all forms of policy, though emphasis in measurement still remains on indicators such as GDP, depression, and other common disorders. In this study of 92 countries ( n = 53,799), we assess the mental health of individuals around the world alongside measures of financial and social well-being. Findings include a trend of languishing mental health across many groups, particularly among younger adults and within higher-income countries. While positive trends are observed for education and income, a number of concerning trends also emerge, particularly the poor results for young adults and generally moderate results for employed individuals. In sum, we find an alarming but perhaps unsurprisingly low level of positive mental health in a substantial number of countries, but also identify specific economic, social, and other indicators that policymakers could target in improving the well-being of the populations they serve.

Social Indicators ResearchVol. 185(2)
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Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities
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