Cross-Cutting Analysis - Global Thriving Study

📊 Executive Summary

🎯 Key Findings

132

Countries Analyzed

12

Strong Cross-Dimensional Relationships

5

Thriving Dimensions

4

Country Clusters Identified

💡 Main Insights

Multidimensional Patterns: Countries show distinct patterns of development across economic, health, education, and social dimensions.
Synergistic Relationships: 0 positive synergies found between different thriving dimensions.
Development Archetypes: Countries follow different pathways - some specialize in specific dimensions while others pursue balanced development.
Regional Variations: Significant differences exist between continents in overall thriving patterns.

🔗 Strongest Cross-Dimensional Relationships

Health ↔ Education r = 0.859
Life Expectancy At Birth Years2018 vs Learning Adjusted Years Of School

Education ↔ Health r = 0.859
Learning Adjusted Years Of School vs Life Expectancy At Birth Years2018

Economic ↔ Education r = 0.767
Gdp Per Capita vs Learning Adjusted Years Of School

Education ↔ Economic r = 0.767
Learning Adjusted Years Of School vs Gdp Per Capita

Economic ↔ Social r = 0.751
Gdp Per Capita vs Life Satisfaction In Cantril Ladder

🔗 Cross-Dimensional Relationships

This analysis examines how different dimensions of national thriving relate to each other, identifying synergies and potential trade-offs between economic, health, education, and social indicators.

Key Findings

Found 12 statistically significant cross-dimensional relationships
Analysis based on 132 countries with sufficient data
Relationships span across all major thriving dimensions

Top Cross-Dimensional Relationships

Dimension 1	Dimension 2	Indicator 1	Indicator 2	Correlation	Countries
Health	Education	Life Expectancy At Birth Years2018	Learning Adjusted Years Of School	0.859	128
Education	Health	Learning Adjusted Years Of School	Life Expectancy At Birth Years2018	0.859	128
Economic	Education	Gdp Per Capita	Learning Adjusted Years Of School	0.767	128
Education	Economic	Learning Adjusted Years Of School	Gdp Per Capita	0.767	128
Economic	Social	Gdp Per Capita	Life Satisfaction In Cantril Ladder	0.751	132
Social	Economic	Life Satisfaction In Cantril Ladder	Gdp Per Capita	0.751	132
Education	Social	Learning Adjusted Years Of School	Life Satisfaction In Cantril Ladder	0.742	128
Social	Education	Life Satisfaction In Cantril Ladder	Learning Adjusted Years Of School	0.742	128
Economic	Health	Gdp Per Capita	Life Expectancy At Birth Years2018	0.733	132
Health	Economic	Life Expectancy At Birth Years2018	Gdp Per Capita	0.733	132

📊 Composite Thriving Indices

We created composite indices that combine multiple indicators within each dimension, as well as an overall thriving index that synthesizes all dimensions.

47.5

Economic Index
Average Score

44.9

Pca Thriving Index
Average Score

Top 10 Countries - Overall Thriving Index

Rank	Country	Continent	Overall Score

🎯 Multidimensional Clustering

Using machine learning clustering algorithms, we identified distinct groups of countries with similar patterns across multiple thriving dimensions.

Clustering Results

4 distinct country clusters identified
Clustering based on 5 key indicators
Each cluster represents a unique development pattern

Country Clusters

Cluster 0 (47 countries)

Key Strengths: None identified

AlbaniaAlgeriaArgentinaAzerbaijanBelarusBrazilBulgariaChile+39 more

Cluster 1 (32 countries)

Key Strengths: gdp_per_capita, life_expectancy_at_birth_years2018, learning_adjusted_years_of_school

AustraliaAustriaBelgiumCanadaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstonia+24 more

Cluster 2 (14 countries)

Key Strengths: None identified

ArmeniaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaEgyptEswatiniGabonGreeceJordan+6 more

Cluster 3 (35 countries)

Key Strengths: None identified

AfghanistanBangladeshBeninBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonChad+27 more

📈 Key Visualizations

Cross-Cutting Analysis Overview

Comprehensive overview showing correlations, clustering, and overall thriving patterns

Cross-Dimensional Relationships

Detailed scatter plots showing relationships between different thriving dimensions

🔬 Methodology

Data Preparation

Cleaned and standardized 5 indicators
Handled missing values and outliers
Transformed indicators for comparability

Correlation Analysis

Pearson and Spearman correlations
Statistical significance testing
Cross-dimensional relationship mapping

Composite Indices

Min-Max normalization (0-100 scale)
Equal weighting within dimensions
PCA-based alternative index

Clustering Analysis

K-means clustering with standardized features
Silhouette score optimization
PCA for visualization

Data Coverage

Analysis includes 5 major thriving dimensions: Economic, Health, Education, Social, Demographics. Country coverage varies by indicator but includes major economies and representative countries from all continents.