- The UK comes 74th , USA 114th out of 143 nations surveyed. overall we are still heading in the wrong direction. footprint per head of 72 per cent. development models ) have all seen their HPI scores drop in that time. climate change " says Nic Marks , founder of the centre for well-being at NEF. is Brazil , in 9th place out of 143 nations. included in the HPI are in the top 20 per cent of the HPI rankings. consumption , and freeing up time for other pursuits. less than a quarter the size. says Saamah Abdallah , NEF researcher and the report 's lead author. developing nations in achieving the same target by 2070. it is to be effective it must also inspire people to act .