A recently published Gallup 2024 State of the Global Workplace report highlights that a mere 14 per cent of Indian employees consider themselves to be “thriving” in life, while the rest acknowledge they are either “struggling” or “suffering.”
Gallup 2024 Workplace Report
Interestingly, these numbers are much lower as compared to the global average of 34 percent of employees who feel they are “thriving.”
The Gallup 2024 report assesses the mental health and wellbeing of employees worldwide.
It appears that Gallup 2024 report calculates its Life Evaluation Index, Gallup, by categorizing respondents into three wellbeing groups including thriving, struggling, or suffering.
According to this, the participants with a positive view towards their present life and future, rating their current situation at 7 or higher, are classified as “thriving.”
On the other hand, the ones with uncertainty or negativity about their current life, experiencing daily stress and financial concerns, are considered “struggling.”
When it comes to the “suffering” group, it includes individuals feeling miserable about their present life and future, often lacking basic necessities and experiencing significant physical and emotional pain.
Gallup 2024 Global Workplace Report: India’s Life Evaluation Index
As per the Gallup 2024 Global Workplace Report, only 14 percent of Indians feel they are thriving, with 86 per cent admitting to struggling or suffering.
This trend seems to be consistent across South Asia, where only 15 percent of respondents classify themselves as thriving, significantly below the global average.
Moving ahead, “this trend is continuing across all countries in the region surveyed, with India reporting the second-highest rate of thriving at only 14 per cent, behind Nepal at 22 per cent,” as Gallup mentioned in a press release.
What About Emotional Wellbeing in India?
As per the Gallup 2024 State of the Global Workplace report- Emotional Wellbeing in India in terms of daily emotional experiences, 35 per cent of Indian respondents reported experiencing daily anger, which is alarmingly the highest in South Asia.
Contrasting to that, India had the lowest daily stress level in the region.
With only 32 percent of respondents reporting stress, compared to 62 per cent in Sri Lanka and 58 percent in Afghanistan.
