Despite the rising global interest in well-being and its various dimensions, research in this area has been criticized for its Western-centric conceptual and geographical emphasis. In this cross-sectional study, we leverage more than 30 indicators of well-being from three years of Gallup World Poll (2020–2022) data to explore the diversity of well-being in nationally representative samples from 40 countries on the African continent (N = 90,093). Our descriptive analysis provided evidence of between-country differences in well-being, including among countries within the same region. There was also some evidence of within-country variation across the indicators of well-being. We draw on several theoretical perspectives to discuss the diverse experiences of well-being in the African context, highlighting the importance of applying a culturally sensitive lens to understanding and promoting well-being. Our descriptive exploration of multidimensional well-being in Africa shines a spotlight on a part of the world that has received comparatively less empirical attention in this area, and provides a useful foundation for future research toward building a more inclusive and diverse global picture of human flourishing.

尽管全球对福祉及其各个方面的兴趣日益浓厚，但该领域的研究因其以西方为中心的概念和地理重点而受到批评。在这项横断面研究中，我们利用盖洛普世界民意调查（2020-2022）三年数据中的 30 多个幸福指标，探索非洲大陆 40 个国家的全国代表性样本的幸福多样性（N  = 90,093）。我们的描述性分析提供了国家之间福祉差异的证据，包括同一地区国家之间的差异。还有一些证据表明，各国内部的福祉指标存在差异。我们利用多种理论视角来讨论非洲背景下的不同福祉经历，强调运用文化敏感视角来理解和促进福祉的重要性。我们对非洲多维福祉的描述性探索将焦点放在了世界上在这一领域受到相对较少实证关注的地区，并为未来的研究提供了有用的基础，以构建更加包容和多样化的人类繁荣的全球图景。 。