Fig. 1.

Average standardised gender difference (male – female) in mental health across each outcome by country and coloured by region

Average gender difference in mental health outcomes (life satisfaction, psychological distress, hedonia, and eudaemonia) for each country coloured by region. Gender difference is calculated by subtracting the female from the male mean. The y-axis of the psychological distress scale is reversed to allow visual comparison with the other mental health outcomes as a more negative difference for psychological distress indicates worse outcomes for girls.