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Social Justice in the EU and OECD Index Report 2019 Social Justice in the EU and OECD Index Report 2019 Thorsten Hellmann, Pia Schmidt, Sascha Matthias Heller EU and OECD Social Justice Index 2019 1 Iceland 7.90 2 Norway 7.68 3 Denmark 7.67 4 Finland 7.24 Norway Iceland Finland 5 Sweden 6.98 6 Netherlands 6.97 United Kingdom Sweden Estonia 7 Slovenia 6.88 Latvia 8 Czechia 6.80 Denmark 9 New Zealand 6.75 Lithuania Ireland 10 Germany 6.64 Netherlands Poland Germany 11 United Kingdom 6.64 Belgium Luxembourg Czechia 12 Canada 6.57 Slovakia Austria 13 Ireland 6.56 Switzerland Hungary Slovenia Romania 14 Switzerland 6.56 France Croatia 15 France 6.53 Bulgaria 16 Poland 6.42 Italy Portugal Spain 17 Austria 6.33 Canada Turkey 18 Belgium 6.31 Greece 19 Luxembourg 6.23 Malta Cyprus 20 Cyprus 6.10 Israel 21 Hungary 6.09 EU/OECD Average 6.09 United States 22 Slovakia 6.07 23 Malta 6.07 24 Portugal 6.03 Mexico 25 Estonia 5.98 26 Australia 5.91 Korea Japan 27 Japan 5.62 28 Spain 5.53 29 Italy 5.48 30 Israel 5.48 31 Lithuania 5.36 32 Croatia 5.29 33 Latvia 5.21 34 Korea 5.18 35 Greece 5.10 36 United States 5.05 37 Chile 4.92 38 Bulgaria 4.91 39 Romania 4.86 Australia 40 Turkey 4.86 41 Mexico 4.76 Chile New Zealand Source: Social Justice Index. EU and OECD Social Justice Index 2019 1 Iceland 7.90 2 Norway 7.68 3 Denmark 7.67 4 Finland 7.24 Norway Iceland Finland 5 Sweden 6.98 6 Netherlands 6.97 United Kingdom Sweden Estonia 7 Slovenia 6.88 Latvia 8 Czechia 6.80 Denmark 9 New Zealand 6.75 Lithuania Ireland 10 Germany 6.64 Netherlands Poland Germany 11 United Kingdom 6.64 Belgium Luxembourg Czechia 12 Canada 6.57 Slovakia Austria 13 Ireland 6.56 Switzerland Hungary Slovenia Romania 14 Switzerland 6.56 France Croatia 15 France 6.53 Bulgaria 16 Poland 6.42 Italy Portugal Spain 17 Austria 6.33 Canada Turkey 18 Belgium 6.31 Greece 19 Luxembourg 6.23 Malta Cyprus 20 Cyprus 6.10 Israel 21 Hungary 6.09 EU/OECD Average 6.09 United States 22 Slovakia 6.07 23 Malta 6.07 24 Portugal 6.03 Mexico 25 Estonia 5.98 26 Australia 5.91 Korea Japan 27 Japan 5.62 28 Spain 5.53 29 Italy 5.48 30 Israel 5.48 31 Lithuania 5.36 32 Croatia 5.29 33 Latvia 5.21 34 Korea 5.18 35 Greece 5.10 36 United States 5.05 37 Chile 4.92 38 Bulgaria 4.91 39 Romania 4.86 Australia 40 Turkey 4.86 41 Mexico 4.76 Chile New Zealand Source: Social Justice Index. Social Justice in the EU and OECD Index Report 2019 Thorsten Hellmann, Pia Schmidt, Sascha Matthias Heller SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE EU AND OECD – INDEX REPORT 2019 4 Table of content I. In a nutshell 6 Hungary 162 Iceland 163 1. Key findings, by country 6 Ireland 165 2. Key findings, by dimension 12 Israel 166 Italy 167 II. Dimensions of social justice: Japan 169 empirical findings 2019 19 Korea 170 Latvia 172 1. Poverty Prevention 19 Lithuania 173 2. Equitable Education 40 Luxembourg 174 3. Labor Market Access 55 Malta 176 4. Social Inclusion and Mexico 177 Non-discrimination 75 Netherlands 179 5. Intergenerational Justice 92 New Zealand 180 6. Health 117 Norway 182 Poland 183 III. Concept and Methodology 129 Portugal 185 Romania 186 IV. Forty-one country profiles 140 Slovakia 187 Slovenia 189 Australia 140 Spain 190 Austria 141 Sweden 192 Belgium 143 Switzerland 193 Bulgaria 144 Turkey 195 Canada 146 United Kingdom 196 Chile 147 United States 198 Croatia 148 Cyprus 150 Czechia 151 References 200 Denmark 153 Estonia 155 Figures 206 Finland 156 France 157 Appendix 208 Germany 159 Greece 160 Publishing information 270 5 SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE EU AND OECD – INDEX REPORT 2019 I. In a nutshell With the onset of the economic and financial crisis, social justice has deteriorated – on average – in the OECD and EU countries surveyed by the SJI.1 While the Social Justice Index shows a slight but ongoing upward trend since economic recovery began in 2014, the overall score remains below the pre-crisis level. In addition, there are still striking discrepancies with regard to available opportunities to par- ticipate in society in the 41 countries surveyed. 1. Key findings, by country Nordic countries still set the standard, but Sweden is losing ground in some areas Topping this year’s Social Justice Index are Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden, five countries from northern Europe. The success registered among Nordic countries is broad-based, as Iceland, Finland, Norway and Denmark are among the top 10 in the dimensions of poverty prevention, equitable education, social inclusion and non-discrimination, and intergenerational justice. Iceland also ranks first in terms of labor market access and 7th in terms of the health dimension. Sweden, which is currently ranked 6th in the overall ranking, has lost considerable ground in some areas over the last ten years. Since 2008, the risk of poverty among the Swedish population rose from 7.2% to 9.5% (rank 18) and increased significantly from 7.9% to 12.3% among children. Also striking is the country’s ongoing poor performance in terms of labor market access, landing Sweden at rank 30. Although employment is high and the share of low-income earners is low, in addition to the relatively high unemployment rate (6.5%, rank 29), there are clear weaknesses in the integration of young people (rank 31), the low-skilled (rank 36) and foreigners (rank 41) into the labor market. However, the country continues to take the lead in terms of intergenerational justice. The Nordic countries overall work hard to take account of younger generations’ con- cerns in today’s politics, particularly in the areas of environmental protection and climate change. 1 For the first time, the Social Justice Index includes not only EU but also OECD member states. As a result, we had to revise the set of indicators used, which means the findings for the SJI 2019 are not comparable with previous editions. 6 I. IN A NUTSHELL FIGURE 1 Social Justice Index 2019 (weighted) Unit: Score Social Justice Index Rank Country 2009 2011 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 change to 2009 1 Iceland 7.80 7.63 7.79 7.81 7.75 8.00 8.03 7.90 0.10 2 Norway 7.52 7.54 7.76 7.71 7.65 7.63 7.62 7.68 0.16 3 Denmark 7.47 7.14 7.35 7.46 7.38 7.61 7.61 7.67 0.20 4 Finland 7.25 7.33 7.33 7.38 7.35 7.35 7.31 7.24 -0.01 5 Sweden 7.33 7.16 7.02 7.06 7.01 6.96 7.03 6.98 -0.35 6 Netherlands 7.21 7.20 7.13 7.06 7.03 6.94 6.95 6.97 -0.25 7 Slovenia 6.28 6.30 6.44 6.59 6.82 6.88 8 Czechia 6.75 6.61 6.77 6.67 6.70 6.58 6.78 6.80 0.05 9 New Zealand 6.64 6.52 6.69 6.54 6.54 6.67 6.74 6.75 0.11 10 Germany 6.18 6.22 6.54 6.44 6.51 6.55 6.65 6.64 0.46 11 United Kingdom 5.93 6.17 6.48 6.45 6.53 6.55 6.66 6.64 0.71 12 Canada 6.42 6.29 6.33 6.42 6.23 6.49 6.55 6.57 0.15 13 Ireland 6.44 6.14 6.06 6.03 6.22 6.27 6.49 6.56 0.12 14 Switzerland 6.11 6.25 6.37 6.55 6.42 6.36 6.35 6.56 0.45 15 France 6.65 6.34 6.34 6.34 6.35 6.32 6.48 6.53 -0.13 16 Poland 5.79 5.82 5.98 6.06 6.13 6.09 6.33 6.42 0.63 17 Austria 6.23 6.05 6.27 6.34 6.32 6.41 6.37 6.33 0.10 18 Belgium 6.30 6.18 6.25 6.15 6.30 6.24 6.36 6.31 0.01 19 Luxembourg 6.52 6.55 6.54 6.55 6.64 6.28 6.34 6.23 -0.29 20 Cyprus 5.79 5.77 5.85 5.96 6.14 6.10 21 Hungary 6.12 5.89 5.67 5.65 5.83 6.01 6.21 6.09 -0.03 EU/OECD Average 6.14 6.01 5.93 5.93 5.94 5.99 6.05 6.09 22 Slovakia 5.91 5.64 5.54 5.59 5.64 5.87 5.99 6.07 0.16 23 Malta 5.66 5.80 5.77 6.01 5.95 6.07 24 Portugal 5.52 5.49 5.28 5.11 5.28 5.52 5.79 6.03 0.51 25 Estonia 6.57 6.30 6.30 6.10 6.10 5.98 26 Australia 5.66 5.74 5.73 5.72 5.74 5.82 5.85 5.91 0.25 27 Japan 5.48 5.39 5.45 5.50 5.58 5.53 5.55 5.62 0.14 28 Spain 5.46 5.20 5.28 5.15 5.19 5.29 5.26 5.53 0.08 29 Italy 5.68 5.62 5.44 5.42 5.43 5.40 5.52 5.48 -0.20 30 Israel 5.05 5.10 5.11 5.41 5.41 5.48 31 Lithuania 5.75 5.98 5.57 5.36 5.30 5.36 32 Croatia 5.10 5.16 5.10 5.15 5.20 5.29 33 Latvia 5.60 5.53 5.20 5.23 5.14 5.21 34 Korea 5.05 5.02 5.21 5.21 5.23 5.18 5.09 5.18 0.13 35 Greece 5.12 5.09 4.57 4.74 4.79 4.78 4.95 5.10 -0.02 36 United States 5.06 4.98 5.11 5.16 5.27 5.12 5.01 5.05 -0.01 37 Chile 4.62 4.72 4.78 4.86 5.01 4.91 4.92 38 Bulgaria 4.40 4.47 4.51 4.78 4.73 4.91 39 Romania 4.86 4.54 4.41 4.55 4.74 4.86 40 Turkey 4.28 4.30 4.66 4.68 4.75 4.75 4.81 4.86 0.58 41 Mexico 4.27 4.26 4.39 4.57 4.63 4.69 4.72 4.76 0.49 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Source: Social Justice Index.
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