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The Social Progress Index Design Principles Global Social Progress Index How do we advance society? Economic Social Progress Development www.socialprogressindex.com The Social Progress Imperative defines social progress as: “the capacity of a society to meet the basic human needs of its citizens, establish the building blocks that allow citizens and communities to enhance and sustain the quality of their lives, and create the conditions for all individuals to reach their full potential.” www.socialprogressindex.com www.socialprogressindex.com The Social Progress Index design principles: www.socialprogressindex.com Indicator selection decision tree Included Indicators Eliminated Indicators Does the indicator measure an economic, social or environmental concept? An economic concept A social or environmental indicator indicator (including employment) Does this indicator measure an input or an outcome? A concept that we are interested in because it Important mainly because it signals some- is good or bad for its own sake thing else and is therefore an input indicator The Social Progress Index What is the source of this indicator? uses the best available social outcome indicators Widely reputable and the methods Unknown, uses biased methods, that are current and it uses are sound or lacks rigorous data collection relevant to all countries How old are the data points? Most data points are more than Reasonably current 5-10 years old How many geographic regions does this indicator cover? Fewer than 95% of the geographic 95-100% of geographic regions regions in the Index SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX Social Progress Index indicator-level framework The Social Progress Index is Basic Human Needs Foundations of Wellbeing Opportunity Nutrition and Basic Medical Care Access to Basic Knowledge Personal Rights an aggregate index of social Undernourishment Adult literacy rate Political rights Depth of food deficit Primary school enrollment Freedom of expression and environmental indicators Maternal mortality rate Secondary school enrollment Freedom of assembly Child mortality rate Gender parity in secondary Private property rights that capture three dimensions enrollment Deaths from infectious diseases Personal Freedom and Choice Water and Sanitation Access to Information and Freedom over life choices of social progress. Communications Access to piped water Freedom of religion Mobile telephone subscriptions Rural access to improved water Early marriage Internet users source Satisfied demand for contraception Press Freedom Index Access to improved sanitation Corruption facilities Health and Wellness Tolerance and Inclusion Shelter Life expectancy at 60 It includes data from 128 Tolerance for immigrants Availability of afordable housing Premature deaths from non- Tolerance for homosexuals countries on 50 indicators Access to electricity communicable diseases Suicide rate Discrimination and violence Quality of electricity supply against minorities • An additional 61 countries Household air pollution attributable Environmental Quality Religious tolerance deaths Outdoor air pollution attributable Community safety net have partial results Personal Safety deaths Access to Advanced Education Homicide rate Wastewater treatment Years of tertiary schooling Level of violent crime Biodiversity and habitat Women’s average years in school Perceived criminality Greenhouse gas emissions Inequality in the attainment of Political terror education It includes 98% of the world Trafc deaths Globally ranked universities Percentage of tertiary students enrolled in globally ranked population universities Map of 2017 Results Social Progress Tier Very High High Upper Middle Lower Middle Low Very Low Incomplete Data SOCIAL PROGRESS Rank Country Score Rank Country Score Rank Country Score Very High Social Progress Rank Country Score 34 Latvia 78.61 68 Philippines 67.10 99 Laos 54.17 1 Denmark 90.57 35 Lithuania 78.09 69 Bolivia 66.93 100 Malawi 53.09 2 Finland 90.53 36 Croatia 78.04 101 Rwanda 52.78 Lower Middle Social Progress 3 Iceland 90.27 37 Hungary 77.32 102 Swaziland 52.64 Rank Country Score 3 Norway 90.27 38 Argentina 75.90 103 Lesotho 51.74 70 El Salvador 66.43 5 Switzerland 90.10 104 Benin 51.69 Upper Middle Social Progress 71 Lebanon 66.31 6 Canada 89.84 105 Pakistan 51.54 Rank Country Score 71 Moldova 66.31 7 Netherlands 89.82 106 Côte d’Ivoire 50.65 39 Mauritius 75.18 73 Sri Lanka 66.16 8 Sweden 89.66 107 Tanzania 50.21 40 Panama 74.61 74 Kazakhstan 66.01 9 Australia 89.30 108 Zimbabwe 50.10 41 Bulgaria 74.42 75 Algeria 65.41 9 New Zealand 89.30 109 Nigeria 50.01 42 Kuwait 74.12 76 Azerbaijan 65.33 11 Ireland 88.91 110 Burkina Faso 49.75 43 Brazil 73.97 76 Kyrgyzstan 65.33 12 United Kingdom 88.73 111 Uganda 49.59 44 Romania 73.53 78 Morocco 65.25 13 Germany 88.50 112 Liberia 49.34 45 Serbia 73.41 79 Indonesia 65.10 2017 RESULTS 14 Austria 87.98 113 Mauritania 48.44 46 Jamaica 72.42 80 Botswana 64.44 114 Congo, Republic of 48.24 High Social Progress 47 Peru 72.15 81 Nicaragua 64.17 115 Togo 48.21 Rank Country Score 48 Mexico 71.93 82 Egypt 63.76 116 Mozambique 47.90 15 Belgium 87.15 49 Colombia 71.72 83 China 63.72 117 Cameroon 47.83 16 Spain 86.96 50 Malaysia 71.14 84 Guatemala 62.62 118 Mali 47.75 17 Japan 86.44 51 Tunisia 71.09 85 Uzbekistan 62.02 119 Madagascar 47.40 2017 RESULTS 18 United States 86.43 52 Albania 70.97 86 Mongolia 62.00 Sierra Leone 47.10 70.80 120 19 France 85.92 53 Georgia 87 Namibia 61.98 Ethiopia 45.29 Montenegro 70.01 121 20 Portugal 85.44 54 88 Iran 61.93 Slovenia 84.32 55 Ecuador 69.97 21 89 Honduras 61.76 Very Low Social Progress Jordan 69.85 22 Czech Republic 84.22 56 90 Ghana 61.44 Rank Country Score Saudi Arabia 69.45 23 Estonia 82.96 57 91 Nepal 60.08 122 Yemen 43.46 Macedonia 69.35 24 Italy 82.62 58 92 Tajikistan 58.87 123 Guinea 43.40 59 Armenia 69.01 25 Chile 82.54 93 India 58.39 124 Niger 42.97 60 Paraguay 68.73 26 Korea, Republic of 82.08 94 Senegal 58.31 125 Angola 40.73 61 Turkey 68.68 27 Cyprus 81.15 126 Chad 35.69 81.03 62 Thailand 68.51 Low Social Progress 28 Costa Rica 127 Afghanistan 35.66 63 Dominican Republic 68.42 Rank Country Score 29 Israel 80.61 128 Central African Repubic 28.38 30 Slovakia 80.22 64 Ukraine 68.35 95 Kenya 56.17 31 Uruguay 80.09 65 Belarus 67.80 96 Myanmar 55.69 32 Poland 79.65 66 South Africa 67.25 97 Bangladesh 54.84 Russia 67.17 Cambodia 54.54 SOCIAL PROGRESS 33 Greece 78.92 67 98 World performanceontheSocialProgressIndex and componentscores World Nutrition and Basic Medical Care Basic Human Needs Water and Sanitation Shelter Personal Safety Foundations of Wellbeing Access to Basic Knowledge Access to Information and Communications Health and Wellness Environmental Quality Personal Rights Opportunity Personal Freedom and Choice World Social Progress Tolerance and Inclusion Index Score Index Score 64.85 Access to Advanced Education World component scores over time 89.62 (0.94) 71.26 (1.11) 69.72 (3.37) Basic Human Needs 64.61 (0.44) 87.63 (0.75) 64.75 (1.75) 62.51 (3.77) 60.67 (1.68) Foundations of Wellbeing 63.11 (1.93) 51.25 (-0.69) 50.04 (4.02) Opportunity 43.00 (0.85) 2014 2017 2017 Social Progress Index (Delta) Social Progress Index vs GDP per capita 100 VERY HIGH VERY Across the Denmark Norway New Zealand Netherlands Canada Germany Switzerland spectrum, we Portugal United Kingdom Austria Ireland Japan Czech Republic United States Chile France HIGH Cyprus Italy Uruguay see how some 80 Costa Rica Israel Croatia Brazil Argentina Social Progress Index Tiers MIDDLE MIDDLE Peru UPPER countries are Jamaica Kuwait Mexico Georgia Malaysia Montenegro Turkey Saudi Arabia Bolivia Russia much better at Azerbaijan MIDDLE MIDDLE LOWER Iran 60 Ghana Mongolia turning their India Laos LOW LOW economic Nigeria Congo, Republic of Cameroon growth into Yemen 2017 Social Progress Index Scores Niger 40 Angola social progress Afghanistan LOW VERY than others Central African Republic 20 0K 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K 30K 35K 40K 45K 50K 55K 60K 65K 70K GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) Social Progress Index vs GDP per capita 100 VERY HIGH VERY Across the Denmark Norway New Zealand Netherlands Canada Germany Switzerland spectrum, we Portugal United Kingdom Austria Ireland Japan Czech Republic United States Chile France HIGH Cyprus Italy Uruguay see how some 80 Costa Rica Israel Croatia Brazil Argentina Social Progress Index Tiers MIDDLE MIDDLE Peru UPPER countries are Jamaica Kuwait Mexico Georgia Malaysia Montenegro Turkey Saudi Arabia Bolivia Russia much better at Azerbaijan MIDDLE MIDDLE LOWER Iran 60 Ghana Mongolia turning their India Laos LOW LOW economic Nigeria Congo, Republic of Cameroon growth into Yemen 2017 Social Progress Index Scores Niger 40 Angola social progress Afghanistan LOW VERY than others Central African Republic 20 0K 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K 30K 35K 40K 45K 50K 55K 60K 65K 70K GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) Social Progress Index vs GDP per capita 100 VERY HIGH VERY Across the Denmark Norway New Zealand Netherlands Canada Germany Switzerland spectrum, we Portugal United Kingdom Austria Ireland Japan Czech Republic United States Chile France HIGH Cyprus Italy Uruguay see how some 80 Costa Rica Israel Croatia Brazil Argentina Social Progress Index Tiers MIDDLE MIDDLE Peru UPPER countries are Jamaica Kuwait Mexico Georgia Malaysia Montenegro Turkey Saudi Arabia Bolivia Russia much better at Azerbaijan MIDDLE MIDDLE LOWER Iran 60 Ghana Mongolia turning their India Laos LOW LOW economic Nigeria Congo, Republic of Cameroon growth into Yemen 2017 Social Progress Index Scores Niger 40 Angola social progress Afghanistan LOW VERY than others Central African Republic 20 0K 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K 30K 35K 40K 45K 50K 55K 60K 65K 70K GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) STRENGTH/ SCORE RANK WEAKNESS 2017 Social Progress Index 86.43 18/128 UNITED STATES GDP PPP per capita $52,704 5/128 SCORE/ STRENGTH/ SCORE/ STRENGTH/ SCORE/ STRENGTH/ VALUE RANK WEAKNESS VALUE RANK WEAKNESS VALUE RANK WEAKNESS Basic Human Needs 93.42 17 Foundations of Wellbeing 84.19 29 Opportunity 81.68 13 Nutrition and Basic Medical Care 98.96 36 Access to Basic Knowledge 97.95 30 Personal Rights 88.98 19 Undernourishment (% of pop.; 5 signifies ≤ 5) 5.00 1 Adult literacy rate (% of pop.
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