The 2017 Social Progress Index launched June 21. Though there is a strong relationship between economic performance, as measured by GDP PPP per capita, and performance on the Social Progress Index, some countries achieve much higher social progress relative to countries with similar GDP per capita. For example, Nepal scores 60.08 on the Social Progress Index with a GDP per capita of $2,312, while Yemen, with a GDP per capita of $2,649, scores only 43.46. The Index demonstrates that economic growth is not sufficient for social progress. Countries and communities that want better lives for their citizens need to go beyond economic growth alone in designing their development strategies. Explore the data at http://socialprogressimperative.org.

1. 2017
Social
Progress
Index

2. The information presented is
embargoed until June 21, 2017

3. The Social Progress Index is
an aggregate index of social
and environmental indicators
that capture three dimensions
of social progress
It includes data from 128
countries on 50 indicators
• An additional 61 countries
have partial results
It includes 98% of the world
population

4. Key findings

5. In the last four years,
social progress has
advanced worldwide,
but not fast or far enough

6. The average
world score
rose
from 63.19 in
2014 to 64.85
in 2017 – a
2.6% increase

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8. Access to Information and Communications
and Access to Advanced Education have
driven improvement in global social
progress since 2014

9. Mobile phone subscriptions and Internet users increased
rapidly, but press freedom has declined

10. 2017
Number of globally ranked universities increased
dramatically
2014

11. Personal Rights, Personal Safety, and Tolerance
and Inclusion are eroding worldwide

12. Personal Rights
most declined
in political
rights and
freedom of
expression

13. Nearly the same
number of
countries
declined as
improved in
Personal Safety,
mostly due to
homicides and
violent crime

14. Tolerance and
Inclusion varies
but too many
countries show
increases in
intolerance for
immigrants,
discrimination
against
minorities

15. In other areas, progress is slow and
uneven

16. Health, environment, personal freedom, shelter are standing still

17. The world is
underperforming and
the SDGs are at stake

18. SCORE/
VALUE
Social ProgressIndex 64.85
SCORE/
VALUE
STRENGTH/
WEAKNESS
BasicHumanNeeds 73.80
NutritionandBasicMedical Care 89.62
Undernourishment (%of pop.; 5 signifies ≤ 5) 11.27
Depthof fooddeficit
(calories/undernourished person; 8 signifies ≤ 8)
74.96
Maternal mortalityrate (deaths/100,000 live
births)
141.68
Childmortalityrate (deaths/1,000 live births) 31.82
Deathsfrominfectiousdiseases
(deaths/100,000)
139.55
WaterandSanitation 71.26
Accesstopipedwater (%of pop.) 56.67
Rural accesstoimprovedwater source
(%of pop.)
86.49
Accesstoimprovedsanitationfacilities
(%of pop.)
66.99
Shelter 69.72
Availabilityof af ordablehousing (%satisfied) 0.55
Accesstoelectricity (%of pop.) 84.03
Qualityof electricitysupply (1=low; 7=high) 4.46
Householdair pollutionattributabledeaths
(deaths/100,000)
64.59
Personal Safety 64.61
Homiciderate (deaths/100,000) 5.02
Level of violent crime (1=low; 5=high) 2.77
Perceivedcriminality (1=low; 5=high) 3.57
Political terror (1=low; 5=high) 3.43
Traf cdeaths(deaths/100,000) 17.37
SCORE/
VALUE
STRENGTH/
WEAKNESS
Foundationsof Wellbeing 68.89
AccesstoBasicKnowledge 87.63
Adult literacyrate (%of pop. aged 15+) 84.56
Primaryschool enrollment (%of children) 93.72
Secondaryschool enrollment (%of children) 80.99
Gender parityinsecondaryenrollment
(distance from parity)
0.06
AccesstoInformation
andCommunications
62.51
Mobiletelephonesubscriptions
(subscriptions/100 people)
87.55
Internet users(%of pop.) 43.47
PressFreedomIndex
(0=most free; 100=least free)
47.37
HealthandWellness 64.75
Lifeexpectancyat 60 (years) 19.45
Prematuredeathsfromnon-communicable
diseases(deaths/100,000)
440.11
Suiciderate (deaths/100,000) 11.48
Environmental Quality 60.67
Outdoor air pollutionattributabledeaths
(deaths/100,000)
78.93
Wastewater treatment (%of wastewater) 21.87
Biodiversityandhabitat
(0=no protection; 100=high protection)
75.16
Greenhousegasemissions
(CO2 equivalents per GDP)
539.22
SCORE/
VALUE
STRENGTH/
WEAKNESS
Opportunity 51.85
Personal Rights 51.25
Political rights (0=no rights; 40=full rights) 20.95
Freedomof expression
(0=no freedom; 16=full freedom)
9.27
Freedomof assembly
(0=no freedom; 1=full freedom)
0.53
Privatepropertyrights (0=none; 100=full) 39.47
Personal FreedomandChoice 63.11
Freedomover lifechoices (%satisfied) 0.75
Freedomof religion (1=low; 4=high) 2.29
Earlymarriage (%of women aged 15-19) 0.14
Satisfieddemandfor contraception
(%of women)
73.65
Corruption (0=high; 100=low) 40.63
ToleranceandInclusion 43.00
Tolerancefor immigrants (0=low; 100=high) 0.51
Tolerancefor homosexuals(0=low; 100=high) 0.26
Discriminationandviolenceagainst
minorities(0=low; 10=high)
7.54
Religioustolerance (1=low; 4=high) 2.36
Communitysafetynet (0=low; 100=high) 0.76
AccesstoAdvancedEducation 50.04
Yearsof tertiaryschooling 0.48
Women’saverageyearsinschool 9.12
Inequalityintheattainment of education
(0=low; 1=high)
0.25
Number of globallyrankeduniversities
(0=none; 10=most highly rank ed)
8.00
Percent of tertiarystudentsenrolledinglobally
rankeduniversities
(0=none; 6=highest enrollment)
3.00
THEWORLD
Overperforming by 1or more pts.
Overperforming by less than 1pt.
Performing within the expected range
Underperforming by less than 1pt.
Underperforming by 1or more pts.
No data available
Strengthsand eaknesses
Oveperforming and nderperforming are relative to 15 countries of similar GDPper capita:
Lebanon, Montenegro, Botswana, Thailand, Brazil, Algeria, Serbia, Colombia, South Africa,
China, Dominican Republic, Bulgaria, Mexico, Iran, Macedonia
On social
progress, the
world as a
whole
underperform
s relative to
wealth

20. Global ranking

22. Other regions–
not just the
Nordics–are
also achieving
high social
progress

23. If the world
were a
country it
would rank
between
Indonesia
and
Botswana on
the 2017
Social
Progress
Index
The world average score 64.85

24. Country performance

25. In the past four years, several countries have
made great progress and outpaced their
economic peers
Others have flat lined or failed to use their nation’s
wealth to improve quality of life
Stalls, standouts and setbacks
The most significant improvements and declines since 2014

26. Stalled progress

27. Little change in Social Progress Index top 20 since 2014
G7, OECD countries slow to make major progress with the exception of Norway, Japan and Spain
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28. More social progress improvement in BRICS since 2014
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Year
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60
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64
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South Africa
Russia
Brazil
Brazil
South Africa
Russia
India
India
China
China
BRICS
Change
Strong Improvement
Modest Improvement
The trend of Social Progress Index for Year. Color shows details about Change. The marks are labeled by Country. Details are shown for
Country. The data is filtered on Brics, which keeps X.

29. 15 lowest income countries show mixed progress since 2014
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30. Social
progress in
the US is
relatively flat
with
declines in
Tolerance
and
Inclusion

31. SCORE RANK
2017Social ProgressIndex 86.43 18/128
GDPPPPpercapita $52,704 5/128
SCORE/
VALUE RANK
STRENGTH/
WEAKNESS
BasicHumanNeeds 93.42 17
NutritionandBasicMedical Care 98.96 36
Undernourishment (%of pop.; 5 signifies ≤ 5) 5.00 1
Depthof fooddeficit
(calories/undernourished person; 8 signifies ≤ 8)
8.00 1
Maternal mortalityrate (deaths/100,000 live
births)
13.75 39
Childmortalityrate (deaths/1,000 live births) 6.50 35
Deathsfrominfectiousdiseases
(deaths/100,000)
23.33 34
WaterandSanitation 98.77 27
Accesstopipedwater (%of pop.) 98.64 30
Rural accesstoimprovedwater source
(%of pop.)
98.16 44
Accesstoimprovedsanitationfacilities
(%of pop.)
99.99 10
Shelter 89.18 10
Availabilityof af ordablehousing (%satisfied) 56.68 30
Accesstoelectricity (%of pop.) 100.00 1
Qualityof electricitysupply (1=low; 7=high) 6.47 13
Householdair pollutionattributabledeaths
(deaths/100,000)
0.00 1
Personal Safety 86.76 21
Homiciderate (deaths/100,000) 3.90 70
Level of violent crime (1=low; 5=high) 1.00 1
Perceivedcriminality (1=low; 5=high) 2.00 1
Political terror (1=low; 5=high) 2.00 34
Traf cdeaths(deaths/100,000) 10.60 40
SCORE/
VALUE RANK
STRENGTH/
WEAKNESS
Foundationsof Wellbeing 84.19 29
AccesstoBasicKnowledge 97.95 30
Adult literacyrate (%of pop. aged 15+)
Primaryschool enrollment (%of children) 98.04 53
Secondaryschool enrollment (%of children) 97.56 50
Gender parityinsecondaryenrollment
(distance from parity)
0.02 32
AccesstoInformation
andCommunications
84.63 27
Mobiletelephonesubscriptions
(subscriptions/100 people)
100.00 1
Internet users(%of pop.) 74.45 27
PressFreedomIndex
(0=most free; 100=least free)
22.49 32
HealthandWellness 75.88 34
Lifeexpectancyat 60 (years) 23.61 27
Prematuredeathsfromnon-communicable
diseases(deaths/100,000)
299.40 42
Suiciderate (deaths/100,000) 12.41 82
Environmental Quality 78.31 33
Outdoor air pollutionattributabledeaths
(deaths/100,000)
18.48 13
Wastewater treatment (%of wastewater) 50.44 36
Biodiversityandhabitat
(0=no protection; 100=high protection)
79.35 73
Greenhousegasemissions
(CO2 equivalents per GDP)
392.70 60
SCORE/
VALUE RANK
STRENGTH/
WEAKNESS
Opportunity 81.68 13
Personal Rights 88.98 19
Political rights (0=no rights; 40=full rights) 36.00 32
Freedomof expression
(0=no freedom; 16=full freedom)
16.00 1
Freedomof assembly
(0=no freedom; 1=full freedom)
0.86 14
Privatepropertyrights (0=none; 100=full) 80.00 17
Personal FreedomandChoice 79.88 19
Freedomover lifechoices (%satisfied) 75.48 65
Freedomof religion (1=low; 4=high) 3.00 54
Earlymarriage (%of women aged 15-19) 3.00 32
Satisfieddemandfor contraception
(%of women)
85.10 13
Corruption (0=high; 100=low) 74.00 15
ToleranceandInclusion 68.30 23
Tolerancefor immigrants (0=low; 100=high) 78.78 16
Tolerancefor homosexuals(0=low; 100=high) 71.34 19
Discriminationandviolenceagainst
minorities(0=low; 10=high)
5.10 39
Religioustolerance (1=low; 4=high) 2.00 92
Communitysafetynet (0=low; 100=high) 89.58 31
AccesstoAdvancedEducation 89.55 1
Yearsof tertiaryschooling 1.86 3
Women’saverageyearsinschool 15.06 7
Inequalityintheattainment of education
(0=low; 1=high)
0.05 28
Number of globallyrankeduniversities
(0=none; 10=most highly rank ed)
10.00 1
Percent of tertiarystudentsenrolledinglobally
rankeduniversities
(0=none; 6=highest enrollment)
4.00 15
UNITED STATES
STRENGTH/
WEAKNESS
Oveperforming and underperforming are relative to 15 countries of similar GDPper capita:
Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Germany,
Australia, Canada, Belgium, Iceland, Norway, Finland, United Kingdom
Overperforming by 1or more pts.
Overperforming by less than 1pt.
Performing within the expected range
Underperforming by less than 1pt.
Underperforming by 1or more pts.
No data available
Strengthsandweaknesses

32. Standouts and
setbacks

34. Regional trends

35. Americas
• US & Canada remain consistent
since 2014 with both declining in
Tolerance and Inclusion
• Costa Rica, Chile, and Uruguay
lead Latin American countries on
social progress, with steady but
small advancement over time
• Performance is mixed among the
rest of Latin America, with some
countries improving over time,
many staying nearly the same, and
Nicaragua and El Salvador
trending worse

36. European Union
• Newer European Union (EU)
member states (EU13) have made
impressive gains on social
progress since 2014, except
Hungary
• But overall EU performance has
been pulled down by setbacks on
Tolerance and Inclusion in many
of these same countries
• Tolerance and Inclusion has
markedly decreased in Hungary,
Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, and
Slovenia

37. Asia and the Pacific
• Southeast Asia is improving, but
slowly
• Only five countries have improved
by more than a point since 2014:
Cambodia, China, Indonesia,
Japan, and Myanmar
• Australia and New Zealand are in
the top 10 countries globally
• Both countries have seen
consistent performance since
2014 with moderate improvement
in Personal Safety largely driven by
a reduction in violent crime

38. Africa
• North Africa shows general
improvement
• Sub-Saharan Africa comprises
some of the lowest-performing
countries in the world on social
progress, but Nigeria, Zimbabwe,
Ethiopia are making impressive
headway
• Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and
Mozambique are at a standstill
• Central African Republic, the
lowest performing country in the
world on social progress, is only
getting worse

39. Strengths and
weaknesses
Social Progress Index vs. GDP

40. GDP
BASIC HUMAN
NEEDS
FOUNDATIONS OF
WELLBEING
OPPORTUNITY
GDP is not destiny
Countries need to manage social progress directly

41. 0K 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K 30K 35K 40K 45K 50K 55K 60K 65K 70K
20
40
60
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Yemen
Uruguay
Turkey
Russia
Portugal
Peru
Norway
Nigeria
NewZealand Netherlands
Montenegro
Mongolia
Mexico Malaysia
Laos
Japan
Jamaica
Italy
Iran
India
Ghana
Germany
Georgia
Denmark
CzechRepublic
Cyprus
Croatia
Congo,Republicof
Chile
Central AfricanRepublic
Canada
Cameroon
Brazil
Bolivia
Azerbaijan
Austria
Argentina
Afghanistan
UnitedStates
UnitedKingdom
Switzerland
Saudi Arabia
Niger
Kuwait
Israel
Ireland
France
CostaRica
Angola
Social Progress Index vs GDP per capita
VERYHIGH
HIGH
UPPER
MIDDLE
LOWER
MIDDLELOWVERYLOW
2017SocialProgressIndexScores
SocialProgressIndexTiers
GDPpercapita, PPP(constant 2011international $)
Across the
spectrum, we
see how some
countries are
much better at
turning their
economic
growth into
social
progress than
others

42. 0K 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K 30K 35K 40K 45K 50K 55K 60K 65K 70K
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ZAF
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In / Out of Costa Rica-Italy
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ca-Italy. Size shows details about In / Out of Costa Rica-Italy. The marks are labeled by Pub-
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GDP PPP per capita vs. Social Progress Index. Color shows details about In / Out of US-Portugal.
Size shows details about In / Out of US-Portugal. The marks are labeled by Publish Code.
Interesting pairings: Costa Rica–Italy & Portugal–US

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SVK
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YEM
ZAF
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In / Out of Turkey-Uruguay
In
Out
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Out
GDP PPP per capita vs. Social Progress Index. Color shows details about In / Out of Turkey-
Uruguay. Size shows details about In / Out of Turkey-Uruguay. The marks are labeled by Pub-
lish Code.
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NGA
NOR
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URY
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ZAF
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Out
GDP PPP per capita vs. Social Progress Index. Color shows details about In / Out of Saudi
Arabia-Ecuador. Size shows details about In / Out of Saudi Arabia-Ecuador. The marks are la-
beled by Publish Code.
Interesting pairings: Turkey–Uruguay & Ecuador–Saudi
Arabia

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NZL
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URY
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ZAF
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In / Out of Russia-Chile
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Chile. Size shows details about In / Out of Russia-Chile. The marks are labeled by Publish Code.
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MUS
MYS
NGA
NOR
NZL
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PRT
RUS
SAU
SEN
SVK
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ZAF
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GDP PPP per capita vs. Social Progress Index. Color shows details about In / Out of Pakistan-
Moldova. Size shows details about In / Out of Pakistan-Moldova. The marks are labeled by
Publish Code.
Interesting pairings: Chile–Kazakhstan & Moldova–Pakistan

46. The issues highlighted
in the Social Progress
Index are solvable, and
business is part of the
solution

47. “Social entrepreneurs find
their purpose in advancing
social progress”
“Purpose-led firms attract
and retain better future
leaders”
Coca-Cola and Natura used the framework
to identify issues within their Amazon-
based supply chain, and reinforced the
local infrastructure to provide fresh water
to an isolated community
Forestry company Masisa is looking beyond
job creation as a measure of success and
using the Social Progress Index to explore
how well Chilean communities are faring as
a result of their investments and workforce
engagement
Cargill is now measuring how their
local supply chain relationships
with co-ops are affecting social
progress in Central American
communities
Several financial institutions and impact
investment groups have begun applying
the Social Progress Index to understand
risk and drive capital towards social
needs
Some of the businesses applying the Social Progress Index and framework

48. Moving from index to
action to impact

49. Everyone can take action and have
impact:
• Use the results to convene
government officials, business,
nonprofits, citizens and others to
define long-term social
progress goals and immediate
needs
• Use the results to forge new
partnerships and catalyze
innovation

50. Use the results in
your organization’s
decision making, such
as:
• Designing programs
and policies
• Directing
investments and
assessing risks
• Tracking progress
toward the
complementary
Sustainable
Development Goals

51. Evaluate and share
“what works” in
advancing social
progress
Share the results
online and within
your networks
Help us strengthen
the Index with
additional data or
analysis

52. Learn more and
make a gift to
support the
social progress
movement
www.socialprogressimperative.org

53. Thank you

54. About Social Progress
Imperative

55. Economic
Development
GDP per capita
Prosperity that is
widely shared
Social Progress
The factors which
lead to a better life
for individuals and a
healthy society
How do we advance society?

56. 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.”

57. The Social Progress Index design principles:

58. The Social Progress framework answers universally
important questions