The Social Progress Index from Social Progress Imperatives, takes a look at Nigeria and how well she progressing against other African countries

1. Social Progress Index
NIGERIA
2014

2. This report is extracted from
the Social Progress Index
2014 report.
The focus is on Nigeria; with the aim
of reviewing how progressive the
country is, as reported against Africa
and the rest of the World.

3. “Social Progress is defined 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”.
Basic Human Needs,
Foundations of Wellbeing, and
Opportunity

4. The Social Progress Index (SPI) framework aims to capture
the level of social development within a given society. It is
composed of three overall dimensions:
 Basic Human Needs,
 Foundations of Wellbeing, and
 Opportunity.
Each of these dimensions is further broken down into four
underlying components:
Social Progress Index
Basic Human Needs Foundations of Wellbeing Opportunity
Nutrition and Basic Medical Care Access to Basic Knowledge Personal Rights
Water and Sanitation Access to information & Communication Personal Freedom and Choice
Shelter Health and Wellness Tolerance and Inclusion
Personal safety Ecosystem Sustainability Access to Advanced Education

5. Again, each underlying components are made of other entities as illustrated below.
SPI
Basic Human
Needs
Foundations
of Wellbeing
Opportunity
1.Nutrition and Basic Medical Care
2.Water and Sanitation
3.Shelter
4.Personal Safety
1.Access to Basic Knowledge
2.Access to Information & Communications
3.Health and Wellness
4.Ecosystem Sustainability
1.Personal Rights
2.Personal Freedom and Choice
3.Tolerance and Inclusion
4.Access to Advanced Education
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3
4
5
5
3
5
3
5
5
6
4
54
DIMENSION COMPONENT INDICATOR

6. SPI
3 DIMENSIONS
12
COMPONENTS
54
INDICATORS

8. THREE DIMENSIONS OF THE SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX
The SPI framework, as this definition suggests, focuses on three
distinct questions:
1. Does a country provide for its people’s most essential needs? (BASIC HUMAN NEEDS)
2. Are the building blocks in place for individuals and communities to enhance and
sustain wellbeing? (FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING)
3. Is there opportunity for all individuals to reach their full potential? (OPPORTUNITY)
These three questions define the three dimensions of
Social Progress:
Basic Human Needs,
Foundations of Wellbeing, and
Opportunity.

9. SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX 2014 REPORT
 The Social Progress Index (SPI) provides evidence that extreme
poverty and poor social performance often go hand-in-hand
 Total country reviewed in 2014 is 132, against 50 in 2013
 The top three countries in the world in terms of social progress
are New Zealand (88.24), Switzerland (88.19, and Iceland
(88.07)
 These three countries, are relatively small in terms of
populations.
 The remainder of the top ten includes are Netherlands, Norway,
Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Canada, and Australia.
 The top 3 African countries are Mauritius (73.68), Botswana
(65.6), and South Africa (62.96)
 Mauritius is ranked 34th in the World, Botswana (57th), South
Africa (69th)
 Except Pakistan and Yemen, all the 29 Countries with SPI of less
than 50.0 are African countries.

10. NIGERIA
Total Country in 2014 Total Country in 2013132 50
Social Progress Index 2014 Social Progress Index 2013123rd
42.65
49th
33.39
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
FOUNDATIONS OF
WELLBEING
FOUNDATIONS OF
WELLBEING
126th
36.57
49th
27.96
104th
58.08
48th
37.04
OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY122th
33.29
48th
35.19

11. NIGERIA
OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY122th
33.29
48th
35.19
It shows that Nigerians have more
OPPORTUNITY in 2013, than 2014.
OPPORTUNITY
Personal Rights
Political rights
32.28 37.18
Freedom of speech
Freedom of assembly/association
Freedom of movement
Private property rights
Personal Freedom and
Choice
Freedom over life choices
50.50 23.47
Freedom of religion
Modern slavery, human trafficking and child marriage
Satisfied demand for contraception
Corruption
Tolerance and Inclusion
Women treated with respect
32.99 44.66
Tolerance for immigrants
Tolerance for homosexuals
Discrimination and violence against minorities
Religious tolerance
Community safety net
Access to Advanced
Education
Years of tertiary schooling
17.39
35.42Women's average years in school
Inequality in the attainment of education
Number of globally ranked universities
2014 2013
SPI

12. NIGERIA
The biggest jump was in FOUNDATIONS OF
WELLBEING, from 37.04 to 58.08.
FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING104th
58.08
48th
37.04
FOUNDATIONSOFWELLBEING
Access to Basic
Knowledge
Adult literacy rate
51.08 21.02
Primary school enrollment
Lower secondary school enrollment
Upper secondary school enrollment
Gender parity in secondary enrollment
Access to Information and
Communications
Mobile telephone subscriptions
50.64 36.95Internet users
Press Freedom Index
Health and Wellness
Life expectancy
67.68 26.18
Non-communicable disease deaths between
the ages of 30 and 70
Obesity rate
Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths
Suicide rate
Ecosystem Sustainability
Greenhouse gas emissions
62.91 64.00Water withdrawals as a percent of resources
Biodiversity and habitat
2014 2013
SPI

13. NIGERIA & AFRICA
Total country reviewed Nigeria is placed38 32nd
AFRICA AVERAGE SPI NIGERIA SPI
FOUNDATIONS OF
WELLBEING
FOUNDATIONS OF
WELLBEING
48.92 36.57
OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY
AFRICA AVERAGE SPI vs NIGERIA SPI
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS BASIC HUMAN NEEDS40.09 36.57
56.53 58.08
41.13 33.29

14. AFRICA SUMMARY
 The top 3 rated countries in Africa are; Mauritius, Botswana, and South
Africa (South Africa and Tunisia have same SPI of 62.96)
 The top 3 rated countries in provision BASIC HUMAN NEEDS are;
Mauritius (86.39), Tunisia (77.72), and Egypt (76.77)
 The top 3 rated countries in provision FOUNDATIONS OF
WELLBEING are; Botswana (72.67), Mauritius (71.43), and Namibia
(68.10)
 The top 3 rated countries in provision OPPORTUNITY are; Mauritius
(63.21), Botswana (61.19), and South Africa (58.25)
 The country with the most OPPORTUNITY for all individuals to reach
their full potential is Mauritius
 The country with the highest opportunity to Access to Advanced
Education is South Africa, While Mauritius is the country with the
highest opportunity to Access to Basic Knowledge
 Opportunity to Personal Rights of individuals goes to Ghana
 Ecosystem sustainability goes to Uganda
 Algeria has the highest index in Health and Wellness
 South Africa – Access to Information and Communication

15. TOP 3 COUNTRIES - AFRICA
2014 POSITION & SPI
3rd
62.96
32nd
42.65
FOUNDATIONS OF
WELLBEING
OPPORTUNITY
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 60.20 36.57
67.49 58.08
61.19 33.29
MAURITIUS
2nd
65.60
65.88
72.67
58.25
1st
73.68
86.39
71.43
63.21
BOTSWANA
SOUTH
AFRICA NIGERIA

16. The top three countries in the world in terms of social progress are New Zealand, Switzerland, and Iceland. These
three countries, closely grouped in terms of score, are relatively small in terms of populations. They score strongly
across all social progress dimensions. The remainder of the top ten includes a group of Northern European nations
(Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark), Canada, and Australia. Together with the top three, these
countries round out a distinct “top tier” of countries in terms of social progress scores.
1ST
A Second tier of countries that includes a group of 13 countries, ranging from Austria to the
Czech Republic. This group includes a number of the world’s leading economies in terms of
GDP and population, including five members of the G-7: Germany, the United Kingdom,
Japan, the United States, and France.
2ND
The next level of social progress is a Third tier of countries, ranging from Slovakia to Israel. This diverse group
of nations includes countries at sharply different levels of economic development, ranging from Costa Rica
(which significantly out-performs its rank in terms of GDP) to the United Arab Emirates (which has one of the
highest measured GDPs per capita in the world but is ranked 37th in terms of SPI). Clearly high GDP per
capita alone does not guarantee social progress.
3RD
At the next, fourth, tier is a large group of approximately 50 countries ranging from
Kuwait at 40th to Morocco at 91st. These countries are closely bunched in terms of their
overall Social Progress Index score, but have widely differing strengths and weaknesses.
4TH
A fifth tier of countries, ranging from Uzbekistan (92nd) to Pakistan
(124th), registers substantially lower social progress scores than the
fourth. Many of these countries also have low GDP per capita, but some
are much more highly ranked on GDP per capital.
5TH
Finally, a bottom tier of eight countries registers the world’s lowest levels of social
progress, from Yemen (125th) to Chad (132nd). The Social Progress Index provides
evidence that extreme poverty and poor social performance often go hand-in-hand.
6TH
NIGERIA being the 123rd country!

17. Data Source:
- Social Progress Index 2014 Executive Summary
- Social Progress Index 2014 Methodological Report
- Social Progress Index 2013
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