Social Progress Index

Data source: Social Progress Imperative

Description:

The Social Progress Index (SPI) is a well-established measure, published since 2013, that is meant to catalyze improvement and drive action by presenting social outcome data in a useful and reliable way.

The 2022 Social Progress Index® uses 12 components and 60 indicators to measure the social performance of 169 countries fully and an additional 27 countries partially.

It combines social and environmental outcome indicators to calculate an overall score for these countries, based on tiered levels of scoring that include measures in health, safety, education, technology, rights, and more. In addition to the overall scores, three broad dimensions of social progress are also measured: Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity. In all, the SPI measures at least some aspects of social progress across more than 99.85% of the world's population.

Last updated by source: 2022-09-26

Dataset type:	Time-Series
Dataset level:	Country

Citation:

When using this dataset, please cite as:

• Harmacek, J., Krylova, P., & Htitich, M. (2022). Social progress index data. Social Progress Imperative Washington, DC. www.socialprogress.org

    @misc{spi1,
 author = {Harmacek, J. and Krylova, P. and Htitich, M.},
 publisher = {Social Progress Imperative Washington, DC},
 title = {Social Progress Index Data},
 url = {www.socialprogress.org},
 year = {2022}
}

Variables in this dataset:

Basic Human Needs (SPI)

QoG Code: spi_bn

Basic Human Needs is one of the three components of the SPI, which are used to calculate the overall Social Progress Index. It assesses a population's capacity to survive with adequate nourishment and basic medical care, clean water, sanitation, adequate shelter, and personal safety.

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Foundations of Wellbeing (SPI)

QoG Code: spi_fob

Foundations of Wellbeing is one of the three components of the SPI, which are used to calculate the overall Social Progress Index. It highlights the extent to which a country's residents can gain a basic education, obtain information and communicate freely, benefit from a modern healthcare system, and live in a healthy environment conducive to a long life.

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Opportunity (SPI)

QoG Code: spi_opp

Opportunity is one of the three components of the SPI, which are used to calculate the overall Social Progress Index. Indicators on personal rights, personal freedom and choice, inclusiveness, and access to advanced education are used to assess the level of opportunity.

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Social Progress Index

QoG Code: spi_ospi

Overall Social Progress Index. It aims to assess 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.

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