How do indicators of Health and Wellness and Ecosystem Sustainability relate? Can we predict how healthy a population is by looking at what their environmental impact is?

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Relative Strength Neutral Relative Weakness
Strengths and weaknesses are relative to 15 countries of similar GDP:
n/a – no data available
Top 10 Countries With Highest Health and Wellness Score
RELATION BETWEEN HEALTH AND
WELLNESS AND ECOSYSTEM
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE 2014 SOCIAL
PROGRESS INDEX

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Relative Strength Neutral Relative Weakness
Strengths and weaknesses are relative to 15 countries of similar GDP:
n/a – no data available
Social Progress Index rank: 1/132
GDP per capita rank: 22/132 NEW ZEALAND
Spain; Italy; Israel; United Kingdom; Japan; Korea, Republic of; Trinidad and Tobago; France; Slovenia; Czech Republic; Finland;
Iceland; Slovakia; Greece; and Belgium
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 91.74 18 N FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING 84.97 6 S OPPORTUNITY 88.01 1 S+
Nutrition and Basic Medical Care 97.57 28 N Access to Basic Knowledge 99.49 2 S Personal Rights 98.80 1 S
Undernourishment <5.0 1 N Adult literacy rate 99.0 21 N Political rights 1.0 1 N
Depth of food deficit 13 41 N Primary school enrollment 99.1 11 N Freedom of speech 2.0 1 S+
Maternal mortality rate 15 36 W Lower secondary school enrollment 105.0 1 N Freedom of assembly/association 2.0 1 N
Stillbirth rate 4 25 N Upper secondary school enrollment 138.3 1 N Freedom of movement 4.0 1 N
Child mortality rate 6 31 N Gender parity in secondary enrollment 1.0 1 N Private property rights 95.0 1 S
Deaths from infectious diseases 15 3 N
Water and Sanitation 100.00 1 N Access to Information and Communications 96.74 7 S Personal Freedom and Choice 94.00 1 S+
Access to piped water 100 1 N Mobile telephone subscriptions 110.4 1 N Freedom over life choices 94.0 2 S
Rural vs. urban access to improved water source 0.0 1 N Internet users 89.5 7 S Freedom of religion 4.0 1 S
Access to improved sanitation facilities n/a n/a Press Freedom Index 8.4 1 S+ Modern slavery, human trafficking, child marriage 1.1 4 N
Satisfied demand for contraception 89.1 27 N
Corruption 91.0 1 S+
Shelter 83.23 21 N Health and Wellness 77.81 35 N Tolerance and Inclusion 82.41 4 S+
Availability of affordable housing 49 50 N Life expectancy 80.9 14 N Women treated with respect 82.0 21 S
Access to electricity 100.0 1 N Non-communicable disease deaths between 30 and 70 13.0 17 N Tolerance for immigrants 87.0 2 S
Quality of electricity supply 6.1 24 N Obesity rate 27.0 115 N Tolerance for homosexuals 69.0 10 N
Indoor air pollution attributable deaths 0.0 1 N Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths 14.0 71 N Discrimination and violence against minorities 3.5 11 N
Suicide rate 10.6 76 N Religious tolerance 4.0 1 S
Community safety net 96.0 2 S
Personal Safety 86.13 17 N Ecosystem Sustainability 65.84 32 N Access to Advanced Education 76.84 4 S
Homicide rate 1.0 1 N Greenhouse gas emissions 703.3 2 N Years of tertiary schooling 1.5 3 S+
Level of violent crime 2.0 19 N Water withdrawals as a percent of resources 1.4 61 S Women's average years in school 13.6 10 N
Perceived criminality 2.0 2 N Biodiversity and habitat 76.1 45 N Inequality in the attainment of education n/a n/a
Political terror 1.0 1 N Number of globally ranked universities 3.0 12 N
Traffic deaths 9.1 27 N

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Relative Strength Neutral Relative Weakness
Strengths and weaknesses are relative to 15 countries of similar GDP:
n/a – no data available
Social Progress Index rank: 2/132
GDP per capita rank: 4/132 SWITZERLAND
United States; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; Austria; Ireland; Netherlands; Australia; Germany; Sweden; Denmark; Canada;
Norway; Belgium; Iceland; and Finland
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 94.87 2 N FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING 89.78 1 S OPPORTUNITY 79.92 12 N
Nutrition and Basic Medical Care 98.33 9 N Access to Basic Knowledge 94.81 45 W- Personal Rights 87.96 9 N
Undernourishment <5.0 1 N Adult literacy rate 99.0 21 N Political rights 1.0 1 N
Depth of food deficit 4 17 N Primary school enrollment 93.6 66 W Freedom of speech 1.0 14 N
Maternal mortality rate 8 20 N Lower secondary school enrollment 110.2 1 N Freedom of assembly/association 2.0 1 N
Stillbirth rate 3 6 N Upper secondary school enrollment 86.3 53 W- Freedom of movement 4.0 1 N
Child mortality rate 4 20 N Gender parity in secondary enrollment 1.0 78 W Private property rights 90.0 2 N
Deaths from infectious diseases 17 6 N
Water and Sanitation 99.92 14 N Access to Information and Communications 95.41 8 N Personal Freedom and Choice 93.19 3 N
Access to piped water 100 12 N Mobile telephone subscriptions 130.2 1 N Freedom over life choices 94.0 2 N
Rural vs. urban access to improved water source 0.0 1 N Internet users 85.2 10 N Freedom of religion 4.0 1 N
Access to improved sanitation facilities 100.0 1 N Press Freedom Index 9.9 1 N Modern slavery, human trafficking, child marriage 1.1 5 N
Satisfied demand for contraception 92.1 13 N
Corruption 85.0 6 N
Shelter 88.48 7 N Health and Wellness 82.78 3 S Tolerance and Inclusion 74.25 12 N
Availability of affordable housing 56 27 N Life expectancy 82.7 1 S Women treated with respect 90.0 7 S
Access to electricity 100.0 1 N Non-communicable disease deaths between 30 and 70 10.0 1 S Tolerance for immigrants 70.0 35 W
Quality of electricity supply 6.8 1 S Obesity rate 14.9 45 S Tolerance for homosexuals 65.0 16 N
Indoor air pollution attributable deaths 0.0 1 N Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths 11.0 48 N Discrimination and violence against minorities 3.5 11 N
Suicide rate 14.8 107 W Religious tolerance 3.0 38 N
Community safety net 94.0 4 N
Personal Safety 92.75 3 N Ecosystem Sustainability 86.13 1 S+ Access to Advanced Education 64.30 18 N
Homicide rate 1.0 1 N Greenhouse gas emissions 170.5 1 S+ Years of tertiary schooling 0.6 30 N
Level of violent crime 1.0 1 N Water withdrawals as a percent of resources 1.1 51 N Women's average years in school 13.0 23 N
Perceived criminality 2.0 2 N Biodiversity and habitat 100.0 1 S Inequality in the attainment of education 0.0 3 N
Political terror 1.0 1 N Number of globally ranked universities 3.0 12 N
Traffic deaths 4.3 5 N

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Relative Strength Neutral Relative Weakness
Strengths and weaknesses are relative to 15 countries of similar GDP:
n/a – no data available
Social Progress Index rank: 3/132
GDP per capita rank: 16/132 ICELAND
Finland; Belgium; Canada; France; Denmark; Sweden; Germany; Japan; Australia; United Kingdom; Netherlands; Ireland; Austria;
Italy; and New Zealand
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 94.32 7 N FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING 88.19 2 S OPPORTUNITY 81.71 9 N
Nutrition and Basic Medical Care 98.78 1 N Access to Basic Knowledge 98.65 10 N Personal Rights 87.96 9 N
Undernourishment <5.0 1 N Adult literacy rate 99.0 21 N Political rights 1.0 1 N
Depth of food deficit 6 23 N Primary school enrollment 98.5 20 N Freedom of speech 1.0 14 N
Maternal mortality rate 5 7 N Lower secondary school enrollment 97.0 61 W- Freedom of assembly/association 2.0 1 N
Stillbirth rate 2 1 S Upper secondary school enrollment 116.8 1 N Freedom of movement 4.0 1 N
Child mortality rate 2 1 S+ Gender parity in secondary enrollment 1.0 1 N Private property rights 90.0 2 N
Deaths from infectious diseases 18 9 N
Water and Sanitation 100.00 1 N Access to Information and Communications 98.82 1 S Personal Freedom and Choice 87.59 11 N
Access to piped water 100 1 N Mobile telephone subscriptions 108.1 1 N Freedom over life choices 87.0 20 N
Rural vs. urban access to improved water source 0.0 1 N Internet users 96.2 1 S Freedom of religion 3.0 56 N
Access to improved sanitation facilities 100.0 1 N Press Freedom Index 8.5 1 S Modern slavery, human trafficking, child marriage 1.0 1 N
Satisfied demand for contraception n/a n/a
Corruption 78.0 10 N
Shelter 85.05 16 N Health and Wellness 81.62 7 N Tolerance and Inclusion 88.44 1 S
Availability of affordable housing 43 73 W Life expectancy 82.4 3 S+ Women treated with respect 80.0 25 N
Access to electricity 100.0 1 N Non-communicable disease deaths between 30 and 70 10.0 1 S Tolerance for immigrants 78.0 15 N
Quality of electricity supply 6.7 2 N Obesity rate 21.9 86 N Tolerance for homosexuals 79.0 4 S
Indoor air pollution attributable deaths 0.0 1 N Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths 14.0 71 N Discrimination and violence against minorities 1.0 1 S+
Suicide rate 9.2 63 N Religious tolerance 4.0 1 S
Community safety net 98.0 1 S+
Personal Safety 93.45 1 S Ecosystem Sustainability 73.65 13 S Access to Advanced Education 62.84 21 W
Homicide rate 1.0 1 N Greenhouse gas emissions 407.9 2 N Years of tertiary schooling 0.9 14 N
Level of violent crime 1.0 1 S Water withdrawals as a percent of resources 0.1 20 S Women's average years in school n/a n/a
Perceived criminality 2.0 2 N Biodiversity and habitat 81.9 35 N Inequality in the attainment of education 0.0 9 N
Political terror 1.0 1 N Number of globally ranked universities 1.0 35 W-
Traffic deaths 2.8 1 S

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Relative Strength Neutral Relative Weakness
Strengths and weaknesses are relative to 15 countries of similar GDP:
n/a – no data available
Social Progress Index rank: 4/132
GDP per capita rank: 9/132 NETHERLANDS
Australia; Ireland; Germany; Sweden; Austria; Denmark; Canada; Belgium; Iceland; Finland; France; Japan; United Kingdom; Saudi
Arabia; and United States
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 93.91 8 N FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING 87.56 3 S OPPORTUNITY 80.63 11 N
Nutrition and Basic Medical Care 98.16 17 N Access to Basic Knowledge 99.26 6 N Personal Rights 87.96 9 N
Undernourishment <5.0 1 N Adult literacy rate 99.0 21 N Political rights 1.0 1 N
Depth of food deficit 8 29 N Primary school enrollment 99.7 4 N Freedom of speech 1.0 14 N
Maternal mortality rate 6 12 N Lower secondary school enrollment 134.3 1 N Freedom of assembly/association 2.0 1 N
Stillbirth rate 3 6 N Upper secondary school enrollment 122.7 1 N Freedom of movement 4.0 1 N
Child mortality rate 4 15 N Gender parity in secondary enrollment 1.0 61 N Private property rights 90.0 2 N
Deaths from infectious diseases 28 25 N
Water and Sanitation 100.00 1 N Access to Information and Communications 97.83 4 S Personal Freedom and Choice 89.44 9 N
Access to piped water 100 1 N Mobile telephone subscriptions 118.0 1 N Freedom over life choices 87.0 20 N
Rural vs. urban access to improved water source 0.0 1 N Internet users 93.0 4 S Freedom of religion 4.0 1 S
Access to improved sanitation facilities 100.0 1 N Press Freedom Index 6.5 1 N Modern slavery, human trafficking, child marriage 2.1 20 N
Satisfied demand for contraception 86.5 43 N
Corruption 83.0 7 N
Shelter 88.92 4 N Health and Wellness 81.29 10 N Tolerance and Inclusion 75.45 10 N
Availability of affordable housing 59 22 N Life expectancy 81.2 11 N Women treated with respect 86.0 14 N
Access to electricity 100.0 1 N Non-communicable disease deaths between 30 and 70 13.0 17 N Tolerance for immigrants 79.0 13 N
Quality of electricity supply 6.7 2 S Obesity rate 16.2 47 N Tolerance for homosexuals 85.0 1 S
Indoor air pollution attributable deaths 0.0 1 N Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths 16.0 83 N Discrimination and violence against minorities 4.1 25 N
Suicide rate 8.5 61 N Religious tolerance 2.0 82 W
Community safety net 94.0 4 N
Personal Safety 88.56 12 N Ecosystem Sustainability 71.85 18 S Access to Advanced Education 69.67 10 N
Homicide rate 1.0 1 N Greenhouse gas emissions 465.9 2 N Years of tertiary schooling 0.8 20 N
Level of violent crime 2.0 19 W Water withdrawals as a percent of resources 1.7 69 N Women's average years in school 12.6 30 N
Perceived criminality 2.0 2 N Biodiversity and habitat 94.7 12 S Inequality in the attainment of education 0.0 19 N
Political terror 1.0 1 N Number of globally ranked universities 4.0 3 N
Traffic deaths 3.9 4 N

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Relative Strength Neutral Relative Weakness
Strengths and weaknesses are relative to 15 countries of similar GDP:
n/a – no data available
Social Progress Index rank: 5/132
GDP per capita rank: 2/132 NORWAY
United Arab Emirates; Switzerland; United States; Saudi Arabia; Austria; Ireland; Netherlands; Australia; Germany; Sweden; Kuwait;
Denmark; Canada; Belgium; and Iceland
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 93.59 10 N FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING 86.94 4 N OPPORTUNITY 80.82 10 N
Nutrition and Basic Medical Care 98.71 3 N Access to Basic Knowledge 99.44 3 S Personal Rights 87.96 9 N
Undernourishment <5.0 1 N Adult literacy rate 100.0 1 N Political rights 1.0 1 N
Depth of food deficit 3 12 N Primary school enrollment 99.3 10 N Freedom of speech 1.0 14 N
Maternal mortality rate 7 16 N Lower secondary school enrollment 100.1 1 N Freedom of assembly/association 2.0 1 N
Stillbirth rate 2 1 S Upper secondary school enrollment 125.7 1 N Freedom of movement 4.0 1 N
Child mortality rate 3 2 N Gender parity in secondary enrollment 1.0 61 N Private property rights 90.0 2 N
Deaths from infectious diseases 27 23 N
Water and Sanitation 100.00 1 N Access to Information and Communications 98.45 2 S Personal Freedom and Choice 93.27 2 N
Access to piped water 100 1 N Mobile telephone subscriptions 116.7 1 N Freedom over life choices 92.0 7 N
Rural vs. urban access to improved water source 0.0 1 N Internet users 95.0 2 S Freedom of religion 4.0 1 S
Access to improved sanitation facilities 100.0 1 N Press Freedom Index 6.5 1 N Modern slavery, human trafficking, child marriage 1.1 5 N
Satisfied demand for contraception 93.7 5 N
Corruption 86.0 5 N
Shelter 82.93 22 W Health and Wellness 81.60 8 N Tolerance and Inclusion 74.50 11 N
Availability of affordable housing 35 99 W- Life expectancy 81.3 10 N Women treated with respect 86.0 14 N
Access to electricity 100.0 1 N Non-communicable disease deaths between 30 and 70 12.0 9 N Tolerance for immigrants 74.0 24 N
Quality of electricity supply 6.6 8 N Obesity rate 19.8 70 N Tolerance for homosexuals 66.0 14 N
Indoor air pollution attributable deaths 0.0 1 N Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths 10.0 46 N Discrimination and violence against minorities 3.6 15 N
Suicide rate 10.4 72 N Religious tolerance 3.0 38 N
Community safety net 93.0 9 N
Personal Safety 92.75 3 N Ecosystem Sustainability 68.26 28 N Access to Advanced Education 67.57 15 N
Homicide rate 1.0 1 N Greenhouse gas emissions 243.7 2 N Years of tertiary schooling 0.9 16 N
Level of violent crime 1.0 1 N Water withdrawals as a percent of resources 0.4 30 S Women's average years in school 14.9 2 S
Perceived criminality 2.0 2 N Biodiversity and habitat 71.7 48 N Inequality in the attainment of education 0.0 3 N
Political terror 1.0 1 N Number of globally ranked universities 2.0 22 N
Traffic deaths 4.3 5 N

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Relative Strength Neutral Relative Weakness
Strengths and weaknesses are relative to 15 countries of similar GDP:
n/a – no data available
Social Progress Index rank: 6/132
GDP per capita rank: 12/132 SWEDEN
Germany; Denmark; Australia; Netherlands; Ireland; Canada; Austria; Belgium; Iceland; Finland; France; Japan; United Kingdom; Italy;
and Saudi Arabia
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 94.59 5 N FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING 84.71 9 S OPPORTUNITY 81.95 7 N
Nutrition and Basic Medical Care 98.26 13 N Access to Basic Knowledge 98.16 15 N Personal Rights 87.96 9 N
Undernourishment <5.0 1 N Adult literacy rate 99.0 21 N Political rights 1.0 1 N
Depth of food deficit 12 39 W Primary school enrollment 99.5 9 N Freedom of speech 1.0 14 N
Maternal mortality rate 4 3 N Lower secondary school enrollment 96.7 62 W- Freedom of assembly/association 2.0 1 N
Stillbirth rate 3 6 N Upper secondary school enrollment 97.1 33 W- Freedom of movement 4.0 1 N
Child mortality rate 3 3 S Gender parity in secondary enrollment 1.0 61 N Private property rights 90.0 2 N
Deaths from infectious diseases 20 11 N
Water and Sanitation 100.00 1 N Access to Information and Communications 98.14 3 S Personal Freedom and Choice 93.08 5 N
Access to piped water 100 1 N Mobile telephone subscriptions 124.6 1 N Freedom over life choices 93.0 4 N
Rural vs. urban access to improved water source 0.0 1 N Internet users 94.0 3 S Freedom of religion 4.0 1 S
Access to improved sanitation facilities 100.0 1 N Press Freedom Index 9.2 1 N Modern slavery, human trafficking, child marriage 1.1 5 N
Satisfied demand for contraception 88.3 33 N
Corruption 89.0 3 S
Shelter 86.74 11 N Health and Wellness 82.15 4 N Tolerance and Inclusion 78.13 8 N
Availability of affordable housing 54 33 N Life expectancy 81.8 6 N Women treated with respect 73.0 37 W
Access to electricity 100.0 1 N Non-communicable disease deaths between 30 and 70 11.0 4 N Tolerance for immigrants 80.0 10 N
Quality of electricity supply 6.5 10 N Obesity rate 16.6 51 N Tolerance for homosexuals 69.0 10 N
Indoor air pollution attributable deaths 0.0 1 N Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths 12.0 58 N Discrimination and violence against minorities 1.0 1 S+
Suicide rate 12.0 89 N Religious tolerance 2.0 82 W
Community safety net 92.0 17 N
Personal Safety 93.35 2 N Ecosystem Sustainability 60.42 48 N Access to Advanced Education 68.63 11 N
Homicide rate 1.0 1 N Greenhouse gas emissions 231.2 2 N Years of tertiary schooling 0.8 17 N
Level of violent crime 1.0 1 S Water withdrawals as a percent of resources 1.3 58 N Women's average years in school 13.9 4 N
Perceived criminality 2.0 2 N Biodiversity and habitat 62.4 70 N Inequality in the attainment of education 0.0 19 N
Political terror 1.0 1 N Number of globally ranked universities 3.0 12 N
Traffic deaths 3.0 2 N

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Relative Strength Neutral Relative Weakness
Strengths and weaknesses are relative to 15 countries of similar GDP:
n/a – no data available
Social Progress Index rank: 7/132
GDP per capita rank: 14/132 CANADA
Denmark; Belgium; Sweden; Germany; Australia; Netherlands; Iceland; Ireland; Finland; Austria; France; Japan; United Kingdom;
Italy; and New Zealand
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 93.52 11 N FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING 80.31 17 N OPPORTUNITY 87.02 2 S
Nutrition and Basic Medical Care 98.10 21 N Access to Basic Knowledge 98.00 17 N Personal Rights 87.96 9 N
Undernourishment <5.0 1 N Adult literacy rate 99.0 21 N Political rights 1.0 1 N
Depth of food deficit 5 20 N Primary school enrollment n/a n/a Freedom of speech 1.0 14 N
Maternal mortality rate 12 29 W- Lower secondary school enrollment 99.9 46 N Freedom of assembly/association 2.0 1 N
Stillbirth rate 3 6 N Upper secondary school enrollment 103.5 1 N Freedom of movement 4.0 1 N
Child mortality rate 5 28 W Gender parity in secondary enrollment 1.0 68 W Private property rights 90.0 2 N
Deaths from infectious diseases 23 17 N
Water and Sanitation 95.76 35 W- Access to Information and Communications 83.23 20 N Personal Freedom and Choice 91.14 6 N
Access to piped water 88 49 W- Mobile telephone subscriptions 80.1 99 W- Freedom over life choices 92.0 7 N
Rural vs. urban access to improved water source 1.0 37 W- Internet users 86.8 9 N Freedom of religion 4.0 1 N
Access to improved sanitation facilities 99.8 26 W- Press Freedom Index 12.7 12 N Modern slavery, human trafficking, child marriage 1.7 18 N
Satisfied demand for contraception 90.2 22 N
Corruption 81.0 8 N
Shelter 88.64 5 N Health and Wellness 80.78 13 N Tolerance and Inclusion 86.79 2 S
Availability of affordable housing 63 11 N Life expectancy 81.1 12 N Women treated with respect 85.0 16 N
Access to electricity 100.0 1 N Non-communicable disease deaths between 30 and 70 12.0 9 N Tolerance for immigrants 93.0 1 S+
Quality of electricity supply 6.5 10 N Obesity rate 24.3 100 W Tolerance for homosexuals 81.0 2 S
Indoor air pollution attributable deaths 0.0 1 N Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths 7.0 31 S+ Discrimination and violence against minorities 3.1 7 N
Suicide rate 10.9 81 N Religious tolerance 4.0 1 S
Community safety net 94.0 4 N
Personal Safety 91.58 9 N Ecosystem Sustainability 59.21 51 N Access to Advanced Education 82.21 2 S+
Homicide rate 1.0 1 N Greenhouse gas emissions 604.5 2 N Years of tertiary schooling 1.3 4 S+
Level of violent crime 1.0 1 S Water withdrawals as a percent of resources 1.2 54 N Women's average years in school 15.0 1 S+
Perceived criminality 2.0 2 N Biodiversity and habitat 58.4 76 N Inequality in the attainment of education 0.0 9 N
Political terror 1.0 1 N Number of globally ranked universities 4.0 3 N
Traffic deaths 6.8 19 W

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Relative Strength Neutral Relative Weakness
Strengths and weaknesses are relative to 15 countries of similar GDP:
n/a – no data available
Social Progress Index rank: 8/132
GDP per capita rank: 17/132 FINLAND
Iceland; Belgium; France; Canada; Japan; United Kingdom; Denmark; Sweden; Germany; Australia; Netherlands; Italy; Ireland;
Austria; and New Zealand
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 94.63 4 N FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING 84.17 11 N OPPORTUNITY 81.92 8 N
Nutrition and Basic Medical Care 98.74 2 N Access to Basic Knowledge 99.25 7 N Personal Rights 87.96 9 N
Undernourishment <5.0 1 N Adult literacy rate 100.0 1 S+ Political rights 1.0 1 N
Depth of food deficit 8 29 N Primary school enrollment 98.2 26 N Freedom of speech 1.0 14 N
Maternal mortality rate 5 7 N Lower secondary school enrollment 99.3 49 W Freedom of assembly/association 2.0 1 N
Stillbirth rate 2 1 S Upper secondary school enrollment 115.1 1 N Freedom of movement 4.0 1 N
Child mortality rate 3 3 S Gender parity in secondary enrollment 1.0 1 N Private property rights 90.0 2 N
Deaths from infectious diseases 11 1 S
Water and Sanitation 99.83 17 N Access to Information and Communications 97.21 6 S Personal Freedom and Choice 93.10 4 S
Access to piped water 99 20 N Mobile telephone subscriptions 172.3 1 N Freedom over life choices 91.0 11 N
Rural vs. urban access to improved water source 0.0 1 N Internet users 91.0 6 N Freedom of religion 4.0 1 N
Access to improved sanitation facilities 100.0 1 N Press Freedom Index 6.4 1 S Modern slavery, human trafficking, child marriage 1.1 5 N
Satisfied demand for contraception 90.7 18 N
Corruption 89.0 3 S
Shelter 90.66 2 S Health and Wellness 78.60 24 W Tolerance and Inclusion 78.74 5 N
Availability of affordable housing 67 6 S Life expectancy 80.5 20 N Women treated with respect 84.0 17 N
Access to electricity 100.0 1 N Non-communicable disease deaths between 30 and 70 12.0 9 N Tolerance for immigrants 72.0 29 N
Quality of electricity supply 6.7 2 N Obesity rate 19.9 72 N Tolerance for homosexuals 66.0 14 N
Indoor air pollution attributable deaths 0.0 1 N Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths 11.0 48 N Discrimination and violence against minorities 1.4 3 S+
Suicide rate 18.0 114 W- Religious tolerance 3.0 38 N
Community safety net 92.0 17 N
Personal Safety 89.29 11 N Ecosystem Sustainability 61.63 46 N Access to Advanced Education 67.89 12 N
Homicide rate 2.0 41 W- Greenhouse gas emissions 413.5 2 N Years of tertiary schooling 0.8 21 N
Level of violent crime 1.0 1 S Water withdrawals as a percent of resources 1.0 48 N Women's average years in school 13.4 12 N
Perceived criminality 2.0 2 N Biodiversity and habitat 61.9 72 N Inequality in the attainment of education 0.0 3 N
Political terror 1.0 1 N Number of globally ranked universities 3.0 12 N
Traffic deaths 5.1 11 N

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Relative Strength Neutral Relative Weakness
Strengths and weaknesses are relative to 15 countries of similar GDP:
n/a – no data available
Social Progress Index rank: 9/132
GDP per capita rank: 13/132 DENMARK
Sweden; Germany; Australia; Netherlands; Canada; Ireland; Austria; Belgium; Iceland; Finland; France; Japan; United Kingdom; Italy;
and New Zealand
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 95.73 1 S FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING 84.82 8 N OPPORTUNITY 79.10 13 N
Nutrition and Basic Medical Care 98.53 5 N Access to Basic Knowledge 98.41 11 N Personal Rights 87.96 9 N
Undernourishment <5.0 1 N Adult literacy rate 99.0 21 N Political rights 1.0 1 N
Depth of food deficit 4 17 N Primary school enrollment 95.9 49 W- Freedom of speech 1.0 14 N
Maternal mortality rate 12 29 W- Lower secondary school enrollment 117.4 1 N Freedom of assembly/association 2.0 1 N
Stillbirth rate 2 1 S Upper secondary school enrollment 121.6 1 N Freedom of movement 4.0 1 N
Child mortality rate 4 9 N Gender parity in secondary enrollment 1.0 1 N Private property rights 90.0 2 N
Deaths from infectious diseases 27 23 N
Water and Sanitation 100.00 1 N Access to Information and Communications 97.83 4 S Personal Freedom and Choice 90.76 7 N
Access to piped water 100 1 N Mobile telephone subscriptions 117.6 1 N Freedom over life choices 92.0 7 N
Rural vs. urban access to improved water source 0.0 1 N Internet users 93.0 4 S Freedom of religion 3.0 56 N
Access to improved sanitation facilities 100.0 1 N Press Freedom Index 7.1 1 S Modern slavery, human trafficking, child marriage 1.1 5 N
Satisfied demand for contraception 88.9 29 N
Corruption 91.0 1 S
Shelter 91.81 1 S+ Health and Wellness 78.84 22 W Tolerance and Inclusion 76.64 9 N
Availability of affordable housing 72 3 S+ Life expectancy 79.8 24 W Women treated with respect 91.0 6 S
Access to electricity 100.0 1 N Non-communicable disease deaths between 30 and 70 15.0 32 W- Tolerance for immigrants 77.0 16 N
Quality of electricity supply 6.7 2 N Obesity rate 16.2 47 N Tolerance for homosexuals 67.0 12 N
Indoor air pollution attributable deaths 0.0 1 N Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths 16.0 83 N Discrimination and violence against minorities 3.4 10 N
Suicide rate 11.8 87 N Religious tolerance 3.0 38 N
Community safety net 94.0 4 N
Personal Safety 92.56 5 S Ecosystem Sustainability 64.19 34 N Access to Advanced Education 61.02 23 W
Homicide rate 1.0 1 N Greenhouse gas emissions 322.5 2 N Years of tertiary schooling 0.6 29 N
Level of violent crime 1.0 1 S Water withdrawals as a percent of resources 1.0 47 N Women's average years in school 13.4 12 N
Perceived criminality 2.0 2 N Biodiversity and habitat 67.7 55 N Inequality in the attainment of education 0.0 9 N
Political terror 1.0 1 N Number of globally ranked universities 2.0 22 W
Traffic deaths 4.7 7 N

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Relative Strength Neutral Relative Weakness
Strengths and weaknesses are relative to 15 countries of similar GDP:
n/a – no data available
Social Progress Index rank: 10/132
GDP per capita rank: 10/132 AUSTRALIA
Netherlands; Germany; Sweden; Ireland; Denmark; Austria; Canada; Belgium; Iceland; Finland; France; Japan; United Kingdom;
Saudi Arabia; and United States
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 92.47 14 N FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING 80.27 18 N OPPORTUNITY 85.54 3 N
Nutrition and Basic Medical Care 98.28 11 N Access to Basic Knowledge 96.80 29 W Personal Rights 97.60 2 S
Undernourishment <5.0 1 N Adult literacy rate 99.0 21 N Political rights 1.0 1 N
Depth of food deficit 4 17 N Primary school enrollment 96.4 43 W Freedom of speech 2.0 1 S+
Maternal mortality rate 7 16 N Lower secondary school enrollment 111.6 1 N Freedom of assembly/association 2.0 1 N
Stillbirth rate 3 6 N Upper secondary school enrollment 174.5 1 N Freedom of movement 4.0 1 N
Child mortality rate 5 25 N Gender parity in secondary enrollment 0.9 89 W- Private property rights 90.0 2 N
Deaths from infectious diseases 18 9 N
Water and Sanitation 99.94 12 N Access to Information and Communications 83.36 19 N Personal Freedom and Choice 90.56 8 N
Access to piped water n/a n/a Mobile telephone subscriptions 105.6 1 N Freedom over life choices 93.0 4 N
Rural vs. urban access to improved water source 0.0 1 N Internet users 82.3 15 N Freedom of religion 4.0 1 S
Access to improved sanitation facilities 100.0 1 N Press Freedom Index 15.2 21 N Modern slavery, human trafficking, child marriage 2.2 22 N
Satisfied demand for contraception 87.0 40 N
Corruption 81.0 8 N
Shelter 84.12 18 W Health and Wellness 81.79 5 N Tolerance and Inclusion 78.70 6 N
Availability of affordable housing 50 44 N Life expectancy 81.8 6 N Women treated with respect 83.0 20 N
Access to electricity 100.0 1 N Non-communicable disease deaths between 30 and 70 11.0 4 N Tolerance for immigrants 87.0 2 S
Quality of electricity supply 6.2 21 W Obesity rate 25.1 111 N Tolerance for homosexuals 72.0 8 N
Indoor air pollution attributable deaths 0.0 1 N Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths 7.0 31 S+ Discrimination and violence against minorities 3.6 15 N
Suicide rate 9.3 65 N Religious tolerance 3.0 38 N
Community safety net 93.0 9 N
Personal Safety 87.53 15 N Ecosystem Sustainability 59.14 52 N Access to Advanced Education 75.32 6 S
Homicide rate 1.0 1 N Greenhouse gas emissions 769.1 2 N Years of tertiary schooling 1.1 9 S
Level of violent crime 2.0 19 W Water withdrawals as a percent of resources 3.5 109 W Women's average years in school 12.5 33 W
Perceived criminality 2.0 2 N Biodiversity and habitat 83.1 34 N Inequality in the attainment of education 0.0 3 N
Political terror 1.0 1 N Number of globally ranked universities 4.0 3 N
Traffic deaths 6.1 14 N