Global Social Progress Index

The Social Progress Index is one of the world’s largest curated collections of social and environmental data. It uniquely concentrates on the non-economic aspects of global social performance, providing transparent and actionable data and comprehensive insights into the true state of our society.

The Global Social Progress Index encompasses 13 years (2011-2023) of social progress data across 170 countries. The Index now extends its depth with a premium version offering the downloadable dataset, additional layers of insights and customization to gain a deeper understanding of social progress across the globe.

Key Insights

Results

Scorecards

Premium Access

Features

Get these features with your premium access:

  • Customization Options: Customize results by country, region, year and social progress measure.
  • Country Profiles: Access exclusive analytics and visualizations showcasing population, SPI vs GDP per capita, SPI scores, rank changes and detailed breakdowns of dimensions, components, and indicators.
  • Downloadable Dataset: Access 13 years of data for 170+ countries to support your additional analysis.
  • Regional Data Access: Compare regions and explore trends.
  •  Indicator-Level Insights: Explore data at the indicator level, covering country and regional comparison data, country performance over time, rank change since 2011 and SPI vs GDP. 
  • World Map: View how the world has advanced on social progress since 2011. 
  •  In-depth Analysis: Map 68 drivers of social and environmental progress.
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Why Choose Premium Access for my work?

Government

1. Informed policies: Leverage a detailed breakdown of social and environmental performance across 170 countries to identify patterns and inform evidence-based policy decisions.

2. Performance tracking:
Track the progress of your nation over 13 years, understand how it compares on more than 70 social and environmental measures, and see its strengths and vulnerabilities.

3. Customized analysis: Access the full dataset for in-depth analysis, allowing you to tailor results by country, region, year, and specific social progress measures that matter most to your goals.

Student, Academic, Research Institute or University Library

1.Research excellence: Access a wealth of data spanning 13 years and 170 countries to enrich your academic research on social and environmental progress and contribute to the global conversation.

2. Curriculum enhancement:
Enrich your educational programs or research by integrating real-world data and examples from the SPI.

3.Student empowerment:
Provide students with hands-on learning experiences by allowing them to explore and analyze the dataset for their projects and research.

Business, Entrepreneur, Investor

1. Strategic insights for growth: Harness the power of data to inform strategic decisions. Identify opportunities and potential risks. We go beyond tradicional metrics, offering a fresh perspective on how businesses can contribute to social progress.

2. Enhance stakeholder engagement: Deepen your connection with stakeholders by demonstrating a commitment to holistic progress. It empowers you to align corporate objectives with social impact, fostering stronger relationships.

3. Tailor solutions for wellbeing: SPI Premium Access offers new visualizations and the entire dataset, allowing you to tailor insights to your corporate priorities. Explore the data that matters most to your business, whether it's health, education, or personal rights.

Non-profits, Foundations or Personal Use

1. Impactful advocacy: Use it to advocate for change by understanding the specific social and environmental challenges communities face globally.

2. Community-centric solutions:
Tailor interventions by accessing the dataset for comprehensive insights into more than 70 social and environmental progress measures such as health, education, rights and more.

3. Data-driven storytelling and insights:
Communicate your work effectively with data and stories that resonate with your audience.

The best part? Experience the SPI Platform’s intuitive design, offering easy navigation through rich visualizations. Plus, access the full dataset for a comprehensive exploration. Should you need assistance, our support team is always ready to help!

About the Social Progress Index

SPI Framework

Methodology

The Social Progress Index methodology evaluates a range of 57 indicators across three dimensions—Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity going beyond economic metrics. Our methodology enables stakeholders to identify areas for improvement and drive targeted actions to enhance social wellbeing. For a detailed explanation, explore our full methodology. 

Resources

Comms toolkit

Communications Toolkit

Help us spread the word about the latest trends on social progress! The toolkit includes social media collateral in English and Spanish and the press release designed exclusively for you. Use these resources to inspire change in your community!

Executive summary

Executive Summary

Ready to explore more? The Executive Summary offers a deeper exploration of our framework, global Social Progress Index results, country ranks by tiers, invaluable SPI vs. GDP insights and country-specific challenges and opportunities.

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