2017 Social Progress Index

National Economic DialogueDublin, 28 June 2017

Michael GreenCEO, Social Progress Imperative

Economic DevelopmentGDP per capita

Social ProgressThe factors which

make up a good life for individuals and a

healthy society

How do we advance society?

Social Progress Index design principles:

The Social Progress framework answers universally important questions

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

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

Ireland ranks 11th in

2017 Social Progress

Index

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Yemen

Uruguay

TurkeyRussia

Portugal

Peru

Norway

Nigeria

New Zealand Netherlands

Montenegro

Mongolia

Mexico Malaysia

Laos

Japan

Jamaica

Italy

Iran

IndiaGhana

Germany

Georgia

Denmark

Czech Republic

Cyprus

Croatia

Congo, Republic of

Chile

Central African Republic

Canada

Cameroon

Brazil

Bolivia

Azerbaijan

Austria

Argentina

Afghanistan

United States

United KingdomSwitzerland

Saudi Arabia

Niger

Kuwait

Israel

Ireland

France

Costa Rica

Angola

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Across the

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see how some

countries are

much better at

turning their

economic

growth into

social

progress than

others

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Yemen

Uruguay

TurkeyRussia

Portugal

Peru

Norway

Nigeria

New Zealand Netherlands

Montenegro

Mongolia

Mexico Malaysia

Laos

Japan

Jamaica

Italy

Iran

IndiaGhana

Germany

Georgia

Denmark

Czech Republic

Cyprus

Croatia

Congo, Republic of

Chile

Central African Republic

Canada

Cameroon

Brazil

Bolivia

Azerbaijan

Austria

Argentina

Afghanistan

United States

United KingdomSwitzerland

Saudi Arabia

Niger

Kuwait

Israel

Ireland

France

Costa Rica

Angola

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Ireland shows

a very high

level of social

progress at a

very high level

of GDP per

capita.

Ireland

SCORE RANK

2017 Social Progress Index 88.91 11/128

GDP PPP per capita $61,378 3/128

SCORE/ VALUE RANK

STRENGTH/ WEAKNESS

Basic Human Needs 93.03 20

Nutrition and Basic Medical Care 99.23 25

Undernourishment (% of pop .; 5 signifies ≤ 5) 5.00 1

Depth of food deficit (calories/undernourished person; 8 signifies ≤ 8)

8.00 1

Maternal mortality rate (deaths/100,000 live

births)7.70 25

Child mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births) 3.60 14

Deaths from infectious diseases (deaths/100,000)

28.84 45

Water and Sanitation 95.34 41

Access to piped water (% of pop.) 97.88 35

Rural access to improved water source (% of pop.)

97.84 46

Access to improved sanitation facilities (% of pop.)

90.48 56

Shelter 87.82 17

Availability of af ordable housing (% satisfied) 50.05 55

Access to electricity (% of pop.) 100.00 1

Quality of electricity supply (1=low; 7=high) 6.46 14

Household air pollution attributable deaths (deaths/100,000)

0.00 1

Personal Safety 89.72 16

Homicide rate (deaths/100,000) 1.10 28

Level of violent crime (1=low; 5=high) 2.00 20

Perceived criminality (1=low; 5=high) 2.00 1

Political terror (1=low; 5=high) 1.00 1

Traf c deaths (deaths/100,000) 4.10 9

SCORE/ VALUE RANK

STRENGTH/ WEAKNESS

Foundations of Wellbeing 87.86 16

Access to Basic Knowledge 98.85 13

Adult literacy rate (% of pop. aged 15+)

Primary school enrollment (% of children) 99.30 29

Secondary school enrollment (% of children) 100.00 1

Gender parity in secondary enrollment (distance from parity)

0.02 42

Access to Information and Communications

89.98 13

Mobile telephone subscriptions (subscriptions/100 people)

100.00 1

Internet users (% of pop.) 80.12 21

Press Freedom Index (0=most free; 100=least free)

12.40 9

Health and Wellness 80.49 17

Life expectancy at 60 (years) 24.14 18

Premature deaths from non-communicable

diseases (deaths/100,000)224.10 16

Suicide rate (deaths/100,000) 9.84 57

Environmental Quality 82.11 23

Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths (deaths/100,000)

19.26 14

Wastewater treatment (% of wastewater) 51.11 34

Biodiversity and habitat (0=no protection; 100=high protection)

90.51 40

Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 equivalents per GDP)

290.56 31

SCORE/ VALUE RANK

STRENGTH/ WEAKNESS

Opportunity 85.86 4

Personal Rights 93.09 10

Political rights (0=no rights; 40=full rights) 39.00 13

Freedom of expression (0=no freedom; 16=full freedom)

16.00 1

Freedom of assembly (0=no freedom; 1=full freedom)

Private property rights (0=none; 100=full) 90.00 3

Personal Freedom and Choice 83.71 15

Freedom over life choices (% satisfied) 86.31 25

Freedom of religion (1=low; 4=high) 4.00 1

Early marriage (% of women aged 15-19) 0.00 1

Satisfied demand for contraception (% of women)

79.50 40

Corruption (0=high; 100=low) 73.00 16

Tolerance and Inclusion 86.21 2

Tolerance for immigrants (0=low; 100=high) 84.76 6

Tolerance for homosexuals (0=low; 100=high) 82.31 9

Discrimination and violence against

minorities (0=low; 10=high)1.60 2

Religious tolerance (1=low; 4=high) 3.00 54

Community safety net (0=low; 100=high) 95.66 2

Access to Advanced Education 80.42 6

Years of tertiary schooling 1.68 4

Women’s average years in school 14.53 21

Inequality in the attainment of education (0=low; 1=high)

0.05 29

Number of globally ranked universities (0=none; 10=most highly rank ed)

5.00 23

Percent of tertiary students enrolled in globally

ranked universities (0=none; 6=highest enrollment)

5.00 6

IRELAND

STRENGTH/ WEAKNESS

Oveperforming and underperforming are relative to 15 countries of similar GDP per capita:

Saudi Arabia, United States, Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland,

Germany, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Iceland, Finland, United Kingdom, France

Overperforming by 1 or more pts.

Overperforming by less than 1 pt.

Performing within the expected range

Underperforming by less than 1 pt.

Underperforming by 1 or more pts.

No data available

Strengths and weaknesses

Social Progress Index

helps:

• Design programmes and

policies.

• Direct investments and

assess risks.

• Forge new partnerships

and catalyze innovation.

• Track progress toward

the complementary

Sustainable

Development Goals