Yearly Archives: 2020

On September 10, we are unveiling the 2020 Social Progress Index that we did, our most detailed analysis so far of the actual state of the world. In the ongoing index this year, the discussions of the current pace of social progress in the world, if the United Nations were to adopt the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) or if the giants of the 19th century continue with business as usual, are already very useful.

Today we present the results of the 2020 Social Progress Index (SPI) results that define a full picture of the 7.8 billion people’s lived experiences in 163 countries. This year’s index now reports social progress indices back up to 10 years of historical data points.

The Social Progress Index is the most inclusive indicator that actually deliberately accounts for the social and environmental situation of a country regardless of economic indices, and thus it would be a meaningful measure of the United Nations Sustainable Goals. The index comprises the achievements of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals and informs that the world will not reach the goals until 2082 if no preventive measures are put in place. It also tells that, if urgent measures are not taken, the Covid-19 pandemic will be an obstacle for the period till 2092—over 60 years after the target year 2030.

Along with organizations across the world, we have been trying to respond appropriately and constructively to the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic. Though we are not public health experts, we have shifted our technical and analytic capacity to develop a tool to help cities respond to the growing spread of Covid-19 in cities across the country.