Announcing the 2020 Social Progress Index
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.
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