Social Progress Index by Country 2025
Country | Social Progress Index 2025↓ | Social Progress Tier | GDP Per Capita 2025 | Social Progress Index 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Denmark | 92 | Tier 1 | $71224.34 | 90.5 |
 | Norway | 92 | Tier 1 | $88711.99 | 90.7 |
 | Finland | 91.3 | Tier 1 | $58634.37 | 90.5 |
 | Sweden | 90.8 | Tier 1 | $64778.01 | 89.4 |
 | Switzerland | 90.4 | Tier 1 | $83019.84 | 90.3 |
 | Iceland | 89.6 | Tier 1 | $64294.75 | 89.5 |
 | Netherlands | 88.8 | Tier 1 | $69953.67 | 89 |
 | Ireland | 88.8 | Tier 1 | $122595.80 | 87.7 |
 | Luxembourg | 88.7 | Tier 1 | $137059.19 | 87.5 |
 | Germany | 88.2 | Tier 1 | $62605.47 | 88.7 |
 | Austria | 87.8 | Tier 1 | $65836.89 | 88 |
 | Australia | 87.6 | Tier 1 | $59119.98 | 87.8 |
 | Belgium | 87.5 | Tier 1 | $63431.05 | 87.2 |
 | Japan | 87.1 | Tier 1 | $44913.77 | 88.2 |
 | Singapore | 86.7 | Tier 1 | $129038.47 | 83.8 |
 | Estonia | 86.3 | Tier 1 | $43877.00 | 86.2 |
 | Slovenia | 86.1 | Tier 1 | $47558.27 | 84.2 |
 | Canada | 86 | Tier 1 | $56716.37 | 88.2 |
 | New Zealand | 85.9 | Tier 1 | $49816.14 | 87.3 |
 | United Kingdom | 85.8 | Tier 1 | $55183.63 | 86.1 |
 | Spain | 85.6 | Tier 2 | $45787.70 | 85.3 |
 | Czech Republic | 84.8 | Tier 2 | $48783.99 | 85.2 |
 | France | 84.8 | Tier 2 | $54988.33 | 86.1 |
 | Portugal | 84.6 | Tier 2 | $41240.39 | 84.8 |
 | Italy | 84.1 | Tier 2 | $51941.17 | 85.2 |
 | Malta | 83.1 | Tier 2 | $55727.72 | 84.5 |
 | Lithuania | 82 | Tier 2 | $47025.43 | 83.7 |
 | Cyprus | 82 | Tier 2 | $50232.20 | 83.2 |
 | Israel | 81.8 | Tier 2 | $48318.89 | 83.2 |
 | United States | 81.7 | Tier 2 | $71308.92 | 84.7 |
 | Latvia | 81.3 | Tier 2 | $38116.36 | 82.5 |
 | Poland | 80.6 | Tier 2 | $43661.54 | 80.2 |
 | Slovakia | 80.4 | Tier 2 | $38566.29 | 81.3 |
 | Greece | 80.1 | Tier 2 | $35328.79 | 82.4 |
 | Chile | 79.5 | Tier 2 | $29691.19 | 80.8 |
 | Croatia | 79.3 | Tier 2 | $39538.49 | 82.3 |
 | Uruguay | 79.3 | Tier 2 | $30983.69 | 80.3 |
 | Costa Rica | 79 | Tier 2 | $24650.49 | 80.7 |
 | Hungary | 77.3 | Tier 2 | $40683.88 | 78.2 |
 | Argentina | 76.8 | Tier 2 | $27127.44 | 78.6 |
 | Barbados | 76 | Tier 2 | $16325.46 | 79.6 |
 | Bulgaria | 75.7 | Tier 2 | $32511.83 | 76.8 |
 | Kuwait | 75.6 | Tier 2 | $521643.43 | 74.1 |
 | Romania | 74.6 | Tier 2 | $39872.45 | 76.9 |
 | Malaysia | 74.3 | Tier 2 | $32735.40 | 74.1 |
 | Montenegro | 74.3 | Tier 2 | $26166.05 | 74.6 |
 | Serbia | 74.2 | Tier 2 | $23741.21 | 75.8 |
 | United Arab Emirates | 74 | Tier 2 | $73724.31 | 70.7 |
 | Qatar | 73.2 | Tier 2 | $113157.23 | 66.5 |
 | Georgia | 73 | Tier 2 | $20612.19 | 74.4 |
 | Armenia | 72.9 | Tier 2 | $19100.25 | 74.8 |
 | Mauritius | 72.5 | Tier 2 | $24831.53 | 75.4 |
 | Panama | 72.4 | Tier 2 | $33790.40 | 74 |
 | Brazil | 72.3 | Tier 2 | $17847.33 | 71.3 |
 | Moldova | 72.3 | Tier 2 | $15229.46 | 74.2 |
 | Jamaica | 72.1 | Tier 2 | $10113.97 | 73.5 |
 | Kazakhstan | 71.5 | Tier 2 | $34210.88 | 71.2 |
 | Oman | 71.2 | Tier 2 | $40114.01 | 67.7 |
 | Albania | 71.2 | Tier 2 | $17261.03 | 74.1 |
 | Vietnam | 71 | Tier 3 | $13102.32 | 68.2 |
 | Thailand | 71 | Tier 3 | $20751.66 | 69.8 |
 | Ukraine | 70.9 | Tier 3 | $14950.50 | 74.2 |
 | North Macedonia | 70.5 | Tier 3 | $20403.31 | 72.7 |
 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.5 | Tier 3 | $27942.69 | 75.6 |
 | Belarus | 70.3 | Tier 3 | $26526.64 | 71.5 |
 | Maldives | 70 | Tier 3 | $21393.72 | 68 |
 | Colombia | 69.9 | Tier 3 | $18732.72 | 69.8 |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 69.5 | Tier 3 | $19355.67 | 71.2 |
 | Mexico | 69.3 | Tier 3 | $21809.59 | 70.8 |
 | Bahrain | 69.1 | Tier 3 | $56646.43 | 66.1 |
 | China | 69.1 | Tier 3 | $21019.46 | 65.7 |
 | Paraguay | 68.7 | Tier 3 | $15198.23 | 69 |
 | Cuba | 68.7 | Tier 3 | ||
 | Ecuador | 68.6 | Tier 3 | $13530.40 | 71.8 |
 | Uzbekistan | 68.5 | Tier 3 | $8447.55 | 66.1 |
 | Russia | 68.3 | Tier 3 | $38128.69 | 72 |
 | Dominican Republic | 68.2 | Tier 3 | $22761.27 | 69.8 |
 | Saudi Arabia | 68.1 | Tier 3 | $51246.40 | 63.9 |
 | Jordan | 68.1 | Tier 3 | $9222.52 | 67.3 |
 | Kyrgyzstan | 67.9 | Tier 3 | $5991.54 | 67.2 |
 | Indonesia | 67.8 | Tier 3 | $13495.53 | 66.7 |
 | Turkey | 67.7 | Tier 3 | $33061.06 | 66.6 |
 | Peru | 67.6 | Tier 3 | $15102.57 | 70.7 |
 | Cape Verde | 67.6 | Tier 3 | $7633.80 | 69 |
 | Philippines | 67.3 | Tier 3 | $9325.68 | 67.5 |
 | Bhutan | 66.8 | Tier 3 | $13423.43 | 68 |
 | South Africa | 66.7 | Tier 3 | $14322.33 | 70 |
 | Mongolia | 66.5 | Tier 3 | $15469.84 | 67.2 |
 | Sri Lanka | 66.4 | Tier 3 | $13172.06 | 69.2 |
 | Suriname | 66 | Tier 3 | $18741.74 | 71.2 |
 | Tunisia | 66 | Tier 3 | $12328.55 | 69.8 |
 | Fiji | 65.7 | Tier 3 | $12643.93 | 67 |
 | Lebanon | 65.6 | Tier 3 | $11860.06 | 66.5 |
 | Algeria | 64.2 | Tier 4 | $63379.00 | 65.6 |
 | Bolivia | 64 | Tier 4 | $9565.32 | 67.2 |
 | Azerbaijan | 63.4 | Tier 4 | $21031.50 | 63.3 |
 | Guyana | 63.1 | Tier 4 | $37667.77 | 65.5 |
 | Botswana | 63.1 | Tier 4 | $17334.88 | 65.9 |
 | El Salvador | 62.9 | Tier 4 | $11103.49 | 64.4 |
 | Morocco | 62.7 | Tier 4 | $8599.82 | 64 |
 | Iran | 61.6 | Tier 4 | $15499.91 | 63.7 |
 | Turkmenistan | 60.6 | Tier 4 | 56.8 | |
 | Ghana | 60.5 | Tier 4 | $6616.12 | 64.8 |
 | Honduras | 59.7 | Tier 4 | $6440.42 | 61.2 |
 | Libya | 59 | Tier 4 | $14777.56 | 54.3 |
 | Guatemala | 58.7 | Tier 4 | $12427.77 | 60.2 |
 | Namibia | 58.4 | Tier 4 | $11474.54 | 62 |
 | Venezuela | 58.3 | Tier 4 | 58.6 | |
 | India | 58.3 | Tier 4 | $8568.59 | 60.2 |
 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58.2 | Tier 4 | $5599.72 | 62.5 |
 | Tajikistan | 58.1 | Tier 4 | $4310.89 | 56 |
 | Nicaragua | 57.7 | Tier 4 | $7032.01 | 60.2 |
 | Nepal | 57.6 | Tier 4 | $4632.83 | 59.4 |
 | Egypt | 57.6 | Tier 4 | $16600.39 | 58.7 |
 | Timor-Leste | 57.4 | Tier 4 | $5454.21 | 58.9 |
 | Iraq | 57.2 | Tier 4 | $13062.00 | 56.8 |
 | Kenya | 56.4 | Tier 4 | $5513.86 | 58 |
 | Gabon | 55.9 | Tier 4 | $19718.26 | 62.2 |
 | Cambodia | 55.8 | Tier 4 | $4860.45 | 55.7 |
 | Bangladesh | 54.6 | Tier 4 | $7805.15 | 56.1 |
 | Senegal | 54.2 | Tier 4 | $4330.65 | 57.7 |
 | Laos | 52.9 | Tier 4 | $8215.13 | 51.2 |
 | Solomon Islands | 52.7 | Tier 5 | $2480.34 | 52.4 |
 | Tanzania | 52.6 | Tier 5 | $3504.15 | 54.9 |
 | Myanmar | 51.5 | Tier 5 | $5308.75 | 51.5 |
 | Ivory Coast | 50.9 | Tier 5 | $6699.91 | 54 |
 | Zambia | 50.6 | Tier 5 | $3610.67 | 52.1 |
 | Djibouti | 50.3 | Tier 5 | $6135.85 | 49.4 |
 | Benin | 50.3 | Tier 5 | $3697.61 | 55.6 |
 | Nigeria | 50 | Tier 5 | $5669.96 | 53 |
 | Gambia | 49.9 | Tier 5 | $2744.78 | 54.7 |
 | Rwanda | 49.8 | Tier 5 | $2859.77 | 52.2 |
 | Pakistan | 49.3 | Tier 5 | $5706.90 | 51.3 |
 | Malawi | 48.8 | Tier 5 | $1703.60 | 54.3 |
 | Eswatini | 48.6 | Tier 5 | $10170.94 | 49.2 |
 | Togo | 48.4 | Tier 5 | $2769.18 | 51.6 |
 | Comoros | 47.8 | Tier 5 | $3445.06 | 52.1 |
 | Lesotho | 47.6 | Tier 5 | $2457.45 | 52.9 |
 | Syria | 47.5 | Tier 5 | $2914.53 | 52 |
 | Zimbabwe | 47.3 | Tier 5 | $3420.03 | 52.2 |
 | Cameroon | 47.2 | Tier 5 | $4785.68 | 51.4 |
 | Uganda | 46.9 | Tier 5 | $2728.55 | 49.3 |
 | Angola | 46 | Tier 5 | $7407.11 | 46.9 |
 | Mozambique | 45.8 | Tier 5 | $7462.57 | 48.3 |
 | Papua New Guinea | 45.7 | Tier 5 | $4141.22 | 48.1 |
 | Equatorial Guinea | 45.2 | Tier 5 | $18165.16 | 46.6 |
 | Mali | 44.6 | Tier 5 | $2413.04 | 46.9 |
 | Mauritania | 44.6 | Tier 5 | $6207.05 | 46.6 |
 | Ethiopia | 44.6 | Tier 5 | $2698.61 | 47.4 |
 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.3 | Tier 5 | $2192.42 | 46.6 |
 | Liberia | 44 | Tier 5 | $1598.18 | 49 |
 | Burkina Faso | 43.7 | Tier 5 | $2448.13 | 49.8 |
 | Sudan | 43.7 | Tier 5 | $3299.88 | 45.4 |
 | Sierra Leone | 43.5 | Tier 5 | $1643.99 | 50.5 |
 | Republic of the Congo | 43.1 | Tier 5 | $6272.33 | 47.5 |
 | Madagascar | 41.9 | Tier 5 | $1664.58 | 47.1 |
 | Yemen | 41.2 | Tier 5 | 39.1 | |
 | Guinea | 40.6 | Tier 6 | $3818.25 | 42.4 |
 | Burundi | 40.4 | Tier 6 | $857.17 | 42.9 |
 | Niger | 40.3 | Tier 6 | $1652.72 | 43.1 |
 | Haiti | 39.8 | Tier 5 | $3026.24 | 45.4 |
 | Somalia | 38.6 | Tier 6 | $1452.27 | 35.9 |
 | Eritrea | 37.9 | Tier 6 | 34.9 | |
 | DR Congo | 37.2 | Tier 6 | $1432.86 | 42.7 |
 | Afghanistan | 32.1 | Tier 6 | $2138.87 | 37.3 |
 | Chad | 29.5 | Tier 6 | $1748.48 | 34.7 |
 | Central African Republic | 27.4 | Tier 6 | $1039.27 | 32.4 |
 | South Sudan | 26.5 | Tier 6 | 30.6 | |
 | South Korea | Tier 2 | 86.5 | ||
 | Palestine | Tier 3 | 65.2 | ||
 | Bahamas | $32895.01 | |||
 | Kiribati | $NaN | |||
 | Antigua and Barbuda | $27757.17 | |||
 | Marshall Islands | $6254.54 |
- Higher SPI scores are preferable.
- The Social Progress Initiative (SPI), ranks states and districts into 6 tiers of social progress:
- Tier 1: Very High Social Progress
- Tier 2: High Social Progress
- Tier 3: Upper Middle Social Progress
- Tier 4: Lower Middle Social Progress
- Tier 5: Low Social Progress
- Tier 6: Very Low Social Progress
The Social Progress Index (SPI) is a comprehensive tool designed to evaluate social performance globally using transparent, actionable data. It assesses the performance of 170 countries, utilizing 57 indicators across three dimensions – Basic Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity.
Country | Social Progress Index 2025 |
|---|---|
| Denmark | 92 |
| Norway | 92 |
| Finland | 91.3 |
| Sweden | 90.8 |
| Switzerland | 90.4 |
| Iceland | 89.6 |
| Netherlands | 88.8 |
| Ireland | 88.8 |
| Luxembourg | 88.7 |
| Germany | 88.2 |
Key Highlights of the Social Progress Index:
- Denmark: Leads the SPI with a score of 90.4, excelling in water and sanitation and basic medical care.
- Norway: Follows closely with a score of 90.3. Notable for high scores in basic nutrition, healthcare, and knowledge.
- Finland: Ranked third with a score of 90. The country’s performance is reflected in its access to basic knowledge and housing.
- Iceland: Holds the fourth position with an SPI score of 89.6, scoring highest in access to food, medical care, and clean drinking water.
- Sweden: Achieves an SPI score of 89.1, influenced by social and environmental factors.
- Switzerland: Scores 88.9 in the SPI, particularly strong in the well-being category.
- Luxembourg: Stands at seventh place with an SPI score of 87.9.
- Australia: Gains spot #8 on the list with a score of 87.8, excelling in societal progression opportunities.
- Netherlands: Places an honorable number 9 with an SPI of 87.7.
- Germany: Rounds out the list with a score of 87.6, noted for high performance in basic human needs.
The SPI has noted a decline in 6 of its 12 components since 2017, including aspects like personal rights and inclusiveness. This decline highlights areas needing improvement and directs focus towards holistic social development.
