Social Progress Index by Country 2026
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Country | GDP per Capita IMF 2026↓ | Social Progress Tier | |
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 | Luxembourg | $145,410 | Tier 1 |
 | Switzerland | $116,005 | Tier 1 |
 | Ireland | $110,906 | Tier 1 |
 | Singapore | $97,632 | Tier 1 |
 | Iceland | $94,821 | Tier 1 |
 | United States | $92,786 | Tier 2 |
 | Norway | $90,233 | Tier 1 |
 | Macau | $88,935 | |
 | Qatar | $77,492 | Tier 2 |
 | Denmark | $74,303 | Tier 1 |
 | Netherlands | $73,105 | Tier 1 |
 | Australia | $70,112 | Tier 1 |
 | San Marino | $63,528 | |
 | Sweden | $61,700 | Tier 1 |
 | Germany | $60,136 | Tier 1 |
 | Belgium | $60,002 | Tier 1 |
 | Finland | $59,579 | Tier 1 |
 | Canada | $58,264 | Tier 1 |
 | Hong Kong | $57,903 | |
 | Israel | $56,631 | Tier 2 |
 | United Kingdom | $56,144 | Tier 1 |
 | United Arab Emirates | $53,889 | Tier 2 |
 | France | $51,113 | Tier 2 |
 | New Zealand | $49,472 | Tier 1 |
 | Malta | $48,644 | Tier 2 |
 | Andorra | $46,819 | |
 | Aruba | $43,028 | |
 | Italy | $43,020 | Tier 2 |
 | Cyprus | $42,499 | Tier 2 |
 | Puerto Rico | $39,360 | |
 | South Korea | $39,321 | Tier 2 |
 | Spain | $38,707 | Tier 2 |
 | Brunei | $38,659 | |
 | Slovenia | $38,218 | Tier 1 |
 | Bahamas | $38,097 | |
 | Japan | $37,388 | Tier 1 |
 | Taiwan | $36,862 | |
 | Guyana | $35,405 | Tier 4 |
 | Estonia | $34,931 | Tier 1 |
 | Czechia | $34,712 | Tier 2 |
 | Saudi Arabia | $34,431 | Tier 3 |
 | Portugal | $32,354 | Tier 2 |
 | Lithuania | $32,218 | Tier 2 |
 | Kuwait | $31,828 | Tier 2 |
 | Bahrain | $30,423 | Tier 3 |
 | Slovakia | $29,706 | Tier 2 |
 | Barbados | $27,505 | Tier 2 |
 | Hungary | $27,351 | Tier 2 |
 | Latvia | $27,203 | Tier 2 |
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $26,979 | |
 | Greece | $26,688 | Tier 2 |
 | Croatia | $26,568 | Tier 2 |
 | Poland | $26,537 | Tier 2 |
 | Uruguay | $25,121 | Tier 2 |
 | Antigua and Barbuda | $24,022 | |
 | Romania | $23,066 | Tier 2 |
 | Seychelles | $22,874 | |
 | Palau | $21,808 | |
 | Panama | $21,058 | Tier 2 |
 | Trinidad and Tobago | $20,682 | Tier 3 |
 | Oman | $20,462 | Tier 2 |
 | Costa Rica | $19,678 | Tier 2 |
 | Bulgaria | $19,623 | Tier 2 |
 | Maldives | $19,578 | Tier 3 |
 | Chile | $18,657 | Tier 2 |
 | Turkey | $17,049 | Tier 3 |
 | Kazakhstan | $15,874 | Tier 2 |
 | Russia | $15,495 | Tier 3 |
 | Malaysia | $15,256 | Tier 2 |
 | Saint Lucia | $15,147 | |
 | Montenegro | $14,873 | Tier 2 |
 | China | $14,793 | Tier 3 |
 | Turkmenistan | $14,704 | Tier 4 |
 | Serbia | $14,572 | Tier 2 |
 | Mexico | $14,175 | Tier 3 |
 | Mauritius | $14,110 | Tier 2 |
 | Nauru | $13,887 | |
 | Grenada | $13,329 | |
 | Dominican Republic | $13,249 | Tier 3 |
 | Argentina | $12,706 | Tier 2 |
 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $11,719 | |
 | Brazil | $11,423 | Tier 2 |
 | Albania | $11,211 | Tier 2 |
 | Dominica | $10,420 | |
 | Georgia | $10,342 | Tier 2 |
 | North Macedonia | $10,184 | Tier 3 |
 | Armenia | $9,247 | Tier 2 |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $9,167 | Tier 3 |
 | Gabon | $9,128 | Tier 4 |
 | Moldova | $9,105 | Tier 2 |
 | Belarus | $8,878 | Tier 3 |
 | Peru | $8,819 | Tier 3 |
 | Botswana | $8,602 | Tier 4 |
 | Belize | $8,530 | |
 | Colombia | $8,234 | Tier 3 |
 | Tuvalu | $8,120 | |
 | Jamaica | $8,102 | Tier 2 |
 | Thailand | $8,093 | Tier 3 |
 | Mongolia | $7,997 | Tier 3 |
 | Equatorial Guinea | $7,952 | Tier 5 |
 | Suriname | $7,864 | Tier 3 |
 | Azerbaijan | $7,661 | Tier 4 |
 | Marshall Islands | $7,367 | |
 | Libya | $7,138 | Tier 4 |
 | Ecuador | $7,108 | Tier 3 |
 | Guatemala | $7,107 | Tier 4 |
 | Fiji | $6,870 | Tier 3 |
 | South Africa | $6,643 | Tier 3 |
 | Austria | $6,368 | Tier 1 |
 | Paraguay | $6,273 | Tier 3 |
 | Iraq | $6,192 | Tier 4 |
 | El Salvador | $6,138 | Tier 4 |
 | Cape Verde | $6,080 | Tier 3 |
 | Ukraine | $6,067 | Tier 3 |
 | Tonga | $6,010 | |
 | Algeria | $5,646 | Tier 4 |
 | Iran | $5,640 | Tier 4 |
 | Indonesia | $5,623 | Tier 3 |
 | Micronesia | $5,559 | |
 | Samoa | $5,551 | |
 | Vietnam | $5,326 | Tier 3 |
 | Jordan | $5,140 | Tier 3 |
 | Bhutan | $4,931 | Tier 3 |
 | Namibia | $4,900 | Tier 4 |
 | Philippines | $4,758 | Tier 3 |
 | Morocco | $4,746 | Tier 4 |
 | Eswatini | $4,726 | Tier 5 |
 | Djibouti | $4,717 | Tier 5 |
 | Tunisia | $4,528 | Tier 3 |
 | Bolivia | $4,310 | Tier 4 |
 | Sao Tome and Principe | $4,165 | Tier 4 |
 | Honduras | $3,726 | Tier 4 |
 | Uzbekistan | $3,669 | Tier 3 |
 | Egypt | $3,469 | Tier 4 |
 | Vanuatu | $3,426 | |
 | Nicaragua | $3,275 | Tier 4 |
 | India | $3,210 | Tier 4 |
 | Cambodia | $3,181 | Tier 4 |
 | Bangladesh | $3,082 | Tier 4 |
 | Ivory Coast | $3,072 | Tier 5 |
 | Angola | $3,030 | Tier 5 |
 | Kiribati | $2,672 | |
 | Haiti | $2,603 | Tier 5 |
 | Papua New Guinea | $2,566 | Tier 5 |
 | Republic of the Congo | $2,522 | Tier 5 |
 | Kyrgyzstan | $2,507 | Tier 3 |
 | Mauritania | $2,460 | Tier 5 |
 | Solomon Islands | $2,393 | Tier 5 |
 | Ghana | $2,284 | Tier 4 |
 | Kenya | $2,185 | Tier 4 |
 | Zimbabwe | $2,098 | Tier 5 |
 | Senegal | $2,061 | Tier 4 |
 | Cameroon | $2,018 | Tier 5 |
 | Guinea | $1,798 | Tier 6 |
 | Comoros | $1,760 | Tier 5 |
 | Laos | $1,704 | Tier 4 |
 | Benin | $1,668 | Tier 5 |
 | Zambia | $1,652 | Tier 5 |
 | Timor-Leste | $1,615 | Tier 4 |
 | Nepal | $1,607 | Tier 4 |
 | Tajikistan | $1,467 | Tier 4 |
 | Uganda | $1,450 | Tier 5 |
 | Tanzania | $1,344 | Tier 5 |
 | Ethiopia | $1,248 | Tier 5 |
 | Myanmar | $1,247 | Tier 5 |
 | Guinea-Bissau | $1,238 | Tier 5 |
 | Togo | $1,159 | Tier 5 |
 | Lesotho | $1,146 | Tier 5 |
 | Gambia | $1,121 | Tier 5 |
 | Chad | $1,071 | Tier 6 |
 | Rwanda | $1,032 | Tier 5 |
 | Burkina Faso | $997 | Tier 5 |
 | Mali | $970 | Tier 5 |
 | Nigeria | $940 | Tier 5 |
 | Liberia | $919 | Tier 5 |
 | Sierra Leone | $882 | Tier 5 |
 | Somalia | $863 | Tier 6 |
 | Niger | $794 | Tier 6 |
 | DR Congo | $768 | Tier 6 |
 | Mozambique | $714 | Tier 5 |
 | Sudan | $694 | Tier 5 |
 | Madagascar | $607 | Tier 5 |
 | Central African Republic | $573 | Tier 6 |
 | Yemen | $500 | Tier 5 |
 | Malawi | $447 | Tier 5 |
 | South Sudan | $434 | Tier 6 |
 | Burundi | $168 | Tier 6 |
 | Pakistan | Tier 5 | |
 | Afghanistan | Tier 6 | |
 | Venezuela | Tier 4 | |
 | Syria | Tier 5 | |
 | Sri Lanka | Tier 3 | |
 | Cuba | Tier 3 | |
 | Lebanon | Tier 3 | |
 | Palestine | Tier 3 | |
 | Eritrea | Tier 6 |
- 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.
Key Highlights of the Social Progress Index:
- Denmark: Leads the SPI with a score of 92, excelling in access to basic medical care, water and sanitation, personal rights, and inclusiveness.
- Norway: Ties with Denmark with a score of 92. Notable for basic nutrition, healthcare, personal safety, and environmental quality.
- Finland: Ranked third with a score of 91.3. The country’s performance is reflected in its access to basic knowledge, shelter, and personal freedom and choice.
- Sweden: Achieves an SPI score of 90.8, excelling in environmental sustainability, access to advanced education, and gender equality.
- Switzerland: Scores 90.4 in the SPI, particularly strong in wellness and healthcare infrastructure, personal safety, and access to quality education.
- Iceland: Holds the sixth position with an SPI score of 89.6, scoring highest in food security, clean water, and access to medical care.
- Netherlands: Places an honorable number 9 with an SPI of 88.8, doing particularly well in water and sanitation, shelter, and freedom of expression.
- Ireland: Ties with the Netherlands for spot #7 on the list with a score of 88.8, excelling in personal rights, access to higher education, and tolerance and inclusion.
- Luxembourg: Stands at ninth place with an SPI score of 88.7, excelling in personal safety, education access, and income equality.
- Germany: Rounds out the list with a score of 88.2, noted for high performance in basic human needs, housing, and healthcare access.
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.
