Social Progress Index by Country 2026
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5 Countries with the Highest Social Progress Score
Country | Social Progress Index 2025↓ | Social Progress Tier | GDP per Capita IMF 2025 | |
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 | Denmark | 91.96 | Tier 1 | $71,967 |
 | Norway | 91.95 | Tier 1 | $90,320 |
 | Finland | 91.28 | Tier 1 | $57,183 |
 | Sweden | 90.75 | Tier 1 | $59,508 |
 | Switzerland | 90.44 | Tier 1 | $111,716 |
 | Iceland | 89.57 | Tier 1 | $90,111 |
 | Netherlands | 88.82 | Tier 1 | $70,606 |
 | Ireland | 88.76 | Tier 1 | $107,243 |
 | Luxembourg | 88.66 | Tier 1 | $141,080 |
 | Germany | 88.24 | Tier 1 | $57,914 |
 | Austria | 87.80 | Tier 1 | $61,080 |
 | Australia | 87.60 | Tier 1 | $67,979 |
 | Belgium | 87.51 | Tier 1 | $58,248 |
 | Japan | 87.12 | Tier 1 | $35,611 |
 | Singapore | 86.73 | Tier 1 | $93,956 |
 | Estonia | 86.28 | Tier 1 | $33,225 |
 | Slovenia | 86.09 | Tier 1 | $36,495 |
 | Canada | 86.02 | Tier 1 | $55,890 |
 | New Zealand | 85.87 | Tier 1 | $48,234 |
 | United Kingdom | 85.76 | Tier 1 | $54,280 |
 | Spain | 85.58 | Tier 2 | $37,362 |
 | Czechia | 84.85 | Tier 2 | $33,038 |
 | France | 84.81 | Tier 2 | $49,527 |
 | Portugal | 84.63 | Tier 2 | $30,947 |
 | Italy | 84.08 | Tier 2 | $41,714 |
 | Malta | 83.14 | Tier 2 | $46,644 |
 | Lithuania | 82.02 | Tier 2 | $30,514 |
 | Cyprus | 82.00 | Tier 2 | $40,552 |
 | Israel | 81.80 | Tier 2 | $54,370 |
 | United States | 81.65 | Tier 2 | $89,678 |
 | Latvia | 81.25 | Tier 2 | $25,681 |
 | Poland | 80.59 | Tier 2 | $25,041 |
 | Slovakia | 80.36 | Tier 2 | $28,177 |
 | Greece | 80.13 | Tier 2 | $25,616 |
 | Chile | 79.49 | Tier 2 | $17,927 |
 | Croatia | 79.33 | Tier 2 | $25,081 |
 | Uruguay | 79.26 | Tier 2 | $24,080 |
 | Costa Rica | 79.02 | Tier 2 | $18,722 |
 | Hungary | 77.29 | Tier 2 | $25,703 |
 | Argentina | 76.85 | Tier 2 | $12,054 |
 | Barbados | 75.95 | Tier 2 | $26,228 |
 | Bulgaria | 75.73 | Tier 2 | $18,456 |
 | Kuwait | 75.63 | Tier 2 | $31,682 |
 | Romania | 74.61 | Tier 2 | $21,570 |
 | Malaysia | 74.34 | Tier 2 | $14,423 |
 | Montenegro | 74.27 | Tier 2 | $13,961 |
 | Serbia | 74.17 | Tier 2 | $13,490 |
 | United Arab Emirates | 74.04 | Tier 2 | $51,294 |
 | Qatar | 73.19 | Tier 2 | $72,760 |
 | Georgia | 72.98 | Tier 2 | $9,613 |
 | Armenia | 72.94 | Tier 2 | $8,965 |
 | Mauritius | 72.45 | Tier 2 | $13,099 |
 | Panama | 72.43 | Tier 2 | $20,092 |
 | Brazil | 72.35 | Tier 2 | $10,816 |
 | Moldova | 72.30 | Tier 2 | $8,161 |
 | Jamaica | 72.09 | Tier 2 | $7,841 |
 | Kazakhstan | 71.52 | Tier 2 | $15,112 |
 | Oman | 71.22 | Tier 2 | $20,230 |
 | Albania | 71.21 | Tier 2 | $10,386 |
 | Vietnam | 70.98 | Tier 3 | $4,986 |
 | Thailand | 70.97 | Tier 3 | $7,754 |
 | Ukraine | 70.92 | Tier 3 | $5,759 |
 | North Macedonia | 70.53 | Tier 3 | $9,439 |
 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.47 | Tier 3 | $20,376 |
 | Belarus | 70.30 | Tier 3 | $8,460 |
 | Maldives | 70.04 | Tier 3 | $18,599 |
 | Colombia | 69.91 | Tier 3 | $7,895 |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 69.48 | Tier 3 | $8,668 |
 | Mexico | 69.30 | Tier 3 | $13,630 |
 | Bahrain | 69.10 | Tier 3 | $29,886 |
 | China | 69.08 | Tier 3 | $13,873 |
 | Paraguay | 68.71 | Tier 3 | $6,033 |
 | Cuba | 68.67 | Tier 3 | |
 | Ecuador | 68.64 | Tier 3 | $6,941 |
 | Uzbekistan | 68.46 | Tier 3 | $3,379 |
 | Russia | 68.29 | Tier 3 | $15,077 |
 | Dominican Republic | 68.17 | Tier 3 | $12,452 |
 | Saudi Arabia | 68.14 | Tier 3 | $33,287 |
 | Jordan | 68.12 | Tier 3 | $4,904 |
 | Kyrgyzstan | 67.91 | Tier 3 | $2,405 |
 | Indonesia | 67.81 | Tier 3 | $5,248 |
 | Turkey | 67.66 | Tier 3 | $16,876 |
 | Peru | 67.61 | Tier 3 | $8,570 |
 | Cape Verde | 67.59 | Tier 3 | $5,712 |
 | Philippines | 67.34 | Tier 3 | $4,439 |
 | Bhutan | 66.82 | Tier 3 | $4,495 |
 | South Africa | 66.71 | Tier 3 | $6,517 |
 | Mongolia | 66.53 | Tier 3 | $7,576 |
 | Sri Lanka | 66.39 | Tier 3 | |
 | Suriname | 66.03 | Tier 3 | $7,545 |
 | Tunisia | 65.98 | Tier 3 | $4,396 |
 | Fiji | 65.70 | Tier 3 | $6,551 |
 | Lebanon | 65.64 | Tier 3 | |
 | Algeria | 64.18 | Tier 4 | $5,593 |
 | Bolivia | 63.97 | Tier 4 | $4,121 |
 | Azerbaijan | 63.44 | Tier 4 | $7,428 |
 | Guyana | 63.14 | Tier 4 | $30,650 |
 | Botswana | 63.06 | Tier 4 | $8,003 |
 | El Salvador | 62.89 | Tier 4 | $5,893 |
 | Morocco | 62.70 | Tier 4 | $4,471 |
 | Iran | 61.60 | Tier 4 | $5,300 |
 | Turkmenistan | 60.63 | Tier 4 | $13,657 |
 | Ghana | 60.45 | Tier 4 | $2,189 |
 | Honduras | 59.66 | Tier 4 | $3,594 |
 | Libya | 58.96 | Tier 4 | $6,874 |
 | Guatemala | 58.70 | Tier 4 | $6,682 |
 | Namibia | 58.38 | Tier 4 | $4,711 |
 | Venezuela | 58.33 | Tier 4 | $4,122 |
 | India | 58.31 | Tier 4 | $2,937 |
 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58.24 | Tier 4 | $3,933 |
 | Tajikistan | 58.15 | Tier 4 | $1,367 |
 | Nicaragua | 57.69 | Tier 4 | $3,074 |
 | Nepal | 57.57 | Tier 4 | $1,486 |
 | Egypt | 57.56 | Tier 4 | $3,160 |
 | Timor-Leste | 57.40 | Tier 4 | $1,533 |
 | Iraq | 57.21 | Tier 4 | $5,951 |
 | Kenya | 56.39 | Tier 4 | $2,187 |
 | Gabon | 55.90 | Tier 4 | $9,094 |
 | Cambodia | 55.84 | Tier 4 | $2,948 |
 | Bangladesh | 54.60 | Tier 4 | $2,774 |
 | Senegal | 54.23 | Tier 4 | $1,972 |
 | Laos | 52.90 | Tier 4 | $1,854 |
 | Solomon Islands | 52.70 | Tier 5 | $2,300 |
 | Tanzania | 52.56 | Tier 5 | $1,272 |
 | Myanmar | 51.46 | Tier 5 | $1,187 |
 | Ivory Coast | 50.85 | Tier 5 | $2,902 |
 | Zambia | 50.59 | Tier 5 | $1,466 |
 | Djibouti | 50.33 | Tier 5 | $4,417 |
 | Benin | 50.26 | Tier 5 | $1,587 |
 | Nigeria | 50.01 | Tier 5 | $835 |
 | Gambia | 49.92 | Tier 5 | $1,074 |
 | Rwanda | 49.83 | Tier 5 | $990 |
 | Pakistan | 49.34 | Tier 5 | |
 | Malawi | 48.82 | Tier 5 | $448 |
 | Eswatini | 48.56 | Tier 5 | $4,562 |
 | Togo | 48.37 | Tier 5 | $1,099 |
 | Comoros | 47.78 | Tier 5 | $1,687 |
 | Lesotho | 47.60 | Tier 5 | $1,107 |
 | Syria | 47.49 | Tier 5 | |
 | Zimbabwe | 47.27 | Tier 5 | $2,127 |
 | Cameroon | 47.18 | Tier 5 | $1,923 |
 | Uganda | 46.92 | Tier 5 | $1,304 |
 | Angola | 46.04 | Tier 5 | $2,991 |
 | Mozambique | 45.75 | Tier 5 | $685 |
 | Papua New Guinea | 45.67 | Tier 5 | $2,550 |
 | Equatorial Guinea | 45.24 | Tier 5 | $7,893 |
 | Mali | 44.64 | Tier 5 | $933 |
 | Mauritania | 44.64 | Tier 5 | $2,394 |
 | Ethiopia | 44.63 | Tier 5 | $1,108 |
 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.32 | Tier 5 | $1,166 |
 | Liberia | 44.03 | Tier 5 | $887 |
 | Burkina Faso | 43.73 | Tier 5 | $952 |
 | Sudan | 43.68 | Tier 5 | $595 |
 | Sierra Leone | 43.50 | Tier 5 | $883 |
 | Republic of the Congo | 43.11 | Tier 5 | $2,454 |
 | Madagascar | 41.93 | Tier 5 | $576 |
 | Yemen | 41.20 | Tier 5 | $455 |
 | Guinea | 40.61 | Tier 6 | $1,727 |
 | Burundi | 40.42 | Tier 6 | $157 |
 | Niger | 40.32 | Tier 6 | $752 |
 | Haiti | 39.84 | Tier 5 | $2,435 |
 | Somalia | 38.57 | Tier 6 | $819 |
 | Eritrea | 37.90 | Tier 6 | |
 | DR Congo | 37.23 | Tier 6 | $744 |
 | Afghanistan | 32.11 | Tier 6 | |
 | Chad | 29.46 | Tier 6 | $1,036 |
 | Central African Republic | 27.42 | Tier 6 | $549 |
 | South Sudan | 26.50 | Tier 6 | $334 |
 | South Korea | Tier 2 | $37,675 | |
 | Taiwan | $34,924 | ||
 | Hong Kong | $55,608 | ||
 | Palestine | Tier 3 | ||
 | Puerto Rico | $38,515 | ||
 | Macau | $84,276 | ||
 | Brunei | $37,023 | ||
 | Belize | $8,355 | ||
 | Bahamas | $37,180 | ||
 | Vanuatu | $3,401 | ||
 | Samoa | $5,350 | ||
 | Saint Lucia | $14,561 | ||
 | Kiribati | $2,578 | ||
 | Seychelles | $22,001 | ||
 | Grenada | $12,722 | ||
 | Micronesia | $5,364 | ||
 | Aruba | $41,493 | ||
 | Tonga | $5,757 | ||
 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $11,194 | ||
 | Antigua and Barbuda | $23,216 | ||
 | Andorra | $45,995 | ||
 | Dominica | $9,942 | ||
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $25,514 | ||
 | Marshall Islands | $7,151 | ||
 | San Marino | $61,518 | ||
 | Palau | $20,088 | ||
 | Nauru | $13,476 | ||
 | Tuvalu | $7,713 |
- 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.
