PHL ranks 56th in social progress
For many years, a country’s performance is measured through economic factors. However, a country’s gross domestic product (GDP) or per capita income cannot sufficiently measure its overall progress.
The Philippines ranks 56th of 132 countries in terms of social progress, according to a 2014 report released by Social Progress Imperative, a Washington-based non-profit organization.
The social progress index (SPI) measures a country’s overall performance under three major dimensions, namely Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity.
The Philippines scores 65.86 in SPI, slipping lower than its neighboring countries Malaysia (70.00), Korea (77.18), and Japan (84.21), but faring better than Indonesia (58.98), China (58.67), Laos (52.41) and Cambodia (51.89).
According to the available data in the report, of issues covered in the Basic Human Needs dimension, the Philippines does best in the area of Nutrition and Basic Medical Care (83.13) but falls short on Personal Safety (50.84), particularly in the level of violent crime, perceived criminality, and political terror.
The report also shows that the country needs improvement in the Opportunity dimension in terms of satisfied demand for contraception and discrimination and violence against minorities.
With only a slight contrast in GDP per capita, Philippines (3,801) and Iraq (3,659) has significant differences in SPI.
Iraq ranks 118th in SPI (44.84), 93rd in Basic Human Needs (60.82), 128th in Foundations of Wellbeing (46.36), and 129th in Opportunity (27.35).
The Philippines, meanwhile, lands 81st in Basic Human Needs (66.76), 63rd in Foundations of Wellbeing (69.17), and 39th in Opportunity (61.63). This, even while the country is 12th most populated country in the selection.
New Zealand tops the list with 88.24 SPI, followed closely by Switzerland (88.19) and Iceland (88.07). •
The Philippines ranks 56th of 132 countries in terms of social progress, according to a 2014 report released by Social Progress Imperative, a Washington-based non-profit organization.
The social progress index (SPI) measures a country’s overall performance under three major dimensions, namely Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity.
The Philippines scores 65.86 in SPI, slipping lower than its neighboring countries Malaysia (70.00), Korea (77.18), and Japan (84.21), but faring better than Indonesia (58.98), China (58.67), Laos (52.41) and Cambodia (51.89).
According to the available data in the report, of issues covered in the Basic Human Needs dimension, the Philippines does best in the area of Nutrition and Basic Medical Care (83.13) but falls short on Personal Safety (50.84), particularly in the level of violent crime, perceived criminality, and political terror.
The report also shows that the country needs improvement in the Opportunity dimension in terms of satisfied demand for contraception and discrimination and violence against minorities.
With only a slight contrast in GDP per capita, Philippines (3,801) and Iraq (3,659) has significant differences in SPI.
Iraq ranks 118th in SPI (44.84), 93rd in Basic Human Needs (60.82), 128th in Foundations of Wellbeing (46.36), and 129th in Opportunity (27.35).
The Philippines, meanwhile, lands 81st in Basic Human Needs (66.76), 63rd in Foundations of Wellbeing (69.17), and 39th in Opportunity (61.63). This, even while the country is 12th most populated country in the selection.
New Zealand tops the list with 88.24 SPI, followed closely by Switzerland (88.19) and Iceland (88.07). •