The Social Progress Index (SPI) measures the extent to which countries provide for the social and environmental needs of their citizens. Fifty-four indicators in the areas of basic human needs, foundations of well-being, and opportunity to progress show the relative performance of nations. The index is published by the nonprofit Social Progress Imperative, and is based on the writings of Amartya Sen, Douglass North, and Joseph Stiglitz.
The SPI measures the well-being of a society by observing social and environmental outcomes directly rather than the economic factors. The social and environmental factors include wellness (including health, shelter and sanitation), equality, inclusion, sustainability and personal freedom and safety.
The index combines three dimensions
Social Progress Index 2017: India’s Performance |
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India Social Progress Index 54, 91 |
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Basic Human Needs |
63.06 |
Foundations of wellbeing |
52.35 |
Opportunity |
49.31 |
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Anaemia |
51.22 |
Drop out Rates |
5.80 |
Human Traficking |
0.55 |
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IMR |
34.69 |
Gender Parity |
0.94 |
Judiciary |
63.23 |
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MMR |
15.17 |
Gross Enrolment Ratio (Secondary) |
89.04 |
Property Rights |
29.54 |
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Underweight |
28.34 |
Literacy Rate |
79.97 |
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Net Enrolment Ratio (Primary) |
87.04 |
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Diarrhoea |
0.02 |
Internet Subscribers |
32.47 |
Child labour |
1.60 |
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Improved source of water |
87.38 |
Newspaper Circulations |
0.36 |
Corruption |
30.93 |
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Rural Habitations |
66.64 |
Phone Subscribers |
95.88 |
Early Marriages |
21.13 |
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Rural Sanitation Coverage |
52.70 |
Television |
51.03 |
Family Planning |
14.96 |
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Typhold |
0.00 |
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Electricity |
74.54 |
Forest Cover |
1.44 |
Child Sex Ratio |
926.1 |
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HH in pucca houses |
54.88 |
Land Degradation |
26.92 |
Financial Inclusion- Bank Branches |
0.1 |
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Housing Shortages |
0.02 |
Renewable Energy |
0.39 |
Financial Inclusion- Women |
54.8 |
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Power Deficit |
-4.65 |
Water Withdrawals |
50.93 |
Gross Enrolment Ratio |
86.0 |
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Insurance |
60.7 |
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Women in Panchayati Raj Institutions |
0.4 |
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Crime against women |
7.21 |
HIV Prevalance |
0.33 |
Female Graduates |
24.69 |
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Murder Crimes |
2.77 |
Leprosy Prevalance |
0.53 |
Gross Enrolment Rati.... |
39.47 |
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Road Accidents |
39.82 |
Life Expectancy at 60 |
18.26 |
Industrial Training Ins.. |
0.01 |
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Violent Crimes |
27.84 |
Obesity Female |
21.74 |
UGC Colleges |
0.03 |
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Obesity Male |
19.72 |
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Respiratory Infections |
44.71 |
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Suicides due to Illness |
1.84 |
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