'Second tier' US ranks just 18th in a new study of well-being
America leads the world when it comes to access to higher education. But when it comes to health, environmental protection, and fighting discrimination, it trails many other developed countries, according to the Social Progress Imperative, a U.S.-based nonprofit.
The results of the groups annual survey, which ranks nations based on 50 metrics, call to mind other reviews of national well-being, such as the World Happiness Report released in March, which was led by Norway, Denmark, and Iceland, or Septembers Lancet study on sustainable development. In that one, Iceland, Singapore, Sweden, and the U.S. took spots 1, 2, 3, and 28respectively.
The Social Progress Index released this week is compiled from social and environmental data that come as close as possible to revealing how people live. We want to measure a countrys health and wellness achieved, not how much effort is expended, nor how much the country spends on healthcare, the report states. Scandinavia walked away with the top four of 128 slots. Denmark scored the highest. America came in at 18.
The U.S. may be underperforming, but so is the rest of the world. American progress, like that of other rich nations, has stalled for four years running. Based on overall world GDP, humanity as a whole could be doing a much more efficient job taking care of itself. Tough graders, these social-progress folks.
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