Social Progress Imperative CEO Michael Green presented at the Imagine Solutions Conference on February 27, 2017. He introduced the increasingly popular Social Progress Index, explained its use in communities ranging from the Brazilian Amazon to the European Union, and offered a preview of what a Social Progress Index for the United States at the state or intra-state level of detail might offer those looking to advance social progress in that country.

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“The welfare of a
nation can, therefore,
scarcely be inferred
from a measurement
of national income as
defined above.”

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Nutrition and Basic Medical Care
Water and Sanitation
Shelter
Personal Safety
Access to Basic Knowledge
Access to Information and
Communication
Health and Wellness
Environmental Quality
Personal Rights
Personal Freedom and Choice
Tolerance and Inclusion
Access to Advanced Education
OpportunityFoundations of WellbeingBasic Human Needs
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• We define a country’s economic peers as the 15 countries closest in
GDP PPP per capita.
• Once the peer group is defined, a country’s performance is
compared to the median performance of countries within the peer
cohort.
• If a country’s indicator score is greater than (or less than) the
average absolute deviation from the median of the comparator
group, it is considered a strength (or weakness). Scores within one
average absolute deviation are considered neither strengths nor
weaknesses (neutral) within the cohort.
DEFINING PEER COUNTRIES

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REGIONS: EUROPEAN UNION

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CITIES: BOGOTA

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MUNICIPALITIES: BRAZILIAN AMAZON

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Carauari
MUNICIPALITIES: BRAZILIAN AMAZON

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COMMUNITIES

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