Kuwait ranked first in the Arab world and 50th globally in the Social Progress Index for the year 2021, issued by the American non-profit organization Social Progress Imperative, and ranked 15th globally in terms of per capita GDP, which amounted to 49,854 thousand dollars. Tunisia ranked second in the Arab world and 58 globally, followed by the UAE at 67, Jordan 83 and Oman 85. Globally, Norway came as the best country in social progress, followed by Finland second, then Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, and Canada. The Social Progress Index ranks 163 countries for which data is available on 12 components that the organization uses to measure the degree of social progress of countries from the highest to the lowest, with the classification ranging from countries with "very high" social progress to "very low".
The index is based in its methodology for classifying countries on the measurement of the following:
1. Basic human needs: basic medical care and nutrition, water and sanitation, shelters, and personal security.
2. The basics of well-being: access to basic knowledge, access to information and communication, health, and environmental quality.
3. Opportunities: personal rights, personal freedom and choice, tolerance and inclusion, and access to advanced education.
Source (Al-Rai Newspaper-Kuwait, Edited)
