How well has Việt Nam done in the social progress ranking?
Using GDP as a proxy for development can fail to recognize that sustainable development is affected by multiple factors and the significant vulnerabilities that may exist in countries targeting important levels of GDP. Effectively measuring what counts can have a transformative impact and help lead the world toward a more just, inclusive, and sustainable development path.
The Social Progress Index (SPI) provides a rich framework for measuring many aspects of social progress, measuring success, and better promoting human well-being. Overall, the Social Progress Index measures at least some aspect of social progress for more than 99.97 percent of the world’s population.
Việt Nam has made an impressive improvement when the Social Progress Ranking Index increased from 49 to 70 points (100 points scale) in the period 1990-2020, equivalent to a significant improvement of thirteen places in the Ranking, in which the score of the component “basic human needs” has a high score of 83 points
Prof. Trần Thọ Đạt
