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LET’S DEFINE THE EUROPE THAT WE WANTYO! FESTIVAL, Maastricht 7 February 2017

Michael Green, CEO

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SIMON KUZNETS

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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 CareWater and Sanitation

Shelter

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Access to Basic KnowledgeAccess to Information and CommunicationHealth and Wellness

Environmental Quality

Personal Rights

Personal Freedom and ChoiceTolerance and InclusionAccess to Advanced Education

OpportunityFoundations of Wellbeing

Basic Human Needs

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1 Finland 90.09 35 Hungary 76.88 69Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.84 103 Lesotho 52.39

2 Canada 89.49 36 Latvia 76.19 70Dominican Republic 65.65 104 Iraq 52.28

3 Denmark 89.39 37 Israel 75.32 71 Jordan 65.43 105 Rwanda 51.914 Australia 89.13 38 Argentina 75.20 72 Bolivia 64.73 106 Swaziland 51.76

5 Switzerland 88.87 39United Arab Emirates 73.69 72 Moldova 64.73 107 Uganda 50.69

6 Sweden 88.80 40 Mauritius 73.24 74 Lebanon 64.42 108 Benin 50.037 Norway 88.70 41 Panama 73.02 75 Russia 64.19 109 Tanzania 49.998 Netherlands 88.65 42 Romania 72.23 76 Kazakhstan 63.86 110 Myanmar 49.84

9United Kingdom 88.58 43 Bulgaria 72.14 77 Azerbaijan 63.75 111 Congo, Republic of 49.74

10 Iceland 88.45 44 Jamaica 71.94 78 Nicaragua 63.03 112 Burkina Faso 49.3410 New Zealand 88.45 45 Kuwait 71.84 79 Kyrgyzstan 62.91 113 Pakistan 49.1312 Ireland 87.94 46 Brazil 71.70 80 Mongolia 62.80 114 Zimbabwe 49.1113 Austria 86.60 47 Serbia 71.55 81 Venezuela 62.60 115 Togo 49.0314 Japan 86.54 48 Colombia 70.84 82 Indonesia 62.27 116 Côte d'Ivoire 48.9715 Germany 86.42 49 Peru 70.09 83 Sri Lanka 62.21 117 Mozambique 47.9616 Belgium 86.19 50 Malaysia 70.08 84 China 62.10 118 Cameroon 47.2217 Spain 85.88 51 Mexico 70.02 85 Namibia 62.01 119 Nigeria 46.4918 France 84.79 52 Albania 69.78 86 Morocco 61.92 120 Djibouti 46.3019 United States 84.62 53 Ecuador 69.56 87 Guatemala 61.68 121 Mali 46.2420 Slovenia 84.27 54 Georgia 69.17 88 Algeria 61.18 122 Mauritania 46.0821 Portugal 83.88 55 Montenegro 68.17 89 Egypt 60.74 123 Madagascar 45.91

22Czech Republic 82.80 56 Tunisia 68.00 90 Honduras 60.64 124 Liberia 45.07

23 Estonia 82.62 57 Macedonia 67.88 91 Uzbekistan 60.49 125 Sierra Leone 44.2224 Italy 82.49 58 Turkey 67.82 92 Ghana 60.37 126 Ethiopia 43.5025 Chile 82.12 59 South Africa 67.60 93 Iran 59.45 127 Yemen 41.76

26Korea, Republic of 80.92 60 Paraguay 67.44 94 Tajikistan 58.78 128 Guinea 41.66

27 Cyprus 80.75 61 Thailand 67.43 95 Nepal 57.40 129 Niger 41.6328 Costa Rica 80.12 62 Botswana 67.03 96 Senegal 55.64 130 Angola 39.7029 Uruguay 80.12 63 Ukraine 66.43 97 Cambodia 54.28 131 Chad 36.3830 Poland 79.76 64 El Salvador 66.36 98 India 53.92 132 Afghanistan 35.89

31 Slovakia 78.96 65 Saudi Arabia 66.30 99 Kenya 53.72 133Central African Republic 30.03

32 Greece 78.27 66 Belarus 66.18 100 Malawi 53.4433 Croatia 77.68 67 Armenia 66.05 101 Bangladesh 52.7334 Lithuania 76.94 68 Philippines 65.92 102 Laos 52.54

Very high social progress

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WHAT DOES THE GLOBAL SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX TELL US ABOUT THE EU?

Luxembourg and Malta do not have enough data to calculate overall SPI.

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1 Finland 90.09 35 Hungary 76.88 69Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.84 103 Lesotho 52.39

2 Canada 89.49 36 Latvia 76.19 70Dominican Republic 65.65 104 Iraq 52.28

3 Denmark 89.39 37 Israel 75.32 71 Jordan 65.43 105 Rwanda 51.914 Australia 89.13 38 Argentina 75.20 72 Bolivia 64.73 106 Swaziland 51.76

5 Switzerland 88.87 39United Arab Emirates 73.69 72 Moldova 64.73 107 Uganda 50.69

6 Sweden 88.80 40 Mauritius 73.24 74 Lebanon 64.42 108 Benin 50.037 Norway 88.70 41 Panama 73.02 75 Russia 64.19 109 Tanzania 49.998 Netherlands 88.65 42 Romania 72.23 76 Kazakhstan 63.86 110 Myanmar 49.84

9United Kingdom 88.58 43 Bulgaria 72.14 77 Azerbaijan 63.75 111 Congo, Republic of 49.74

10 Iceland 88.45 44 Jamaica 71.94 78 Nicaragua 63.03 112 Burkina Faso 49.3410 New Zealand 88.45 45 Kuwait 71.84 79 Kyrgyzstan 62.91 113 Pakistan 49.1312 Ireland 87.94 46 Brazil 71.70 80 Mongolia 62.80 114 Zimbabwe 49.1113 Austria 86.60 47 Serbia 71.55 81 Venezuela 62.60 115 Togo 49.0314 Japan 86.54 48 Colombia 70.84 82 Indonesia 62.27 116 Côte d'Ivoire 48.9715 Germany 86.42 49 Peru 70.09 83 Sri Lanka 62.21 117 Mozambique 47.9616 Belgium 86.19 50 Malaysia 70.08 84 China 62.10 118 Cameroon 47.2217 Spain 85.88 51 Mexico 70.02 85 Namibia 62.01 119 Nigeria 46.4918 France 84.79 52 Albania 69.78 86 Morocco 61.92 120 Djibouti 46.3019 United States 84.62 53 Ecuador 69.56 87 Guatemala 61.68 121 Mali 46.2420 Slovenia 84.27 54 Georgia 69.17 88 Algeria 61.18 122 Mauritania 46.0821 Portugal 83.88 55 Montenegro 68.17 89 Egypt 60.74 123 Madagascar 45.91

22Czech Republic 82.80 56 Tunisia 68.00 90 Honduras 60.64 124 Liberia 45.07

23 Estonia 82.62 57 Macedonia 67.88 91 Uzbekistan 60.49 125 Sierra Leone 44.2224 Italy 82.49 58 Turkey 67.82 92 Ghana 60.37 126 Ethiopia 43.5025 Chile 82.12 59 South Africa 67.60 93 Iran 59.45 127 Yemen 41.76

26Korea, Republic of 80.92 60 Paraguay 67.44 94 Tajikistan 58.78 128 Guinea 41.66

27 Cyprus 80.75 61 Thailand 67.43 95 Nepal 57.40 129 Niger 41.6328 Costa Rica 80.12 62 Botswana 67.03 96 Senegal 55.64 130 Angola 39.7029 Uruguay 80.12 63 Ukraine 66.43 97 Cambodia 54.28 131 Chad 36.3830 Poland 79.76 64 El Salvador 66.36 98 India 53.92 132 Afghanistan 35.89

31 Slovakia 78.96 65 Saudi Arabia 66.30 99 Kenya 53.72 133Central African Republic 30.03

32 Greece 78.27 66 Belarus 66.18 100 Malawi 53.4433 Croatia 77.68 67 Armenia 66.05 101 Bangladesh 52.7334 Lithuania 76.94 68 Philippines 65.92 102 Laos 52.54

Very high social progress

High social progress

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Very low social progress

WHAT DOES THE GLOBAL SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX TELL US ABOUT THE EU?

European Union: 84.30

Luxembourg and Malta do not have enough data to calculate overall SPI.

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IF THE EU WERE A COUNTRY, IT WOULD RANK SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SLOVENIA

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THE EU IS DOING BEST IN PROVIDING BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND EDUCATION

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THE EU STRUGGLES MOST WITH OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY TOLERANCE AND INCLUSION

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS THE SECOND WORST AREA OF PERFORMANCE

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EU REGIONAL SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX RESULTS MAP

Regions of the EU have widely different social progress results across levels of GDPRegions with the highest GDPs per capita are not the top performers

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SOCIAL PROGRESS DOES INCREASE WITH GDP PER CAPITA BUT ECONOMIC GROWTH IS NOT THE WHOLE STORY

R2=0.5199

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Regions often achieve vastlydifferent levels of social progress while having the same level of GDP per capita.

The top scoring region of Ovre Norrland has the samelevel of GDP per capita as Bucuresti Ilfov.

SIMILAR GDP, DIFFERENT OUTCOME

Bucuresti Ilfov

Övre Norrland

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Lower income regions, suchas Podlaskie, can also achieverelatively higher social progress compared to their economic peers.

Podlaskie

SIMILAR GDP, DIFFERENT OUTCOME

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THANK YOU!Results, data and methodology available at:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/information/maps/social_progress

Or

www.socialprogressimperative.org

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