Singapore (Common Wealth) _ According to Social Progress Index (SPI) 2022 data, Singapore was classified and ranked 35 as a developed nation, “underperforming” in terms of providing opportunities to its citizens.
It is clear from looking at Singapore’s scorecard on the Social Progress Imperative’s official website that Singapore did reasonably well in satisfying basic human needs.
With a total score of 72.68, the index, however, highlights the nation’s “underperformance” in giving chances to its residents placing it 41st among all countries.
Unfortunately, Singapore scored low marks for protecting the rights of its inhabitants, achieving only 65.07 and placing 103 globally.
For instance, Singapore scored 0.51 out of 1 for freedom of discussion and 1.19 out of 4 for freedom of peaceful assembly.
Only 19 out of 40 points were awarded to Singapore for its political rights.
In terms of inclusiveness, Singapore scored highly on the equal protection index (0.87 out of 1) but poorly on the equal access index (0.58 out of 1).
Singapore received a 3.69 out of 4 rating for “access to public services distributed by social group.” The score it obtained for prejudice and violence towards minorities, though, was a dismal 2.20 out of 10.
The British weekly magazine The Economist recently created a graph to illustrate whether people are prospering, making progress, or regressing in each nation.
The dataset, which was released by the nonprofit Social Progress Imperative, demonstrates how prosperity correlates with wellbeing.
The Social Progress Index (SPI) uses variables other than income to rank 170 nations based on their capacity to provide for their population. It goes beyond GDP, which is typically used to measure a country’s economy.
Instead, it monitors 52 indicators and divides them equally into three groups: fundamental human requirements (such food and water), the building blocks of long-term growth (such as education and healthcare), and environmental indicators “Opportunity” (containing individual freedoms and rights).
The score reveals a relationship between wealth and well-being, according to The Economist, with wealthy countries often having happier populations and less favorable conditions in impoverished countries.
The data also show that nations that have achieved considerable strides in some areas, including providing for basic requirements, frequently lag behind in other areas, notably when it comes to preserving and enhancing liberties for their residents.
According to the SPI’s findings for 2022, Norway, which had a score of 90.7, came out on top, with South Sudan coming in last place.
Singapore is ranked lower on the ranking than South Korea and Japan.
Singapore was classified 35 as a developed nation, which is much lower than the United States at 31 and 19 in Britain.
Japan, another developed nation in East Asia, came in at number 16, and South Korea came in at number 20. For the “Foundation for development” component, both nations received scores of 92 and 89, respectively, while Singapore received a score of 86.
The most thorough analysis of social advancement featured in the index, Time Series, evaluates the social results in 170 nations between 1990 and 2020.
