Social Progress IndexNIGERIA

2014

This report is extracted from

the Social Progress Index

2014 report.

The focus is on Nigeria; with the aim

of reviewing how progressive the

country is, as reported against Africa

and the rest of the World.

“Social Progress is defined as the capacity of

a society to meet the basic human needs of

its citizens, establish the building blocks that

allow citizens and communities to enhance

and sustain the quality of their lives, and

create the conditions for all individuals to

reach their full potential”.

Basic Human Needs,

Foundations of Wellbeing, and

Opportunity

The Social Progress Index (SPI) framework aims to capture

the level of social development within a given society. It is

composed of three overall dimensions:

Basic Human Needs,

Foundations of Wellbeing, and

Opportunity.

Each of these dimensions is further broken down into four

underlying components:

Social Progress Index

Basic Human Needs Foundations of Wellbeing Opportunity

Nutrition and Basic Medical Care Access to Basic Knowledge Personal Rights

Water and Sanitation Access to information & Communication Personal Freedom and Choice

Shelter Health and Wellness Tolerance and Inclusion

Personal safety Ecosystem Sustainability Access to Advanced Education

Again, each underlying components are made of other entities as illustrated below.

SPIBasic Human

Needs

Foundations of Wellbeing

Opportunity

1.Nutrition and Basic Medical Care

2.Water and Sanitation

3.Shelter

4.Personal Safety

1.Access to Basic Knowledge

2.Access to Information & Communications

3.Health and Wellness

4.Ecosystem Sustainability

1.Personal Rights

2.Personal Freedom and Choice

3.Tolerance and Inclusion

4.Access to Advanced Education

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DIMENSION COMPONENT INDICATOR

SPI3 DIMENSIONS

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INDICATORS

THREE DIMENSIONS OF THE SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX

The SPI framework, as this definition suggests, focuses on three

distinct questions:

1. Does a country provide for its people’s most essential needs? (BASIC HUMAN NEEDS)

2. Are the building blocks in place for individuals and communities to enhance and

sustain wellbeing? (FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING)

3. Is there opportunity for all individuals to reach their full potential? (OPPORTUNITY)

These three questions define the three dimensions of

Social Progress:

Basic Human Needs,

Foundations of Wellbeing, and

Opportunity.

SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX 2014 REPORT

The Social Progress Index (SPI) provides evidence that extreme

poverty and poor social performance often go hand-in-hand

Total country reviewed in 2014 is 132, against 50 in 2013

The top three countries in the world in terms of social progress

are New Zealand (88.24), Switzerland (88.19, and Iceland

(88.07)

These three countries, are relatively small in terms of

populations.

The remainder of the top ten includes are Netherlands, Norway,

Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Canada, and Australia.

The top 3 African countries are Mauritius (73.68), Botswana

(65.6), and South Africa (62.96)

Mauritius is ranked 34th in the World, Botswana (57th), South

Africa (69th)

Except Pakistan and Yemen, all the 29 Countries with SPI of less

than 50.0 are African countries.

NIGERIATotal Country in 2014 Total Country in 2013132 50

Social Progress Index 2014 Social Progress Index 2013123rd

42.65

49th

33.39

BASIC HUMAN NEEDS BASIC HUMAN NEEDS

FOUNDATIONS OF

WELLBEING

FOUNDATIONS OF

WELLBEING

126th

36.57

49th

27.96

104th

58.08

48th

37.04

OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY122th

33.29

48th

35.19

NIGERIAOPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY122th

33.29

48th

35.19

It shows that Nigerians have more

OPPORTUNITY in 2013, than 2014.

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ITY Personal Rights

Political rights

32.28 37.18Freedom of speech

Freedom of assembly/association

Freedom of movement

Private property rights

Personal Freedom and

Choice

Freedom over life choices

50.50 23.47

Freedom of religion

Modern slavery, human trafficking and child marriage

Satisfied demand for contraception

Corruption

Tolerance and Inclusion

Women treated with respect

32.99 44.66

Tolerance for immigrants

Tolerance for homosexuals

Discrimination and violence against minorities

Religious tolerance

Community safety net

Access to Advanced

Education

Years of tertiary schooling

17.3935.42Women's average years in school

Inequality in the attainment of education

Number of globally ranked universities

2014 2013

SPI

NIGERIA

The biggest jump was in FOUNDATIONS OF

WELLBEING, from 37.04 to 58.08.

FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING104th

58.08

48th

37.04

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Knowledge

Adult literacy rate

51.08 21.02Primary school enrollment

Lower secondary school enrollment

Upper secondary school enrollment

Gender parity in secondary enrollment

Access to Information and

Communications

Mobile telephone subscriptions

50.64 36.95Internet users

Press Freedom Index

Health and Wellness

Life expectancy

67.68 26.18

Non-communicable disease deaths between

the ages of 30 and 70

Obesity rate

Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths

Suicide rate

Ecosystem Sustainability Greenhouse gas emissions

62.91 64.00Water withdrawals as a percent of resources

Biodiversity and habitat

2014 2013

SPI

NIGERIA & AFRICATotal country reviewed Nigeria is placed38 32nd

AFRICA AVERAGE SPI NIGERIA SPI

FOUNDATIONS OF

WELLBEING

FOUNDATIONS OF

WELLBEING

48.92 36.57

OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY

AFRICA AVERAGE SPI vs NIGERIA SPI

BASIC HUMAN NEEDS BASIC HUMAN NEEDS40.09 36.57

56.53 58.08

41.13 33.29

AFRICA SUMMARY The top 3 rated countries in Africa are; Mauritius, Botswana, and South

Africa (South Africa and Tunisia have same SPI of 62.96)

The top 3 rated countries in provision BASIC HUMAN NEEDS are;

Mauritius (86.39), Tunisia (77.72), and Egypt (76.77)

The top 3 rated countries in provision FOUNDATIONS OF

WELLBEING are; Botswana (72.67), Mauritius (71.43), and Namibia

(68.10)

The top 3 rated countries in provision OPPORTUNITY are; Mauritius

(63.21), Botswana (61.19), and South Africa (58.25)

The country with the most OPPORTUNITY for all individuals to reach

their full potential is Mauritius

The country with the highest opportunity to Access to Advanced

Education is South Africa, While Mauritius is the country with the

highest opportunity to Access to Basic Knowledge

Opportunity to Personal Rights of individuals goes to Ghana

Ecosystem sustainability goes to Uganda

Algeria has the highest index in Health and Wellness

South Africa – Access to Information and Communication

TOP 3 COUNTRIES - AFRICA

2014 POSITION & SPI 3rd

62.96

32nd

42.65

FOUNDATIONS OF

WELLBEING

OPPORTUNITY

BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 60.20 36.57

67.49 58.08

61.19 33.29

MAURITIUS

2nd

65.60

65.88

72.67

58.25

1st

73.68

86.39

71.43

63.21

BOTSWANA

SOUTH

AFRICA NIGERIA

The top three countries in the world in terms of social progress are New Zealand, Switzerland, and Iceland. These

three countries, closely grouped in terms of score, are relatively small in terms of populations. They score strongly

across all social progress dimensions. The remainder of the top ten includes a group of Northern European nations

(Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark), Canada, and Australia. Together with the top three, these

countries round out a distinct “top tier” of countries in terms of social progress scores.

1ST

A Second tier of countries that includes a group of 13 countries, ranging from Austria to the

Czech Republic. This group includes a number of the world’s leading economies in terms of

GDP and population, including five members of the G-7: Germany, the United Kingdom,

Japan, the United States, and France.

2ND

The next level of social progress is a Third tier of countries, ranging from Slovakia to Israel. This diverse group

of nations includes countries at sharply different levels of economic development, ranging from Costa Rica

(which significantly out-performs its rank in terms of GDP) to the United Arab Emirates (which has one of the

highest measured GDPs per capita in the world but is ranked 37th in terms of SPI). Clearly high GDP per

capita alone does not guarantee social progress.

3RD

At the next, fourth, tier is a large group of approximately 50 countries ranging from

Kuwait at 40th to Morocco at 91st. These countries are closely bunched in terms of their

overall Social Progress Index score, but have widely differing strengths and weaknesses.4TH

A fifth tier of countries, ranging from Uzbekistan (92nd) to Pakistan

(124th), registers substantially lower social progress scores than the

fourth. Many of these countries also have low GDP per capita, but some

are much more highly ranked on GDP per capital.

5TH

Finally, a bottom tier of eight countries registers the world’s lowest levels of social

progress, from Yemen (125th) to Chad (132nd). The Social Progress Index provides

evidence that extreme poverty and poor social performance often go hand-in-hand.6TH

NIGERIA being the 123rd country!

Data Source:

- Social Progress Index 2014 Executive Summary

- Social Progress Index 2014 Methodological Report

- Social Progress Index 2013

Analysis by: Wale Micaiah

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