The Social Progress Index (SPI) for 2016, published on Wednesday, has New Zealand as the world's tenth most socially advanced country. READ MORE:* New Zealand ranked as the world's 9th best country in global UN report* Inequality widens, global peace drops: is New Zealand doing enough? The Social Progress Index is designed as a complement to GDP and other economic indicators. New Zealand rated 10th most socially advanced countrySupplied "We're not saying New Zealand is perfect but compared to other countries it's doing very well with very high social progress,"New Zealand has been classed as being among a dozen countries with "very high social progress", and stands out because it is less wealthy than most other top performing nations. "We're not saying New Zealand is perfect but compared to other countries it's doing very well with very high social progress," Green said.

Source: Stuff June 29, 2016 00:56 UTC