The five countries are considered to have a “High Level of Progress.” Argentina is also up from the 2014 results, which placed it at #42. The Social Progress Index begins by defining what it means to be a good society based around three dimensions. In the Foundations of Well-being category, Argentina scores highest in Access to Basic Knowledge but lags behind in Environmental Quality. The first is, does everyone have the basic needs for survival: food, water, shelter, safety? The highest-performing country, according to the Social Progress Index, is Finland, with an overall score of 90.09, followed by Canada, Denmark, Australia, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Iceland and New Zealand.

Source: The Bubble August 03, 2016 15:45 UTC