The Social Progress Index is based on 3 dimensions: Basic human needs, Foundations of wellbeing, and Opportunity. South Africa is ranked 63 out of 133 countries with a score of 65.6 which places it in the ‘lower middle social progress’ group and just above the world average of 61.0. Norway tops the table with a score of 88.4, the UK is ranked 11th in the world and the US is ranked 16th. (http://bit.ly/1IqbRgL, http://econ.st/1W50G4d)

This week’s theme: Progress