Two in three people in the world live in countries where life quality and social wellbeing stalled or even deteriorated in 2024, a chapter where Romania slightly improved its score, ranking 45th in the world, below the rest of EU states, but above countries such as Serbia (48), UAE (49) or Qatar (50), shows the latest edition of the Social Progress Index, compiled among 170 states of the world by non-profit organization Social Progress Imperative, with the support of Deloitte.