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.
Romania ranks 44th out of 168 countries, climbing one spot in the global ranking, but continues to be surpassed by all the other EU member states, according to the 2021 Social Progress Index (SPI), which analyses the quality of life and social wellbeing and is conducted by the non-profit organization Social Progress Imperative with the support of Deloitte.