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Rabat- Morocco is ranked 91 out of 133 countries with a score of 59.56 (lower middle category) in the 2015 Social Progress Index (SPI).
The SPI index is based on dozens of criteria that serve as an alternative to gross domestic product (GDP) in measuring a country's social progress.
The index, headed by Harvard Business School professor Michael E. Porter, delivered its third annual report on Wednesday. It considers 52 indicators measuring basic human needs, foundations of wellbeing and opportunity.
In the Basic Human Needs Dimension, Morocco scores well on Nutrition and Basic Medical Care. The report says that the kingdom has most opportunity to improve on the Water and Sanitation component.
In the Foundations of Wellbeing Dimension, Morocco performs best on Access to Basic Knowledge but lags on the Ecosystem Sustainability component. In the Opportunity Dimension, Morocco is strongest on Personal Freedom and Choice and has the most room to improve on Access to Advanced Education, the report added.
As for the MENA region, the United Arab Emirates was ranked first and in the 39th spot overall with a score of 72.79 (upper middle category). It was followed by Israel (40th) and Kuwait (47th). Iraq (113th) and Yemen (128th) were left far behind in the ranking mainly due to armed conflicts. Morocco ranked 11th out of 18 MENA countries.
Globally, Norway was ranked the world's most socially advanced nation, followed by Sweden, Switzerland, Iceland and New Zealand. The lowest ranked are the Central African Republic, Chad, Afghanistan and Guinea.
The United States was ranked 16th in the world, having scored poorly across many criteria as well as its high murder and suicide rates. Britain came 11th, Japan 15th, France 21st, Brazil 42nd, Russia 71st, and China 109th out of 133.
"GDP tells us quite a lot about a country's progress, but it's definitely not the whole story," said Steve Almond, one of the authors and the global chairman of Deloitte, the world's largest accountancy firm.
"Together with the social progress index, it can give us all-around picture of a country's inclusive growth," he was quoted as saying.
The report has found that GDP and overall wealth are not crucial for a country's social progress.
Almond cited the example of Costa Rica. Ranked 28th, the Central American country has reached higher levels of social progress in comparison to more developed countries such as South Korea and Italy.
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