India
ranks 102nd among the 132 countries on the Social Progress Index,
a measure of human wellbeing
that goes beyond traditional economic measures such as GDP or per capita
income.The list of Social Progress Index 2014,which aims to measure quality of
life throughout the globe was compiled by US-based non-profit group Social
Progress Imperative.
Of
the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - only
India ranked lower than the 100th position.
China
was next lowest of the five, in the 90th position,and Brazil was the highest,
at 46th.
Last
year the first Social Progress Index ranked 50 countries. This year, its
ranking includes 132 countries around the world.
New
Zealand tops the list followed by Switzerland,Iceland and Netherlands. Chad
ranks the lowest in the index.
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