EU-SPI scores 2020

The EU Social Progress Index (EU-SPI) measures a variety of components of social progress. Social progress is defined as: ‘the capacity of a society to meet the basic human needs of its citizens, establish the building blocks that allow peoples and communities to enhance and sustain the quality of their lives, and create the conditions for all individuals to reach their full potential.’ The index includes 55 indicators tracking health, education, safety, environmental quality and personal rights at regional level. The index uses the NUTS2 classification of EU regions created by Eurostat. The EU’s regional version of the index is based on the global SPI, which monitors social progress at national level in 163 countries, including all EU Member States.