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posted by mrpg on Friday June 23 2017, @01:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the you-mean-the-whole-continent?!?! dept.

America leads the world when it comes to access to higher education. But when it comes to health, environmental protection, and fighting discrimination, it trails many other developed countries, according to the Social Progress Imperative, a U.S.-based nonprofit.

The results of the group's annual survey, which ranks nations based on 50 metrics, call to mind other reviews of national well-being, such as the World Happiness Report released in March, which was led by Norway, Denmark, and Iceland, or September's Lancet study on sustainable development. In that one, Iceland, Singapore, Sweden, and the U.S. took spots 1, 2, 3, and 28—respectively. 

The Social Progress Index released this week is compiled from social and environmental data that come as close as possible to revealing how people live. "We want to measure a country's health and wellness achieved, not how much effort is expended, nor how much the country spends on healthcare," the report states. Scandinavia walked away with the top four of 128 slots. Denmark scored the highest. America came in at 18. 

The Social Progress Index gives the US poor marks. America may, however, still lead the world in funny cat videos.


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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by FatPhil on Friday June 23 2017, @11:15AM (2 children)

    by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Friday June 23 2017, @11:15AM (#529972) Homepage
    The US hasn't been in existence since the 1700s - if you think this (the state of the US after the 1700s) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_Central_change_1800-06-09.png is the same country as the current United States, you're delusional. And if you claim it is, then I claim I can pick a whole host of European countries and favourably compare records. (Then again, I can pick several anyway.)
    Ignoring satelite territories, which are often just political playthings, you can't claim that the historical United States was the same country as the current United States until the Confederate States disolved in 1865.
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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Friday June 23 2017, @11:35AM (1 child)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Friday June 23 2017, @11:35AM (#529976)

    Draw the line wherever you like in time, people are people the world over. The U.S. may have lagged a bit on racial equality, or not depending on where you view it from. If you just focus on a specific country and look for negative things, you can find them and make anywhere look bad.

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    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Saturday June 24 2017, @11:08AM

      by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Saturday June 24 2017, @11:08AM (#530523) Homepage
      Lack of counter-argument noted. Lack of agreement even with your own prior argument also noted, that clearly shows you have at least unconsciously noted that my point has teeth. "Troll" moderation to my post also noted, I wonder who that was by. Is that the limit of your capability to respond? Rather telling that whoever moderated it didn't chose "Disagree".
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