The Boston Consulting Group publishes the 2016 Sustainable Economic Development Assessment
date: 15/12/2016
Developed by the Boston Consulting Group and available since 2012, the Sustainable Economic Development Assessment (SEDA) measures wellbeing through 44 indicators covering three elements and ten dimensions: economics (income, economic stability and employment), investments (health, education and infrastructure) and sustainability (income equality, civil society, governance and environment). The scores of each country reflect current levels of and improvements in well-being, which are calculated overall and for each of the ten dimensions. These scores capture how effectively countries convert income into wellbeing and economic growth into wellbeing improvements. The 2016 SEDA was applied to 162 countries and Hong Kong. While western European countries reach the top wellbeing levels, Asian and African countries exhibit the most considerable recent progress. The scores of 15 sub-Saharan countries are in the top quintile for recent progress.
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