Spain ranks 21^st out of 170 countries analysed in the 2025 AITi Global Social Progress Index report, produced by Social Progress Imperative in collaboration with wealth manager AlTi Tiedemann Global. Compared to 2024, Spain has climbed four places in the index, which studies three basic pillars, 12 indicators and 56 sub-indicators. In terms of its overall score, this improved by 1.71 points from 83.87 to 85.58, out of a maximum of 100.

This is less than seven points behind Norway, the top country in the ranking with 91.95, followed by Denmark and Finland. In the European Union as a whole, Spain ranks 12^th, ahead of countries like France, Italy, Portugal and Greece. It is particularly strong when it comes to the nutrition and health care indicator, where it ranks fourth out of 170 countries surveyed.

Health and safety
Spain also stands out in the world ranking, with seventh place for the health indicator and ninth place for safety. Compared to 2024, significant improvements have been detected in areas like waste recovery, where there is an increase of over 20 points, and women with advanced education, where there is an increase of more than 22 points.

Compared to other countries, Spain has climbed 61 positions for personal freedom, from 83^rd to 22^nd place. It has also risen 21 places in terms of basic education and 18 places for equal access to quality health care. When it comes to health, the country has moved up 17 places, as is the case for equal social access.

Areas of need and opportunity
The AlTi Global Social Progress Index takes a holistic approach to assessing the well-being of a society. It focuses solely on the non-economic aspects of social performance, with the aim of revealing areas of need and opportunity. With this information, it aims to make it easier for policy makers, investors and other decision makers to contribute to restoring social progress in the coming years.

The index reveals that, after a decade of steady growth in social progress, 2020 saw stagnation. Compared to Spain's good performance, 73 countries experienced little or no social progress in the past year, while another 25 experienced a significant decline. This contrasts with overall economic performance, marked by the recovery from the impact of the Covid pandemic. This is whythe authors of the report believe that private capital is crucial for driving recovery in terms of social progress.

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