Research Thesis 2021-22
Priya Barot
As per the Quality-of-Life index of the 2021 year, the best country to live in is Denmark and then Switzerland. To study the good quality of life the best example is to study some countries who already achieve it and for this, the country had made one framework as given below. The Social Progress Index evaluates the capacity of a society to meet the basic human needs of its Citizens. It is based on an index of social and environmental indicators that combined determine the quality of life for that country. In short, the index concludes the overall human wellbeing. The Social Progress Index has set out to establish the building blocks that allow citizens and communities to enhance and sustain the quality of their lives, and create the conditions for all individuals to reach their full potential and has such give a more truthful picture of what a healthy society looks like (Anon., 2017).
Figure 8 Social progress index indicator- level framework (Source: News website)
This framework is broadly divided into three major factors like basic human needs, the foundation of wellbeing, and opportunity. This has some other major factors with relatable subcategories which include all major to micro factors for the wellbeing of the country population. 12 AAERT & The SSB LTD., Faculty of Architecture, SCET, SURAT
