Press Release on the World Social Situation

• Press Release: The World Social Situation (2004)

Study Indicators and Country Classification System

• Table 1: The Index of Social Progress (WISP2000)
• Table 2: Countries Grouped by Geographic Regions, 2000 (N=163)
• Table 3: Countries Grouped by Economic Development Classifcation, 2000 (N=163)

World "Social Leaders" and "Socially Least Developing" Countries

• Table 4: World "Social Leaders" and "Socially Least Developing Countries," 2000 (N=40)
• Table 5a: Countries Ranked by WISP Scores & Percentage Change in WISP Scores, 1990-2000(N=163)
• Table 5b: Countries Ranked by WISP Scores & Changes in WISP Rank Positions, 1970-2000 (N-163)

WISP Scores For Selected Economic Development Groups

• Table 6: Average Performances on WISP Indicators By Economic Development Groupings (N=163)
• Table 7: Average WISP Scores & Percent Changes in WISP Scores by Economic Development Grouping, 1970-2000 (N=163)

Countries With the Most Significant Gains and Losses on the WISP

• Table 8: Countries With the Most Significant Net Gains on the WISP, 1990-2000 (N=19)
• Table 9: Countries With the Most Significant Net Losses on the WISP, 1990-2000 (N=21)

WISP Scores For Selected Countries

• Table 10: WISP Scores & Percent Changes in WISP Scores for Denmark, 1970-2000
• Table 11: WISP Scores & Percent Changes in WISP Scores for Germany, 1970-2000
• Table 12: WISP Scores & Percent Changes in WISP Scores for the United States, 1970-2000
• Table 13: WISP Scores & Percent Changes in WISP Scores for China, 1980-2000
• Table 14: WISP Scores & Percent Changes in WISP Scores for India, 1970-2000

WISP Scores For Selected World Regions

• Table 15: Average Regional WISP Scores & Percent Changes in WISP Scores for Africa, 1970-2000
• Table 16: Average Regional WISP Scores & Percent Changes in WISP Scores for Asia, 1970-2000
• Table 17: Average Regional WISP Scores & Percent Changes in WISP Scores for Latin America, 1970-2000
• Table 18: Average Regional WISP Scores & Percent Changes in WISP Scores for Europe, 1970-2000
• Table 19: Average Regional WISP Scores & Percent Changes in WISP Scores for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), 1970-2000

About the Investigator

• Estes Biosketch
• Estes Photo
• Selected Papers on International Development by Richard Estes