Social Progress Index: Romania improves in basic needs, lags behind in health, education

Romania takes up the 45th place in this year's Social Progress Index, a global ranking assessing quality of life and social wellbeing in 171 countries.

The index, compiled by the non-profit organization Social Progress Imperative with the support of Deloitte, is based on the analysis of basic needs (nutrition and medical care, water and sanitation, housing and safety), foundations of wellbeing (basic education, information and communications, health, environmental quality), and opportunity (rights and voice, freedom and choice, inclusion and advanced education).