SPI, GDP and GHG emissions

Social Progress Index and Greenhouse Gas Emissions per capita


The graph shows the relationship between the Social Progress Index (SPI) scores and per capita GHGs.

  • Animate the graphic to see the trajectory of countries over time.

  • It is possible to highlight multiple countries by clicking on their respective dots. Double click (on empty spots) to unselect/select all.

  • Hover the cursor over the dots to get more details about the countries.

  • The size of the dots corresponds to the size of the population and the horizontal dashed line represents the sustainable level of GHG emissions.

  • Production based GHG emissions data provided by Climate Watch (cait.wri.org)

Gross Domestic Product per capita and Greenhouse Gas Emissions per capita