Global Competetiveness Report

Country Rankings
Social Cohesion
Social Cohesion
Country Rank Score
Bahamas 89 38.5
Algeria 90 38.4
Mali 91 38.0
Lebanon 92 37.6
Pakistan 93 37.4
Dominican Republic 94 36.8
Suriname 95 36.4
Cuba 96 36.1
Ecuador 97 36.0
Brunei 98 35.7
Philippines 99 35.7
Dominica 100 34.8
Afghanistan 101 34.7
Brazil 102 34.6
Ghana 103 34.6
Cambodia 104 34.1
Namibia 105 34.1
Russia 106 34.1
Peru 107 33.8
Djibouti 108 33.7
Venezuela 109 33.6
Panama 110 33.4
Libya 111 33.2
Gabon 112 33.2
Trinidad and Tobago 113 33.2
Syria 114 32.8
Paraguay 115 32.7
Papua New Guinea 116 32.6
Ethiopia 117 32.6
Iran 118 32.6
Mauritania 119 32.5
El Salvador 120 32.3
Mauritius 121 32.2
Guatemala 122 32.0
Senegal 123 32.0
Malawi 124 31.7
Guyana 125 31.0
Gambia 126 30.9
Iraq 127 30.6
Hong Kong 128 30.6
Georgia 129 30.6
Burkina Faso 130 30.0
Guinea-Bissau 131 29.9
Colombia 132 29.7
Social cohesion and the social consensus
within a society or country is determined by a
number of factors, including history and
culture. Because of the diverse influences,
there is no on-size-fits all solution to improve
social cohesion in a specific country.
However, there are some common
characteristics in countries that have a high
social cohesion, which can be influenced
through adequate policies. These
characteristics include:
• Universal availability of health care (both in
terms of geographical availability and
affordability)
• Equal gender rights and equal gender
opportunities
• Limited income and asset ownership
deviation, as well as equal economic
opportunities for all sections, groups and
individuals of society
• Low crime rates
• Adequate and equal availability of public
services
• Freedom of thought and freedom of
expression
• Absence of fear (absence of violent
conflicts and guarantee of human rights)
Some of the above factors are the result of
complex inter-correlations and interactions
between different variables. Crime rates, for
example, can be associated with the interaction
of income and equality factors,
relevant legislation, the specific history of a
country, cultural acceptance (which in turn is
influenced by history), the mix and density of
populations, and others. Other factors are less
complex and can be improved with relevant
counter-measurements.
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The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index