Social Index by Race, Ethnicity and Immigration Origin
Top 10 Demographics by Social Index (Si)
Top demographics by Social Index (Si) in the United States are Immigrants from India (Si=10,255, 100/100), Thai (Si=10,191, 99.4/100), Bhutanese (Si=10,144, 98.9/100), Burmese (Si=10,002, 97.5/100), and Filipino (Si=9,951, 97.0/100).
Bottom 10 Demographics by Social Index (Si)
Bottom demographics by Social Index (Si) in the United States are Puerto Rican (Si=244, 0.0/100), Houma (Si=384, 1.4/100), Immigrants from Dominica (Si=427, 1.8/100), Central American Indian (Si=506, 2.6/100), and U.S. Virgin Islander (Si=556, 3.1/100).
Social Index by Race
Top demographics by Social Index (Si) within the race category in the United States are Asian (Si=8,712, 84.6/100), White/Caucasian (Si=5,140, 48.9/100), and Hawaiian (Si=3,537, 32.9/100).
Race | Rating | Rank | Social Index |
Asian | 84.6 /100 | #56 | Excellent 8,712 |
Black/African American | 4.4 /100 | #338 | Tragic 688 |
Hawaiian | 32.9 /100 | #218 | Fair 3,537 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7.5 /100 | #328 | Tragic 991 |
Native/Alaskan | 9.0 /100 | #321 | Tragic 1,140 |
White/Caucasian | 48.9 /100 | #185 | Average 5,140 |
Social Index by Ancestry
Top 20 Ancestries by Social Index
Top demographics by Social Index (Si) within the ancestry category in the United States are Thai (Si=10,191, 99.4/100), Bhutanese (Si=10,144, 98.9/100), Burmese (Si=10,002, 97.5/100), Filipino (Si=9,951, 97.0/100), and Bulgarian (Si=9,824, 95.7/100).
Ancestry | Rating | Rank | Social Index |
Afghan | 74.1 /100 | #108 | Good 7,658 |
African | 3.8 /100 | #341 | Tragic 624 |
Alaska Native | 26.6 /100 | #239 | Fair 2,905 |
Alaskan Athabascan | 24.4 /100 | #246 | Fair 2,687 |
Albanian | 68.2 /100 | #131 | Good 7,071 |
Aleut | 33.6 /100 | #216 | Fair 3,609 |
Alsatian | 38.3 /100 | #206 | Fair 4,075 |
American | 31.9 /100 | #220 | Fair 3,435 |
Apache | 11.8 /100 | #309 | Poor 1,423 |
Arab | 57.6 /100 | #166 | Average 6,013 |
Arapaho | 22.9 /100 | #252 | Fair 2,537 |
Argentinean | 78.0 /100 | #90 | Good 8,055 |
Armenian | 54.4 /100 | #170 | Average 5,687 |
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 70.5 /100 | #124 | Good 7,301 |
Australian | 88.0 /100 | #32 | Excellent 9,058 |
Austrian | 83.5 /100 | #60 | Excellent 8,605 |
Bahamian | 6.7 /100 | #334 | Tragic 919 |
Bangladeshi | 23.6 /100 | #249 | Fair 2,611 |
Barbadian | 11.0 /100 | #313 | Poor 1,346 |
Basque | 67.3 /100 | #133 | Good 6,979 |
Belgian | 71.2 /100 | #120 | Good 7,372 |
Belizean | 9.1 /100 | #320 | Tragic 1,156 |
Bermudan | 25.9 /100 | #241 | Fair 2,838 |
Bhutanese | 98.9 /100 | #3 | Exceptional 10,144 |
Blackfeet | 17.1 /100 | #279 | Poor 1,951 |
Bolivian | 86.3 /100 | #42 | Excellent 8,880 |
Brazilian | 66.7 /100 | #136 | Good 6,919 |
British | 77.6 /100 | #92 | Good 8,012 |
British West Indian | 6.9 /100 | #333 | Tragic 938 |
Bulgarian | 95.7 /100 | #7 | Exceptional 9,824 |
Burmese | 97.5 /100 | #4 | Exceptional 10,002 |
Cajun | 17.8 /100 | #275 | Poor 2,029 |
Cambodian | 90.9 /100 | #19 | Exceptional 9,346 |
Canadian | 70.5 /100 | #123 | Good 7,303 |
Cape Verdean | 10.2 /100 | #317 | Poor 1,263 |
Carpatho Rusyn | 74.0 /100 | #110 | Good 7,651 |
Celtic | 50.9 /100 | #179 | Average 5,342 |
Central American | 17.1 /100 | #278 | Poor 1,952 |
Central American Indian | 2.6 /100 | #344 | Tragic 506 |
Cherokee | 24.5 /100 | #243 | Fair 2,697 |
Cheyenne | 15.5 /100 | #287 | Poor 1,791 |
Chickasaw | 34.2 /100 | #212 | Fair 3,663 |
Chilean | 85.1 /100 | #51 | Excellent 8,759 |
Chinese | 90.4 /100 | #23 | Exceptional 9,296 |
Chippewa | 21.8 /100 | #259 | Fair 2,429 |
Choctaw | 22.5 /100 | #254 | Fair 2,496 |
Colombian | 49.1 /100 | #184 | Average 5,155 |
Colville | 15.1 /100 | #289 | Poor 1,752 |
Comanche | 16.6 /100 | #283 | Poor 1,908 |
Costa Rican | 51.5 /100 | #177 | Average 5,399 |
Cree | 19.8 /100 | #266 | Poor 2,227 |
Creek | 27.1 /100 | #237 | Fair 2,959 |
Croatian | 86.8 /100 | #37 | Excellent 8,930 |
Crow | 23.1 /100 | #251 | Fair 2,555 |
Cuban | 34.1 /100 | #213 | Fair 3,662 |
Cypriot | 84.2 /100 | #58 | Excellent 8,674 |
Czech | 82.3 /100 | #70 | Excellent 8,484 |
Czechoslovakian | 67.8 /100 | #132 | Good 7,027 |
Danish | 85.3 /100 | #48 | Excellent 8,781 |
Delaware | 29.6 /100 | #228 | Fair 3,204 |
Dominican | 3.5 /100 | #342 | Tragic 590 |
Dutch | 61.9 /100 | #155 | Good 6,444 |
Dutch West Indian | 7.4 /100 | #329 | Tragic 988 |
Eastern European | 85.0 /100 | #52 | Excellent 8,758 |
Ecuadorian | 19.5 /100 | #267 | Poor 2,199 |
Egyptian | 83.4 /100 | #61 | Excellent 8,596 |
English | 64.8 /100 | #146 | Good 6,730 |
Estonian | 84.8 /100 | #54 | Excellent 8,730 |
Ethiopian | 70.1 /100 | #126 | Good 7,266 |
European | 78.6 /100 | #87 | Good 8,117 |
Fijian | 29.2 /100 | #230 | Fair 3,167 |
Filipino | 97.0 /100 | #5 | Exceptional 9,951 |
Finnish | 65.6 /100 | #141 | Good 6,815 |
French | 55.1 /100 | #169 | Average 5,755 |
French American Indian | 15.3 /100 | #288 | Poor 1,780 |
French Canadian | 52.9 /100 | #175 | Average 5,542 |
German | 65.7 /100 | #140 | Good 6,819 |
German Russian | 45.7 /100 | #192 | Average 4,821 |
Ghanaian | 21.6 /100 | #261 | Fair 2,403 |
Greek | 89.4 /100 | #29 | Excellent 9,193 |
Guamanian/Chamorro | 38.3 /100 | #205 | Fair 4,082 |
Guatemalan | 12.5 /100 | #305 | Poor 1,497 |
Guyanese | 18.1 /100 | #273 | Poor 2,059 |
Haitian | 11.0 /100 | #314 | Poor 1,345 |
Hmong | 44.9 /100 | #196 | Average 4,737 |
Honduran | 7.7 /100 | #327 | Tragic 1,014 |
Hopi | 12.3 /100 | #306 | Poor 1,478 |
Houma | 1.4 /100 | #346 | Tragic 384 |
Hungarian | 63.2 /100 | #149 | Good 6,572 |
Icelander | 78.2 /100 | #89 | Good 8,070 |
Indian (Asian) | 76.0 /100 | #101 | Good 7,850 |
Indonesian | 24.4 /100 | #247 | Fair 2,685 |
Inupiat | 24.5 /100 | #244 | Fair 2,695 |
Iranian | 94.3 /100 | #8 | Exceptional 9,682 |
Iraqi | 49.2 /100 | #183 | Average 5,167 |
Irish | 67.1 /100 | #134 | Good 6,960 |
Iroquois | 22.8 /100 | #253 | Fair 2,526 |
Israeli | 64.9 /100 | #145 | Good 6,737 |
Italian | 81.1 /100 | #74 | Excellent 8,365 |
Jamaican | 5.8 /100 | #337 | Tragic 821 |
Japanese | 24.2 /100 | #248 | Fair 2,662 |
Jordanian | 93.4 /100 | #11 | Exceptional 9,589 |
Kenyan | 66.7 /100 | #135 | Good 6,922 |
Kiowa | 18.0 /100 | #274 | Poor 2,045 |
Korean | 64.6 /100 | #147 | Good 6,713 |
Laotian | 77.8 /100 | #91 | Good 8,033 |
Latvian | 93.2 /100 | #12 | Exceptional 9,576 |
Lebanese | 70.8 /100 | #122 | Good 7,328 |
Liberian | 15.8 /100 | #286 | Poor 1,824 |
Lithuanian | 85.7 /100 | #46 | Excellent 8,827 |
Lumbee | 17.6 /100 | #276 | Poor 2,002 |
Luxembourger | 89.6 /100 | #27 | Excellent 9,215 |
Macedonian | 85.4 /100 | #47 | Excellent 8,797 |
Malaysian | 28.9 /100 | #232 | Fair 3,136 |
Maltese | 88.9 /100 | #30 | Excellent 9,141 |
Marshallese | 26.3 /100 | #240 | Fair 2,873 |
Menominee | 29.3 /100 | #229 | Fair 3,175 |
Mexican | 9.3 /100 | #319 | Tragic 1,179 |
Mexican American Indian | 13.1 /100 | #301 | Poor 1,555 |
Mongolian | 77.6 /100 | #93 | Good 8,008 |
Moroccan | 33.8 /100 | #215 | Fair 3,626 |
Native Hawaiian | 58.8 /100 | #162 | Average 6,131 |
Navajo | 10.5 /100 | #316 | Poor 1,296 |
Nepalese | 16.9 /100 | #281 | Poor 1,939 |
New Zealander | 85.2 /100 | #50 | Excellent 8,769 |
Nicaraguan | 32.9 /100 | #217 | Fair 3,542 |
Nigerian | 17.5 /100 | #277 | Poor 1,996 |
Northern European | 82.0 /100 | #71 | Excellent 8,451 |
Norwegian | 82.7 /100 | #68 | Excellent 8,521 |
Okinawan | 86.5 /100 | #39 | Excellent 8,907 |
Osage | 34.8 /100 | #211 | Fair 3,726 |
Ottawa | 28.5 /100 | #233 | Fair 3,097 |
Paiute | 8.0 /100 | #325 | Tragic 1,041 |
Pakistani | 78.3 /100 | #88 | Good 8,084 |
Palestinian | 90.7 /100 | #20 | Exceptional 9,319 |
Panamanian | 18.7 /100 | #268 | Poor 2,119 |
Paraguayan | 73.2 /100 | #112 | Good 7,568 |
Pennsylvania German | 37.4 /100 | #207 | Fair 3,991 |
Peruvian | 55.4 /100 | #168 | Average 5,786 |
Pima | 14.5 /100 | #291 | Poor 1,700 |
Polish | 81.6 /100 | #72 | Excellent 8,413 |
Portuguese | 41.1 /100 | #201 | Average 4,363 |
Potawatomi | 29.8 /100 | #227 | Fair 3,223 |
Pueblo | 18.5 /100 | #270 | Poor 2,100 |
Puerto Rican | 0.0 /100 | #347 | Tragic 244 |
Puget Sound Salish | 54.2 /100 | #172 | Average 5,672 |
Romanian | 87.7 /100 | #35 | Excellent 9,022 |
Russian | 83.4 /100 | #62 | Excellent 8,595 |
Salvadoran | 23.4 /100 | #250 | Fair 2,588 |
Samoan | 39.9 /100 | #202 | Fair 4,237 |
Scandinavian | 76.9 /100 | #98 | Good 7,944 |
Scotch-Irish | 51.8 /100 | #176 | Average 5,433 |
Scottish | 65.8 /100 | #139 | Good 6,834 |
Seminole | 19.9 /100 | #265 | Poor 2,239 |
Senegalese | 14.4 /100 | #292 | Poor 1,684 |
Serbian | 84.9 /100 | #53 | Excellent 8,746 |
Shoshone | 20.1 /100 | #264 | Fair 2,256 |
Sierra Leonean | 46.0 /100 | #191 | Average 4,851 |
Sioux | 22.2 /100 | #256 | Fair 2,469 |
Slavic | 73.4 /100 | #111 | Good 7,593 |
Slovak | 63.0 /100 | #150 | Good 6,550 |
Slovene | 79.7 /100 | #81 | Good 8,224 |
Somali | 29.1 /100 | #231 | Fair 3,155 |
South African | 86.0 /100 | #44 | Excellent 8,851 |
South American | 48.5 /100 | #186 | Average 5,097 |
South American Indian | 45.7 /100 | #193 | Average 4,820 |
Soviet Union | 75.8 /100 | #103 | Good 7,833 |
Spaniard | 35.6 /100 | #210 | Fair 3,805 |
Spanish | 39.8 /100 | #203 | Fair 4,224 |
Spanish American | 16.3 /100 | #284 | Poor 1,871 |
Spanish American Indian | 15.9 /100 | #285 | Poor 1,836 |
Sri Lankan | 72.1 /100 | #116 | Good 7,460 |
Subsaharan African | 7.3 /100 | #330 | Tragic 977 |
Sudanese | 46.2 /100 | #190 | Average 4,867 |
Swedish | 86.3 /100 | #41 | Excellent 8,881 |
Swiss | 72.7 /100 | #114 | Good 7,517 |
Syrian | 77.2 /100 | #97 | Good 7,975 |
Taiwanese | 62.8 /100 | #151 | Good 6,532 |
Thai | 99.4 /100 | #2 | Exceptional 10,191 |
Tlingit-Haida | 49.5 /100 | #182 | Average 5,201 |
Tohono O'Odham | 4.4 /100 | #339 | Tragic 686 |
Tongan | 68.8 /100 | #130 | Good 7,132 |
Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 13.3 /100 | #298 | Poor 1,572 |
Tsimshian | 46.8 /100 | #189 | Average 4,927 |
Turkish | 91.2 /100 | #17 | Exceptional 9,373 |
U.S. Virgin Islander | 3.1 /100 | #343 | Tragic 556 |
Ugandan | 59.7 /100 | #159 | Average 6,220 |
Ukrainian | 82.8 /100 | #66 | Excellent 8,528 |
Uruguayan | 47.0 /100 | #188 | Average 4,949 |
Ute | 21.9 /100 | #258 | Fair 2,439 |
Venezuelan | 64.9 /100 | #144 | Good 6,739 |
Vietnamese | 22.0 /100 | #257 | Fair 2,448 |
Welsh | 60.8 /100 | #156 | Good 6,335 |
West Indian | 6.2 /100 | #335 | Tragic 863 |
Yakama | 10.9 /100 | #315 | Poor 1,331 |
Yaqui | 13.1 /100 | #299 | Poor 1,558 |
Yugoslavian | 65.2 /100 | #143 | Good 6,775 |
Yuman | 7.1 /100 | #331 | Tragic 959 |
Yup'ik | 21.4 /100 | #262 | Fair 2,388 |
Zimbabwean | 91.0 /100 | #18 | Exceptional 9,358 |
Social Index by Immigration
Top 20 Immigration Origins by Social Index
Top demographics by Social Index (Si) within the immigration category in the United States are Immigrants from India (Si=10,255, 100/100), Immigrants from South Central Asia (Si=9,859, 96.0/100), Immigrants from Bulgaria (Si=9,663, 94.1/100), Immigrants from Lithuania (Si=9,656, 94.0/100), and Immigrants from Taiwan (Si=9,553, 93.0/100).
Immigration | Rating | Rank | Social Index |
Nonimmigrants | 28.4 /100 | #234 | Fair 3,083 |
Immigrants | 28.0 /100 | #235 | Fair 3,042 |
Afghanistan | 63.7 /100 | #148 | Good 6,620 |
Africa | 32.3 /100 | #219 | Fair 3,479 |
Albania | 55.9 /100 | #167 | Average 5,838 |
Argentina | 74.5 /100 | #107 | Good 7,699 |
Armenia | 30.9 /100 | #226 | Fair 3,337 |
Asia | 80.2 /100 | #80 | Excellent 8,277 |
Australia | 86.5 /100 | #40 | Excellent 8,900 |
Austria | 83.0 /100 | #65 | Excellent 8,557 |
Bahamas | 8.6 /100 | #322 | Tragic 1,107 |
Bangladesh | 18.6 /100 | #269 | Poor 2,108 |
Barbados | 13.7 /100 | #295 | Poor 1,618 |
Belarus | 73.1 /100 | #113 | Good 7,566 |
Belgium | 84.4 /100 | #57 | Excellent 8,693 |
Belize | 8.1 /100 | #323 | Tragic 1,058 |
Bolivia | 84.6 /100 | #55 | Excellent 8,718 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59.6 /100 | #160 | Average 6,212 |
Brazil | 71.3 /100 | #119 | Good 7,381 |
Bulgaria | 94.1 /100 | #9 | Exceptional 9,663 |
Burma/Myanmar | 31.2 /100 | #222 | Fair 3,365 |
Cabo Verde | 11.5 /100 | #312 | Poor 1,391 |
Cambodia | 27.2 /100 | #236 | Fair 2,971 |
Cameroon | 44.9 /100 | #194 | Average 4,741 |
Canada | 81.6 /100 | #73 | Excellent 8,413 |
Caribbean | 7.1 /100 | #332 | Tragic 956 |
Central America | 13.3 /100 | #297 | Poor 1,572 |
Chile | 66.5 /100 | #137 | Good 6,902 |
China | 70.4 /100 | #125 | Good 7,289 |
Colombia | 44.9 /100 | #195 | Average 4,737 |
Congo | 21.7 /100 | #260 | Fair 2,417 |
Costa Rica | 36.9 /100 | #208 | Fair 3,937 |
Croatia | 82.7 /100 | #67 | Excellent 8,526 |
Cuba | 33.8 /100 | #214 | Fair 3,627 |
Czechoslovakia | 85.8 /100 | #45 | Excellent 8,836 |
Denmark | 77.3 /100 | #95 | Good 7,985 |
Dominica | 1.8 /100 | #345 | Tragic 427 |
Dominican Republic | 3.9 /100 | #340 | Tragic 636 |
Eastern Africa | 54.4 /100 | #171 | Average 5,686 |
Eastern Asia | 76.9 /100 | #99 | Good 7,941 |
Eastern Europe | 79.6 /100 | #82 | Good 8,214 |
Ecuador | 18.2 /100 | #272 | Poor 2,063 |
Egypt | 80.4 /100 | #79 | Excellent 8,291 |
El Salvador | 22.3 /100 | #255 | Fair 2,475 |
England | 79.3 /100 | #83 | Good 8,183 |
Eritrea | 51.2 /100 | #178 | Average 5,367 |
Ethiopia | 69.2 /100 | #129 | Good 7,168 |
Europe | 80.8 /100 | #77 | Excellent 8,331 |
Fiji | 43.3 /100 | #198 | Average 4,575 |
France | 82.6 /100 | #69 | Excellent 8,515 |
Germany | 62.0 /100 | #153 | Good 6,453 |
Ghana | 14.6 /100 | #290 | Poor 1,709 |
Greece | 76.2 /100 | #100 | Good 7,873 |
Grenada | 14.1 /100 | #293 | Poor 1,656 |
Guatemala | 12.6 /100 | #304 | Poor 1,504 |
Guyana | 17.0 /100 | #280 | Poor 1,942 |
Haiti | 11.6 /100 | #310 | Poor 1,401 |
Honduras | 8.0 /100 | #324 | Tragic 1,045 |
Hong Kong | 76.0 /100 | #102 | Good 7,848 |
Hungary | 79.0 /100 | #84 | Good 8,157 |
India | 100 /100 | #1 | Exceptional 10,255 |
Indonesia | 77.3 /100 | #96 | Good 7,985 |
Iran | 80.8 /100 | #76 | Excellent 8,336 |
Iraq | 50.6 /100 | #180 | Average 5,314 |
Ireland | 83.3 /100 | #63 | Excellent 8,579 |
Israel | 74.0 /100 | #109 | Good 7,654 |
Italy | 78.9 /100 | #85 | Good 8,138 |
Jamaica | 7.8 /100 | #326 | Tragic 1,022 |
Japan | 92.3 /100 | #15 | Exceptional 9,483 |
Jordan | 87.8 /100 | #33 | Excellent 9,031 |
Kazakhstan | 72.4 /100 | #115 | Good 7,490 |
Kenya | 57.9 /100 | #165 | Average 6,037 |
Korea | 92.8 /100 | #14 | Exceptional 9,537 |
Kuwait | 85.3 /100 | #49 | Excellent 8,779 |
Laos | 24.6 /100 | #242 | Fair 2,709 |
Latin America | 11.5 /100 | #311 | Poor 1,392 |
Latvia | 84.1 /100 | #59 | Excellent 8,665 |
Lebanon | 60.0 /100 | #158 | Average 6,247 |
Liberia | 12.9 /100 | #303 | Poor 1,533 |
Lithuania | 94.0 /100 | #10 | Exceptional 9,656 |
Malaysia | 75.4 /100 | #105 | Good 7,792 |
Mexico | 11.8 /100 | #308 | Poor 1,427 |
Micronesia | 24.4 /100 | #245 | Fair 2,691 |
Middle Africa | 31.1 /100 | #223 | Fair 3,358 |
Moldova | 91.8 /100 | #16 | Exceptional 9,434 |
Morocco | 58.3 /100 | #164 | Average 6,084 |
Nepal | 75.2 /100 | #106 | Good 7,773 |
Netherlands | 89.8 /100 | #26 | Excellent 9,231 |
Nicaragua | 31.6 /100 | #221 | Fair 3,407 |
Nigeria | 20.6 /100 | #263 | Fair 2,310 |
North America | 80.7 /100 | #78 | Excellent 8,319 |
North Macedonia | 83.1 /100 | #64 | Excellent 8,559 |
Northern Africa | 70.9 /100 | #121 | Good 7,346 |
Northern Europe | 86.6 /100 | #38 | Excellent 8,913 |
Norway | 71.7 /100 | #117 | Good 7,420 |
Oceania | 59.3 /100 | #161 | Average 6,183 |
Pakistan | 78.8 /100 | #86 | Good 8,130 |
Panama | 16.9 /100 | #282 | Poor 1,936 |
Peru | 50.4 /100 | #181 | Average 5,294 |
Philippines | 58.6 /100 | #163 | Average 6,107 |
Poland | 75.5 /100 | #104 | Good 7,802 |
Portugal | 18.2 /100 | #271 | Poor 2,067 |
Romania | 90.6 /100 | #21 | Exceptional 9,314 |
Russia | 77.4 /100 | #94 | Good 7,989 |
Saudi Arabia | 71.4 /100 | #118 | Good 7,394 |
Scotland | 87.6 /100 | #36 | Excellent 9,011 |
Senegal | 11.9 /100 | #307 | Poor 1,434 |
Serbia | 88.4 /100 | #31 | Excellent 9,096 |
Sierra Leone | 43.6 /100 | #197 | Average 4,606 |
Singapore | 90.5 /100 | #22 | Exceptional 9,307 |
Somalia | 26.9 /100 | #238 | Fair 2,938 |
South Africa | 90.2 /100 | #25 | Exceptional 9,269 |
South America | 41.2 /100 | #200 | Average 4,371 |
South Central Asia | 96.0 /100 | #6 | Exceptional 9,859 |
South Eastern Asia | 62.1 /100 | #152 | Good 6,462 |
Southern Europe | 53.0 /100 | #174 | Average 5,545 |
Spain | 69.6 /100 | #128 | Good 7,210 |
Sri Lanka | 87.7 /100 | #34 | Excellent 9,026 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.6 /100 | #296 | Poor 1,605 |
Sudan | 41.7 /100 | #199 | Average 4,416 |
Sweden | 89.4 /100 | #28 | Excellent 9,195 |
Switzerland | 81.1 /100 | #75 | Excellent 8,358 |
Syria | 53.2 /100 | #173 | Average 5,570 |
Taiwan | 93.0 /100 | #13 | Exceptional 9,553 |
Thailand | 31.1 /100 | #224 | Fair 3,353 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 14.1 /100 | #294 | Poor 1,653 |
Turkey | 86.1 /100 | #43 | Excellent 8,861 |
Uganda | 60.5 /100 | #157 | Good 6,298 |
Ukraine | 65.6 /100 | #142 | Good 6,807 |
Uruguay | 35.6 /100 | #209 | Fair 3,806 |
Uzbekistan | 38.9 /100 | #204 | Fair 4,141 |
Venezuela | 62.0 /100 | #154 | Good 6,450 |
Vietnam | 66.3 /100 | #138 | Good 6,880 |
West Indies | 9.7 /100 | #318 | Tragic 1,212 |
Western Africa | 13.1 /100 | #300 | Poor 1,556 |
Western Asia | 47.8 /100 | #187 | Average 5,031 |
Western Europe | 69.9 /100 | #127 | Good 7,245 |
Yemen | 6.0 /100 | #336 | Tragic 844 |
Zaire | 31.0 /100 | #225 | Fair 3,349 |
Zimbabwe | 90.2 /100 | #24 | Exceptional 9,270 |
Azores | 13.1 /100 | #302 | Poor 1,552 |
Difference between Ancestry and Immigration Origin
Ancestry refers to a person's historical, genetic, and cultural background, tracing familial heritage over generations. Being an immigrant involves leaving one's country of origin to establish a new home in another country.
Ancestry
Ancestry focuses on an individual's familial heritage, encompassing origins, ethnicity, and familial connections. It relates to a person's background and identity based on their ancestral lineage and cultural heritage.
Immigration Origin
Being an immigrant involves permanently or temporarily relocating from one's country of origin to another. Immigrants choose to move due to factors like economic opportunities, political instability, or personal circumstances. It involves changes in residence, citizenship, and cultural integration.
Overlapping
An individual's ancestry and immigrant status are not mutually exclusive. While ancestry is inherent and cannot change, being an immigrant is a status that can change over time. Some individuals may have a particular ancestry tied to a specific country while also being immigrants from a different country. In such cases, their identity encompasses both their ancestral heritage and their experiences as immigrants.
Definitions
Social Index (Si) is a quantitative measure of societal well-being and progress based on various factors and indicators.
Social Index Explained
Social Index refers to a cumulative metric used to assess and measure the overall well-being or social standing of a specific demographic group within a society. It combines multiple factors such as income, poverty rates, family structure, education levels, employment and unemployment rates, rates of illegitimate childbirths, divorce rates, and other relevant social indicators. The purpose of a social index is to provide a comprehensive snapshot of the social conditions and quality of life within a particular group.
Social Index Calculation
The calculation of a social index involves assigning weights or scores to various social factors and then summing up these scores to obtain an overall composite score. These scores are then multiplied by their respective weights and summed up to calculate the overall social index score for the demographic group being assessed. The resulting score provides a quantitative measure of the group's social well-being, allowing for comparisons, tracking changes over time, and informing policy and decision-making processes.
What Can Social Index be Used For
A social index can be used for various purposes, including:
- Assessing Social Well-being: The social index provides a quantitative measure of the overall well-being of a demographic group. It helps assess the social conditions, quality of life, and disparities within a population, allowing policymakers, researchers, and organizations to identify areas that require improvement or targeted interventions.
- Policy Evaluation: The index can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of social policies and interventions. By tracking changes in the social index score over time, policymakers can assess the impact of specific initiatives and make data-driven decisions regarding resource allocation and policy adjustments.
- Targeting Resources: The social index helps identify demographic groups or geographic regions that are facing greater social challenges or experiencing lower levels of well-being. It assists in targeting resources and interventions to address specific social issues, reduce disparities, and promote equitable development.
- Comparing Demographic Groups: The social index allows for comparisons between different demographic groups or across different regions. It provides insights into the relative social standing or well-being of these groups, facilitating a deeper understanding of disparities and informing policy efforts to address them.
- Advocacy and Awareness: The social index can be used as a tool for advocacy and raising awareness about social issues. By quantifying and visualizing social conditions, the index helps highlight areas of concern, draw attention to inequalities, and mobilize support for social change and policy reforms.
- Monitoring Progress: The index serves as a benchmark for monitoring progress and evaluating the impact of social development initiatives. It enables stakeholders to track changes in social indicators, identify trends, and measure the effectiveness of interventions over time.
- Academic and Research Purposes: The social index provides researchers with a comprehensive metric to study social phenomena and investigate the relationship between different social factors. It helps generate insights, support academic research, and contribute to the body of knowledge on social well-being and development.
- Overall, the social index serves as a valuable tool for understanding, measuring, and addressing social challenges. It informs policy decisions, facilitates targeted interventions, and promotes a more holistic approach to social development and well-being.