Sweden placed at the top of the SDG index 2020

Sweden is placed at the top of the SDG index 2020 with an overall score of 84.7 while Bangladesh has a score of 63.5. Among 166 countries Bangladesh has moved 7 places up in the latest Sustainable Development Index (SDG) for the year 2020. Bangladesh stands at the 109th position compared to the 116th position in the year 2019.

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Key-Points

The Sustainable Development Report 2020 presents the SDG Index and Dashboards for all UN member states. It was prepared by teams of independent experts at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung.

The SDG index frames the implementation of 17 SDG goals among UN member states in terms of six broad transformations: (1) Education and skills, (2) health and wellbeing, (3) clean energy and industry, sustainable land use, sustainable cities, and digital technologies.

Among 193 countries for which the SDG index was prepared, India stands at the 117th position with an overall score of 61.92. China is ranked at 48, Brazil at 53 and Russia at 57.

In south Asia, Maldives is ranked at 91, Sri Lanka at 94, Nepal at 96 Bangladesh at 109 and Pakistan at 134.