Bangladesh among 3 top performers in sustainable development

Bangladesh and two other countries  Afghanistan and Cote d Ivoire  have progressed the most on the SDGs Index score since the adoption of the 2030 global agenda in 2015_ according to the Sustainable Development Report 2021.

The report was launched on Monday by the Sustainable Development Solution Network (SDSN).

The report said East and South Asia has progressed more on the SDGs than any other region_ both since 2010 and since the adoption of the goals in 2015.

By contrast_ the three countries that have declined the most are Venezuela_ Tuvalu and Brazil.

However_ the global average SDG index score has decreased for the first time since the adoption of the SDGs in 2015.

The global decline in performance_ including in OECD countries_ was driven to a large extent by increased poverty rates and unemployment in 2020.

In the report_ Bangladesh has been ranked 109th with the overall score 63.5 in the 2021 SDG index.

Finland has been ranked 1st with 85.9 score. The four other countries in the top five positions are Sweden (85.6)_ Denmark (84.9)_ Germany (82.5) and Belgium (82.2).

In the South Asia_ Bhutan (70) is in 75th position_ Maldives (69.3) in 79th_ Sri Lanka (68.1) in 87th position_ Nepal (66.5) in 96th_ India (60.1) in 120th_ Pakistan (57.7) in 129th_ and Afghanistan (53.9) in 137th position.