SWEDEN 2019 WELLBEING REPORT Barrett Academy for the

SWEDEN 2019 WELL-BEING REPORT Barrett Academy for the Advancement of Human Values

Overall Score and Ranking Year 2014 2016 2018 GCI Score 643 642 638 6 7 7 World Ranking Worldview People Awareness Sweden ranks # 7 in the world just after Iceland just before Ireland. The GCI Score for Sweden had been steadily decreasing. People Awareness Above 630 Norway, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland, Sweden, Ireland, Canada. For more information see: https: //www. barrettacademy. com/atlas-of-consciousness

Worldviews Worldview GCI score Number of nations Humanity Awareness Above 680 0 People Awareness 630– 679 9 Wealth Awareness 580– 629 7 Nation Awareness 480– 579 22 State Awareness 1 380– 479 34 State Awareness 2 280– 379 41 State Awareness 3 Below 280 32

PEOPLE AWARENESS 1. Norway 5. Switzerland 2. New Zealand 6. Iceland 3. Finland 7. Sweden 4. Denmark 8. Ireland 9. Canada

Focus of 17 Global Indicators Focus of each level of consciousness Types and (number) of indicators 7 Satisfying citizens’ needs for stability, well-being and happiness. Strength, stability and legitimacy of the State (16), and level of happiness of the people (17). 6 Satisfying citizens’ needs for environmental quality and environmental preservation. Health and quality of the natural environment (14), and quality of preservation efforts (15). 5 Satisfying citizens’ needs for inclusion, fairness, openness, tolerance and transparency. Strength of personal relationships, social network support and civic participation (social cohesion) (12), and foundations and opportunities for social progress (13). 4 Satisfying citizens’ needs for freedom, equality and accountability. Legal rights, individual freedoms and social tolerance, (8) level of democracy (9), press freedom, (10) and gender equality (11). 3 Satisfying citizens’ needs for education, and a supportive, business environment. Access to and quality of education (6), business infrastructure support to entrepreneurs and labour market flexibility (7). 2 Satisfying citizens’ needs for safety, protection and peace. Societal safety and security (4), and the level of militarization and peace/violence (5) 1 Satisfying citizens’ needs for health care and economic performance. Level of corruption (1), physical and mental health infrastructure (2) and economic performance (3). For more information see: https: //www. barrettacademy. com/gci-tables-2018

Focus of 17 Global Indicators GCI Score Level 1 1 2 3 Level 2 Level 3 4 6 5 7 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Level 4 8 Deficiency Needs Transformation Growth Needs (1) Corruption (2) Health infrastructure (3) Economic performance (4) Personal safety (5) Level of peace/violence (6) Education (7) Business support (8) Individual freedom (9) Level of democracy (10) Press freedom (11) Gender Equality (12) Social cohesion (13) Social progress (14) Environment quality (15) Environment protection (16) Strength, stability and legitimacy of State (17) Happiness

Level of Consciousness Scores Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 2014 95. 58 95. 00 88. 48 94. 14 88. 99 84. 28 96. 29 643 2016 95. 13 92. 24 88. 28 92. 86 87. 69 90. 31 95. 65 642 2018 94. 89 89. 76 88. 25 94. 56 89. 47 86. 50 94. 88 638 Change 2014 2018 -0. 69 -5. 24 -0. 23 +0. 42 +0. 48 +2. 22 -1. 41 -5 4 17 14 3 18 9 8 7 Rank 2018 Level 7 Overall Consistent Best performances Consistent improver Worst performances Consistent decliner For more information see: https: //www. barrettacademy. com/gci-tables-2018

Notes on Level of Consciousness Scores • Levels 3 and 5 have the lowest levels of performance. Level 5 has improved slightly and Level 3 has declined slightly. • Levels 1 and 7 have the highest levels performance but both have declined slightly in recent years. • Levels 2 and 5 have the lowest rankings in 2018, closely followed by Level 3. • Levels 1 and 4 have the highest rankings in 2018 • Levels 1, 2, 3 and 7 are consistent decliners • There are no consistent improvers. r

Deficiency Needs LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 2014 93. 83 96. 38 96. 53 98. 63 91. 38 91. 13 85. 83 2016 97. 37 95. 25 92. 77 95. 80 88. 69 89. 44 87. 12 2018 95. 95 93. 24 95. 47 95. 83 83. 69 91. 29 85. 21 Change 2014 2018 +2. 12 -3. 14 -1. 06 -2. 80 -7. 69 +0. 16 -0. 62 3 7 5 12 14 16 13 Rank 2018 Consistent Best performances Consistent improver Worst performances Consistent decliner

Transformation Needs LEVEL 4 (8) (9) (10) (11) 2014 92. 42 97. 63 98. 94 87. 56 2016 92. 11 93. 59 100. 00 85. 71 2018 94. 01 94. 25 100. 00 89. 97 Change 20142018 +1. 59 -3. 38 +1. 06 +2. 41 10 3 1 3 Rank 2018 Consistent Best performances Consistent improver Worst performances Consistent decliner

Growth Needs LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6 LEVEL 7 (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) 2014 78. 28 99. 71 82. 41 86. 16 97. 06 95. 52 2016 77. 13 98. 26 81. 09 99. 53 96. 38 94. 91 2018 80. 91 98. 02 84. 53 88. 48 96. 48 93. 27 Change 2014 2018 +2. 63 -1. 69 +2. 12 +2. 32 -0. 58 -2. 25 22 11 12 5 9 9 Rank 2018 Consistent Best performances Consistent improver Worst performances Consistent decliner

Negative Indicators • The worst performers are Social Cohesion (12), Quality of the Environment (14), Protection of the Environment (14) and Business Infrastructure Support (7). • Social cohesion (12), Quality of the Environment (14) and Protection of the Environment (15) have seen significant improvements. • The worst decliner is the Level of Peace/Violence (5). • The Level of Health Infrastructure (2) and Level of Democracy (9) are also significant decliners. • The worst ranking is the Level of Social Cohesion (12).

Positive Indicators • The best performers are the Level of Press Freedom (10), and Social Progress (13). • The best improvers are Corruption (1), Gender Equality(11), Social Cohesion (12), Quality of the Environment (14) and Protection of the Environment (15). • The best rankings are Corruption (1), Economic Performance (3), Level of Democracy (9), Press Freedom (10), Gender Equality (11) and Environment Protection (15).

Key Findings • The biggest strengths of Sweden are its low level of corruption (1) and strong economic performance (3) (despite the need for more support for the business environment (7)) combined with its commitment to democracy (9), press freedom (10) and gender equality (11) as well as environmental protection (15). • The biggest cause for concern is the rapid decline in the level of peace/violence (5). Also of concern are the level of social cohesion (12), the quality of the environment and the level of protection of the environment, although all three issues have been improving in recent years. The level of business support is also an issue (7) and continues to decline. • Progress on corruption (1), gender equality (11), social cohesion (12), quality of the environment (14) and protection of the environment (15) has been sporadic.

Actions by Level of Consciousness LEVEL 1 Pay attention to the consistently declining score for health infrastructure. LEVEL 2 The biggest issue in Sweden is the rapidly increasing level of violence. LEVEL 3 It will be important to focus on improving the support given to the business environment.

Actions by Level of Consciousness LEVEL 4 This is the best performing level of consciousness with some of the highest rankings. Attention must be paid to Improving the level of democracy, which is currently in decline, and continuing to focus on gender equality.

Actions by Level of Consciousness LEVEL 5 Although social cohesion has been increasing in recent years it is the lowest ranking of all indicators. More attention needs to be given to this topic, which is probably linked to the increasing level of violence. LEVEL 6 Increased efforts are needed to improve the quality of the environment and the management of environmental protection. LEVEL 7 The level of strength, stability and legitimacy of the State is steadily decreasing. This issue may be linked to the failings at Level 4 and Level 5.