Society
See also: Iran| Name | Rank | Out of | Source | Notes | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality-of-life index | 150 | 194 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimations | 2010 |
| Legatum Prosperity Index | 92 | 110 | Legatum Institute | Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimations | 2010 |
| Satisfaction with Life Index | 96 | 178 | Measure of subjective life satisfaction | Measurement of wealth, health and access to basic education; Score of Iran=200; More info: Sociocultural evolution & Happiness economics | 2006 |
| Incarceration Rate | 57 | 217 | International Centre for Prison Studies | 222 Prisoners per 100,000 People | 2009 |
| % female prisoners as of total prison population | 81 | 134 | International Centre for Prison Studies | Females comprise 3.5% of prison population | 2003 |
| % pre-trial detainees as of total prison population | 89 | 143 | International Centre for Prison Studies | Pre-trial detainees comprise 24.8% of total prison population | 2003 |
| Homicide Rate | 66 | 144 | United Nations | Homicide rate of 2.93 intentional murders per 100,000 people | 2009 |
| Global Gender Gap Report | 123 | 134 | World Economic Forum | Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation | 2010 |
| Mother's Index Rank | 49 | 158 | Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2009 | The index is a calculated composite measure of indicators for health, education, equality, economic freedom, nutrition & political status related to the well being of mothers; Ranking is among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158 | 2009 |
| Women's Index Rank | 45 | 158 | Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2009 | The index is a calculated composite measure of indicators for health, education, equality, economic freedom, nutrition & political status related to the well being of women; Ranking is among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158 | 2009 |
| Children's Index Rank | 45 | 158 | Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2009 | The index is a calculated composite measure of indicators for health, education, equality, economic freedom, nutrition & political status related to the well being of children; Ranking is among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158 | 2009 |
| Child Development Index | 68 | 143 | Save the Children: Child Development Index 2008 | Index measures education, health & nutrition of children | 2000–2006 |
| Sen Social Welfare Function | 49 | World | List of countries by Sen social welfare function | Iran is 49th in the world in terms of best social welfare function | 2009 |
| Gender-related Development Index | 76 | 155 | United Nations / Complete Report | Index shows the inequalities between men and women in these areas: long and healthy life, knowledge & a decent standard of living | 2009 |
| Gender Empowerment Measure | 103 | 109 | United Nations / Complete Report | Index measures inequalities between men's and women's opportunities in a country | 2009 |
| Sustainable Society Index | 97 | World | SSI rankings for 2010 | Sustainable Society Index measures three dimensions of human, environmental and economical well being; More info: SSI 2010 complete report | 2010 |
| World's best countries | 79 | World | Newsweek | Ranking of the world's best countries based on categories of education, health, quality of life, economic dynamism and political environment | 2010 |
| Drug Freedom Index | 64 | World | Freedom Meta-Index | Index measuring access to recreational drugs; In Iran: Illegal drug trade can have punishments ranging from fines to lashings, imprisonment & death penalty; Personal drug consumption is generally overlooked by law | 2011 |
| Judicial independence | 65 | World | World Economic Forum | The extent of judicial independence | 2010 |
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Famous quotes containing the word society:
“The question is still asked of women: “How do you propose to answer the need for child care?” That is an obvious attempt to structure conflict in the old terms. The questions are rather: “If we as a human community want children, how does the total society propose to provide for them?””
—Jean Baker Miller (20th century)
“With all the efforts made by modern society to nurture and educate the young, how stupid it is to permit the mothers of young children to spend themselves in the coarser work of the world!”
—Jane Addams (1860–1935)
“... the mass migrations now habitual in our nation are disastrous to the family and to the formation of individual character. It is impossible to create a stable society if something like a third of our people are constantly moving about. We cannot grow fine human beings, any more than we can grow fine trees, if they are constantly torn up by the roots and transplanted ...”
—Agnes E. Meyer (1887–1970)