Humanium has creayed the map using the Realization of Children’s Rights Index (RCRI) which rates a country’s progress in implementing children’s rights on a scale from 0-10.
The RCRI takes the following elements into account in its calculation:
mortality for less than 5 years ;
life expectancy at birth ;
education ;
poverty ;
low birth weight ;
HIV ;
child labour ;
child marriage ;
female genital mutilation ;
registration of births ;
ecological impact on the future of children ;
rights and freedoms ;
the feeling of satisfaction with life, and;
war and other violent situations.
The UK is in 15th position out of 196 countries.