Ranking of the countries of the Islamic world in terms of social development indicators

Mousavi, , Mirnajaf; Bagheri Kashkouli,, Ali; Mohammadi Hamidi,, Somayeh; Hasanpour Ghotoulu,, Ahmad

doi:10.22034/fasiw.2024.429732.1306

Ranking of the countries of the Islamic world in terms of social development indicators

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

, Mirnajaf Mousavi ¹

Ali Bagheri Kashkouli, ²

Somayeh Mohammadi Hamidi, ²

Ahmad Hasanpour Ghotoulu, ³

¹ Professor of Geography and Urban Planning Department,, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

² PhD student in Geography and Urban Planning, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.

³ M.Sc. Student, Territorial land use planning, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22034/fasiw.2024.429732.1306

Abstract

Today, achieving sustainable development is one of the major issues for countries and developing countries, to compensate for the lack of progress and to achieve a balanced and comprehensive development that can lead to improving the living conditions of all people, need to have the correct knowledge and appropriate and optimal planning at the national and regional levels. Sustainable development includes three areas: environmental, social, and economic interaction. Its social dimension is the focus of this article. The main goal of this research is to rank the countries of the Islamic world in terms of social development indicators. In this study, 57 member countries of Islamic partners were examined. The type of research is applied and its method is descriptive-analytical. The data and information studied are provided from the World Bank website. For data analysis, COPRAS' multi-criteria decision-making method and Moran's correlation index were used. Findings from the data analysis show that four countries Qatar, Emirates, Iran, and Saudi Arabia ranked first to fourth. Qatar is in the best position in terms of social development indicators among Islamic countries. The results of the Moran index also show that the geographical distribution of countries with similar status can be caused by the strategic position, spatial advantage, or geographical location of these countries.

Keywords

Social Development

Sustainable Development

Islamic Countries

COPRAS

Subjects

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