Measuring distance to SDGs target in five complementarity area: Malaysia

• Main Author: Yusof, Yusniliyana
• Other Authors: Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English; English
• Published: Springer Singapore 2022
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/100471/7/100471_Measuring%20distance%20to%20SDGs%20target.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/100471/13/Scopus%20-%20Document%20details%20-%20Measuring%20Distance%20to%20SDGs%20Target%20in%20Five%20Complementarity%20Area_%20Malaysia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/100471/; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-6734-3_6

This study aims to measure Malaysia’s progress towards realizing SDGs 2030 agenda by calculating the distance to the targets. We use a Z-score, measured by the difference of the current value of the indicator, and compare the country’s performance relative to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (...