G7 SDG Monitor

A teaching dashboard for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals

With four years to 2030, the G7 are improving too slowly on most goals.

Of the 119 goal-by-country assessments for the G7, 58 show improvement since 2015 but only 4 are on track. Another 55 are stagnating and 5 are going backwards. Canada ranks 28th of 169 countries, and its score has risen less since 2015 than that of 5 other G7 countries.

Canada’s SDG Index score, 2026
79.1/ 100
28th of 169 countries
Canada’s change since 2015
+1.0points
6th of 7 in the G7
Highest-ranked G7 country
Germany
5th overall, score 84.0
G7 goal trends on track
4 of 119
54 moderately improving, 55 stagnating, 5 decreasing

Where each G7 country stands on every goal

Read across a row to compare countries on one goal, or down a column to see one country’s profile. Canada’s column is outlined.

G7 scorecard, 2026

Colour shows where each country stands on each goal; the arrow shows the direction since 2015. Switch to scores to see the 0–100 goal score behind the colour.

GoalCanadaFranceGermanyItalyJapanUnited KingdomUnited States
1No poverty↗→↓↗→↓↗
2Zero hunger→↗↗→↓→→
3Good health and well-being↗↗↗↗↗↗↗
4Quality education→→→→→→→
5Gender equality↗↑→↗↗↑↗
6Clean water and sanitation→↗↗→↗→↗
7Affordable and clean energy↗↗↗↗↗↗↗
8Decent work and economic growth↗↗↗→↗↗↗
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure↗↗↗↗↗↗↗
10Reduced inequalities↗↗↓→·→↓
11Sustainable cities and communities→↗↑↑→↗→
12Responsible consumption and production→→→→↗↗→
13Climate action↗→↗→→→→
14Life below water↗→↗→→↗↗
15Life on land→↗→→→↗→
16Peace, justice and strong institutions→→→→→→→
17Partnerships for the goals→→→→→→→
  • SDG achieved
  • Challenges remain
  • Significant challenges
  • Major challenges
  • Insufficient data
  • On track or maintaining achievement
  • Moderately improving
  • Stagnating
  • Decreasing
  • No trend data
Source: SDSN, Sustainable Development Report 2026Select a goal or country for details

Slow progress since 2015

The SDG Index recalculated for every year with today’s indicators and methods, so the line is comparable over time.

SDG Index score, 2005–2025

Score out of 100. Canada is the thick line. Dashed lines: average of OECD countries and of all countries with data.

Source: SDSN, Sustainable Development Report 2026 (SDG Index and Dashboards database)Hover or focus the chart for values

The 17 goals at a glance for Canada

Each goal page compares the G7 indicator by indicator, shows the rest of the world, and ends with workshop questions.

Data: SDSN, Sustainable Development Report 2026 (SDG Index and Dashboards database). Licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0; used here for non-commercial teaching with attribution.Data & sources