Measuring Distance to the SDG Targets 2019

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Reader’s guide
Executive summary
Chapter 1.  How far are OECD countries from achieving the SDG targets?
	1.1. Introduction
	1.2. This Study’s contribution to global SDG monitoring
		1.2.1. The global framework for SDG follow-up and review
		1.2.2. The purpose and approach of this Study
			Identifying suitable data sources
			Setting target levels
			Measuring distance
			Innovations in this edition and future plans
		1.2.3. Countries’ use of this Study so far
			Developing national monitoring systems
			Targeted country support for mainstreaming the 2030 Agenda
	1.3. How far are OECD countries from the SDG targets? Key findings
		1.3.1. How many indicators of the UN Global Indicator List can be measured for OECD countries?
		1.3.2. What distance will OECD countries have to travel to achieve the SDGs?
		1.3.3. Trends: Are OECD countries heading in the right direction?
		1.3.4. Monitoring the transboundary aspects of the 2030 Agenda
	Notes
	References
		Annex 1.A. Short metadata for indicators used in the Measuring Distance to the SDG Targets Study
Chapter 2.  Measuring distance to the SDG targets at the country level
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Australia
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Austria
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Belgium
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Canada
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Chile
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – The Czech Republic
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Denmark
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Estonia
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Finland
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – France
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Germany
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Greece
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Hungary
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Iceland
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Ireland
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Israel
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Italy
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Japan
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Korea
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Latvia
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Lithuania
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Luxembourg
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Mexico
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – The Netherlands
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – New Zealand
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Norway
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Poland
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Portugal
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – The Slovak Republic
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Slovenia
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Spain
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Sweden
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Switzerland
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Turkey
	Measuring distance to the SDG targets – The United Kingdom
Chapter 3.  The methodology behind measuring distance to the SDG targets
	3.1. Methodology for measuring distance to the SDG targets
	3.2. Identifying suitable data sources to measure performance on SDG targets
		3.2.1. How closely correlated are the indicators used in this Study sourced from OECD databases with those in the UN Global Database?
		3.2.2. Missing data: How do missing indicators and incomplete coverage affect results?
	3.3. Setting target levels
	3.4. The normalisation procedure
		3.4.1. Distribution of OECD countries’ distances from targets
	3.5. Measuring trends
	3.6. Measuring OECD countries’ performances on SDG transboundary targets
	Notes
	References