Korea ranks 13th out of 52 countries on migrants social integration index
Posted : 2020-12-31 09:11
By Lee Hyo-jin
Korea ranked 13th out of 52 countries on its level of social integration of migrants in the Migration Integration Policy Index (MIPEX), according to the latest MIPEX report issued earlier this month.
First published in 2004, the MIPEX is a comprehensive international benchmark on the integration policies of countries around the world. Its latest edition issued earlier this month covered 52 countries across five continents including the EU member states, the U.S., Canada and India, measured between 2014 and 2019.
Korea was ranked along with the United Kingdom, France and Iceland, each receiving 56 points out of 100, which is higher than the MIPEX average of 52.
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In the 2020 edition of MIPEX, Canada’s overall ranking increased by two thanks to improvements in access to healthcare for asylum seekers and improvements to the 2017 Citizenship Act. In 2015, Canada had scored sixth in the overall world ranking. (File photo: Owen Farmer/Unsplash)
Canada came in fourth place overall thanks to improvements in access to healthcare and citizenship.
Canada got the fourth highest score in a recent survey that ranks the policy performance of 52 countries.
The Migration Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) is a comprehensive international benchmark for integration policies. These government policies affect how easily newcomers can find jobs, access language and education opportunities, develop a sense of belonging, and grow to become citizens who participate fully in society.
Canada got the fourth highest score in a recent survey that ranks the policy performance of 52 countries.
The Migration Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) is a comprehensive international benchmark for integration policies. These government policies affect how easily newcomers can find jobs, access language and education opportunities, develop a sense of belonging, and grow to become citizens who participate fully in society.
“The MIPEX scores allow us to gauge how well our policies support or hinder newcomers on their path to settle into Canadian society,” says Anna Triandafyllidou, the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration at Ryerson University. “The index helps us compare our performance over time and identify where we have room for improvement or the potential to learn from other countries.”