A Hybrid MCDM Approach for SDGs Assessment of EU Countries

Nazlı Ersoy; Mehmet Özçalıcı; Do Duc Trung

doi:10.31181/sdmap31202637

Authors

Nazlı Ersoy Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Osmaniye, Türkiye Author https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8047-0469
Mehmet Özçalıcı Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Kilis 7 Aralık University, Kilis, Türkiye Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0384-6872
Do Duc Trung Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Hanoi University of Industry, Hanoi, Vietnam Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3190-1026

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31181/sdmap31202637

Keywords:

MPSI, RAPS, MCDM, Sustainable development goals, Comparative analysis

Abstract

This study assesses the progress of EU countries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) methods. The evaluation covers 27 countries and is based on 15 indicators for the 2019–2021 period. The MPSI-RAPS model was employed to determine indicator weights and rank the alternatives. To ensure robustness, a comprehensive sensitivity analysis was conducted across 16 scenarios. The final rankings from the MPSI-RAPS model identified Sweden, the Netherlands, and Germany as the top-performing countries in sustainable development progress. Notably, rankings varied significantly across scenarios, underscoring the impact of methodological choices on outcomes.

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