Worthiness is in a conceptual category I call "People-Appraisal." It's related to a set of irrational beliefs that it's possible for humans to measure (judge) fundamental global inherent qualities of self--oneself and others--that include a person's inherent value (worthwhileness) and virtue (goodness), which are then used to define the person's worthiness, deservingness, etc.

The problem is these terms are only imagined concepts; they are not real, observable, measurable things. It's just a foolish mind-game that can have devastating consequences.

What can be judged/measured, however, are things people do, say, and have. These metrics are, of course, subjective since they are based on rating scales that can differ widely from person to person.

Bottom line: We are all unrateable, fallible human beings who would have a greater sense of wellbeing through unconditional self-acceptance and a focus on having a meaningful lives by evolving our adaptive potentials.