Human Development (1994-1995)
—
Patrice Roth, Ansgar Winter | translation: Louis Shurmer-Smith
Human Development Index (HDI) - Statistics
The HDI is calculated by the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) in an annual report. It is based on 3 indicators:
- Longevity as measured by life expectancy at birth;
- Educational attainment as measured by adult literacy rate;
- Standard of living as measured by real GDP per capita.
It determines 3 levels:
- High: above 0.8;
- Medium: 0,799 to 0.5;
- Low: below 0.5.
In 1994, the world average is 0.764 (data on 175 countries).and the extremes go from 0.960 (Canada) to 0.176 (Sierra Leone).
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Rank |
Country | IDH 1994 | Rank | Country | IDH 1994 | Rank | Country | IDH 1994 | |||
| 4 |
United States |
0.942 | 49 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.853 | 83 | Jamaica | 0.736 | |||
| 25 | Barbados | 0.907 | 51 | Colombia | 0.848 | 86 | Cuba | 0.723 | |||
| 28 | Bahamas | 0.894 | 54 | Grenada | 0.843 | 87 |
Dominican Republic |
0.718 | |||
| 29 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.892 | 56 | Saint Lucia | 0.838 | 104 | Guyana | 0.649 | |||
| 33 | Costa Rica | 0.889 | 57 | Saint Vincent and the G. | 0.836 | 112 | El Salvador | 0.592 | |||
| 40 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.880 | 63 | Belize | 0.806 | 116 | Honduras | 0.575 | |||
| 41 | Dominica | 0.873 | 66 | Suriname | 0.792 | 117 | Guatemala | 0.572 | |||
| 45 | Panamá | 0.864 | 127 | Nicaragua | 0.530 | ||||||
| 47 | Venezuela | 0.861 | 156 | Haiti | 0.338 | ||||||
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Source: IEM 1998. UNDP, Human Development Report 1997.
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