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Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a
summary measure of human development that is
published by the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) each year.
The HDI provides an alternative to the common
practice of evaluating a country’s progress in
development based on per capita Gross
Domestic Product (GDP). For example, Burundi
is the 3rd poorest country in the world according
to GDP, but is ranked fourth lowest of the
countries by using a range of data in the HDI.
The HDI has had a significant impact on
drawing the attention of governments,
corporations and international organizations to
aspects of development that focus on the
expansion of choices and freedoms, not just
income.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a
comparative measure of life expectancy,
illiteracy, education and standards of living for
countries worldwide. It is a standard means of
measuring well-being, especially child welfare.
The HDI covers 169 UN member states (out of
192). Twenty-three UN member states are not
included due to lack of data. (Thirteen countries
did not provide enough data compared to the
2009 statistics, and so they have been left out of
the HDI for 2010).
The following page gives a snapshot of the 2010
HDI figures. If you are interested in the whole
list, or to see how a country not listed rates,
please go to http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/
• A long and healthy life, as measured by life
expectancy at birth.
• Knowledge, as measured by the adult
literacy rate and the combined primary,
secondary and tertiary gross enrolment
ratio.
• A decent standard of living, as measured by
GDP per capita in Purchasing Power Parity
(PPP) terms in US dollars.
Australian Lutheran World Service usually works
in countries that feature in the lowest ranked
countries according to HDI, however for a
number of different reasons, will work in medium
developed countries as well.
The HDI for 2010 shows:
Australia ranked number 2, Sudan
The HDI measures the average achievements in
ranked number 154 and Burundi
a country in three basic dimensions of human
ranked 166 out of 169 countries.
development:
For further information contact
Email: [email protected]
Ph: 1300 763 407
Web: www.alws.org.au
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Human Development Index
Very High Human
Development
High Human
Development
Medium Human
Development
Low Human
Development
1. Norway
43. Bahamas
86. Fiji
128. Kenya
2. Australia
44. Lithuania
87. Turkmenistan
129. Bangladesh
3. New Zealand
45. Chile
89. China
137. Papua New Guinea
4. United States of
America
47. Kuwait
91. Sri Lanka
138. Nepal
5. Ireland
50. Romania
92. Thailand
152. Rwanda
6. Liechtenstein
52. Uruguay
97. Philippines
154. Sudan
7. Netherlands
55. Saudi Arabia
98. Botswana
155. Afghanistan
8. Canada
56. Mexico
101. Egypt
157. Ethiopia
9. Sweden
57. Malaysia
105. Namibia
158. Sierra Leone
10. Germany
63. Peru
106. Honduras
159. Central African
Republic
11. Japan
65. Russian Federation
107. Maldives
160. Mali
12. Korea (Republic of)
66. Kazakhstan
108. Indonesia
161. Burkina Faso
13. Switzerland
68. Bosnia and
Herzegovina
110. South Africa
162. Liberia
14. France
70. Iran
113. Vietnam
163. Chad
15. Israel
73. Brazil
119. India
164. Guinea-Bissau
16. Finland
75. Venezuela
120. Timor-Leste
165. Mozambique
17. Iceland
77. Ecuador
123. Solomon Islands
166. Burundi
18. Belgium
80. Jamaica
124. Cambodia
167. Niger
19. Denmark
83. Turkey
125. Pakistan
168. Congo (Democratic
Republic of the)
20. Spain
85. Tonga
126. Congo
169. Zimbabwe
Green—Other countries where ALWS work. Yellow—Burundi, Sudan and Australia. Source: Human Development Report 2010
For further information contact
Email: [email protected]
Ph: 1300 763 407
Web: www.alws.org.au
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