According to the Human Development Index (HDI) published today by the UN, Norway is the country where people lives better, Argentina is ranked No. 49 and fell two positions.
The annual Human Development Index, unveiled in Bangkok by the United Nations Development Program, takes into account life expectancy, literacy, school enrollment and per capita gross domestic product in 182 countries.
Here the 22 top global and Latin American countries classification with the respective HDI:
1 – Norway 0.971
2 – Australia 0.970
3 – Iceland 0.969
4 – Canada 0.966
5 – Ireland 0.965
6 – Netherlands 0.964
7 – Sweden 0.963
8 – France 0.961
9 – Switzerland 0.960
10 – Japan 0.960
11 – Luxembourg 0.960
12 – Finland 0.959
13 – USA 0.956
14 – Austria 0.955
15 – Spain 0955
16 – Denmark 0.955
17 – Belgium 0.953
18 – Italy 0.951
19 – Liechtenstein 0.951
20 – New Zealand 0.950
21 – United Kingdom 0.947
22 – Germany 0.947
44 – Chile 0.878
49 – Argentina 0.866
http://momento24.com/en/2009/10/06/un-argentina-ranks-49-in-human-development-index/
The annual Human Development Index, unveiled in Bangkok by the United Nations Development Program, takes into account life expectancy, literacy, school enrollment and per capita gross domestic product in 182 countries.
Here the 22 top global and Latin American countries classification with the respective HDI:
1 – Norway 0.971
2 – Australia 0.970
3 – Iceland 0.969
4 – Canada 0.966
5 – Ireland 0.965
6 – Netherlands 0.964
7 – Sweden 0.963
8 – France 0.961
9 – Switzerland 0.960
10 – Japan 0.960
11 – Luxembourg 0.960
12 – Finland 0.959
13 – USA 0.956
14 – Austria 0.955
15 – Spain 0955
16 – Denmark 0.955
17 – Belgium 0.953
18 – Italy 0.951
19 – Liechtenstein 0.951
20 – New Zealand 0.950
21 – United Kingdom 0.947
22 – Germany 0.947
44 – Chile 0.878
49 – Argentina 0.866
http://momento24.com/en/2009/10/06/un-argentina-ranks-49-in-human-development-index/