SL ranked 73 at Human Development Index

[IndoCarib]

your point??

you compatriot got worked up for daring to compare India with SL. How dare Indians even think of comparing themselves to SL !???

 

[greatone]

Sub continent rankings
Sri Lanka 73
Maldives 103
India 135
Bhutan 136
Bangladesh 142
Nepal 145
Pakistan 146
Afghanistan 169

This report should be shoved down the throats of Pakistani trolls would blabber about poverty and lack of toilets in India.

Indian states by HDI Data is from 2007
RankState/Union Territoryconsumption
based HDI
(2007–08)
High HDI
1Kerala0.790
2Delhi0.750
Medium HDI
3Himachal Pradesh0.652
4Goa0.617
5Punjab0.605
6North eastern India (excluding Assam)0.573
7Maharashtra0.572
8Tamil Nadu0.570
9Haryana0.552
10Jammu and Kashmir0.529
11Gujarat0.527
12Karnataka0.519
Low HDI
13West Bengal0.492
14Uttarakhand0.490
15Andhra Pradesh0.473
— India (national average)0.467
16Assam0.444
17Rajasthan0.434
18Uttar Pradesh0.380
19Jharkhand0.376
20Madhya Pradesh0.375
21Bihar0.367
22Odisha0.362
23Chhattisgarh0.358

Delhi and Kerela were better in 2007 than Sri Lanka is now.

 

[Saradiel]

you compatriot got worked up for daring to compare India with SL. How dare Indians even think of comparing themselves to SL !???

well i think you did try to compare india with SL after leaving several parts of your country....between nutcase the topic is about HDI list which is a comparison of all countries

 

[IndoCarib]

well i think you did try to compare india with SL after leaving several parts of your country....between nutcase the topic is about HDI list which is a comparison of all countries

i did not leave out any parts our country. I just wished had those 2 states prospered India would rank along with SL. None of Sri Lankan nutjobs had the brain to understand this.

This is what happens when die hard morons get praise. It is too much to handle for them

 

[damiendehorn]

I mean what the hell do i have to feel insecure about this country?

GDP (nominal) 2014 estimate
- Total $70.966 billion[3] (68th)

In 5 years from now our defence budget will be bigger than ur economy.

Its same as qatar laughing at china because of higher per capita income and hdi!!

Are you sure? Wouldn't Sri Lanka's economy be around $120bn-$130bn by then? From $38bn to over $120bn wow.

 

[Gibbs]

Note: This is to analyse SL perspective of it's success and failures, on gaining a better ranking than the last.. And to see what they need to do to improve in the future NOT to belittle any other nation (specifically to those overly defensive ladies)

Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka progressively improves in human development

July 24, Colombo: Sri Lanka has progressively improved in human development over the years and is ranked 73 in the category of High Human Development Country in the Human Development Report (HDR) 2014 released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) .

The 2014 Human Development Report 'Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerability and Building Resilience' covering 187 countries was launched in Tokyo, on 24 July 2014.

The 2014 HDR highlights the need for both promoting people's choices and protecting human development achievements and offers a fresh perspective on what makes people vulnerable, and proposes ways to strengthen resilience.

Sri Lanka's Human Development Index (HDI) has progressively increased up to 0.750 in 2014 compared to 0.513 in 1980.

The country, up by two notches from last year's rank, is placed at the 73rd position, the highest among the nine South Asian countries, in the index that is a composite national measure of health, education, and income for 187 countries.

The average HDI value for the Asia region, at 0.588, is below the world average of 0.702 and only Sri Lanka in the South Asian region is above the average.

"Sri Lanka, which shares a colonial history similar to that of India and the rest of the subcontinent, achieved nearly universal education and health care despite years of militancy and war," the 2014 report said.

The report has considered Sri Lanka's favorable social indicators of literacy, life expectancy and year of schooling to place the country in the High Human Development group.

Sri Lanka has performed far better in human development than in income alone as seen in the large difference in the Gross National Income per capita and HDI rankings, the report noted. Sri Lanka's Gross National Income per capita ranked 103 while the HDI ranked 73.

Sri Lanka's nearest neighbor, India is ranked at 135 in the index, among the 'medium development' countries along with Bhutan at 136 and Maldives at 103. Pakistan ranked 146, Nepal at 145 and Afghanistan at 169 are in the 'low development' category.

South Asia has the largest multidimensionally poor population, with more than 800 million poor and over 270 million near-poor - that is, more than 71 percent of its population. This makes the region home to 56 percent of the world's poor and more than 35 percent of the world's near-poor.

"Staggering rates of poverty, high inequality and frequent natural disasters and crises threaten the progress of human development in Asia and the Pacific. Addressing these challenges requires a host of initiatives, including universal provision of social services and a strong system of social security benefits," the 2014 Human Development Report said.

It takes the view that vulnerability threatens human development and, unless it is systematically addressed, progress will be neither equitable nor sustainable.

HDR 2014 introduces a gender development index (GDI) for the first time, which compares the HDI calculated separately for women and men among 148 countries.

Worldwide, female HDI values are eight percent lower than those for males, with large variations between countries. Sri Lanka ranks 66 in the GDI with an HDI of 0.720 for women and 0.750 for men.

Although the HDI gap is relatively small on average, the disparity between genders in the estimated gross national income per capita is very high: per capita income for men at the global level is more than double that for women.

This year's report points to a slowdown in human development growth across all regions noting that threats such as financial crises, fluctuations in food prices, natural disasters and violent conflict significantly impede progress.

In the current report, the top five countries ranked in terms of the HDI are Norway, Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands and the US. The bottom five in this ranking are Niger, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Chad and Sierra Leone.

 

[Saradiel]

i did not leave out any parts our country. I just wished had those 2 states prospered India would rank along with SL. None of Sri Lankan nutjobs had the brain to understand this.

This is what happens when die hard morons get praise. It is too much to handle for them

this is what you said. "
Rank 135 is not bad for India, given the fact we have laggard states like UP & Bihar. Minus these two, we would rank along with SL
"

I suppose you have a different meaning to the word 'minus'. Between trying to change what you initially said shows you have agreed to others point.

Note: This is to analyse SL perspective of it's success and failures, on gaining a better ranking than the last.. And to see what they need to do to improve in the future NOT to belittle any other nation (specifically to those overly defensive ladies)

Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka progressively improves in human development

July 24, Colombo: Sri Lanka has progressively improved in human development over the years and is ranked 73 in the category of High Human Development Country in the Human Development Report (HDR) 2014 released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) .

The 2014 Human Development Report 'Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerability and Building Resilience' covering 187 countries was launched in Tokyo, on 24 July 2014.

The 2014 HDR highlights the need for both promoting people's choices and protecting human development achievements and offers a fresh perspective on what makes people vulnerable, and proposes ways to strengthen resilience.

Sri Lanka's Human Development Index (HDI) has progressively increased up to 0.750 in 2014 compared to 0.513 in 1980.

The country, up by two notches from last year's rank, is placed at the 73rd position, the highest among the nine South Asian countries, in the index that is a composite national measure of health, education, and income for 187 countries.

The average HDI value for the Asia region, at 0.588, is below the world average of 0.702 and only Sri Lanka in the South Asian region is above the average.

"Sri Lanka, which shares a colonial history similar to that of India and the rest of the subcontinent, achieved nearly universal education and health care despite years of militancy and war," the 2014 report said.

The report has considered Sri Lanka's favorable social indicators of literacy, life expectancy and year of schooling to place the country in the High Human Development group.

Sri Lanka has performed far better in human development than in income alone as seen in the large difference in the Gross National Income per capita and HDI rankings, the report noted. Sri Lanka's Gross National Income per capita ranked 103 while the HDI ranked 73.

Sri Lanka's nearest neighbor, India is ranked at 135 in the index, among the 'medium development' countries along with Bhutan at 136 and Maldives at 103. Pakistan ranked 146, Nepal at 145 and Afghanistan at 169 are in the 'low development' category.

South Asia has the largest multidimensionally poor population, with more than 800 million poor and over 270 million near-poor - that is, more than 71 percent of its population. This makes the region home to 56 percent of the world's poor and more than 35 percent of the world's near-poor.

"Staggering rates of poverty, high inequality and frequent natural disasters and crises threaten the progress of human development in Asia and the Pacific. Addressing these challenges requires a host of initiatives, including universal provision of social services and a strong system of social security benefits," the 2014 Human Development Report said.

It takes the view that vulnerability threatens human development and, unless it is systematically addressed, progress will be neither equitable nor sustainable.

HDR 2014 introduces a gender development index (GDI) for the first time, which compares the HDI calculated separately for women and men among 148 countries.

Worldwide, female HDI values are eight percent lower than those for males, with large variations between countries. Sri Lanka ranks 66 in the GDI with an HDI of 0.720 for women and 0.750 for men.

Although the HDI gap is relatively small on average, the disparity between genders in the estimated gross national income per capita is very high: per capita income for men at the global level is more than double that for women.

This year's report points to a slowdown in human development growth across all regions noting that threats such as financial crises, fluctuations in food prices, natural disasters and violent conflict significantly impede progress.

In the current report, the top five countries ranked in terms of the HDI are Norway, Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands and the US. The bottom five in this ranking are Niger, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Chad and Sierra Leone.

The reason for HDI development in SL than rest of South Asia even with a 30 year war was mainly due to female empowerment, lack of gender issues and the common peoples' regard for public health care.

Also SLns normally spend money for other SLns health care. SL is the biggest donor in eye donation in the whole world. It is because of the attitudes of the ppl

 

[Lord ZeN]

Congrats Sri lanka
Thats what India needs to do.