SL ranked 73 at Human Development Index

[Gibbs]

SL ranked 73 at Human Development Index

Sri Lanka has ranked 73rd position of the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) for 2014 under high development category, leaving all the South Asian countries behind.

India is ranked at 135, among the medium development countries like Egypt, South Africa, Mongolia, Philippines and Indonesia.

Pakistan ranked 146 and Nepal 145, in the low development category. Bhutan, Maldives, Afghanistan and Bangladesh ranked at 136, 103, 169 and 142 respectively.

According to the 2014 Human Development Report (HDR) released on July 24 in Tokyo, the human development index of Sri Lanka, a measure derived from life expectancy, education levels and income, grew from 0.745 in 2012 to 0.750 in 2013.

The HDR covers 187 countries across the world and is published annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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

 

[Gibbs]

India ranks 135 in human development index: UNDP - The Times of India

Improvement in human development measures has slowed down in the past few years, according to the 2014 Human Development Report (HDR) released on 24 July in Tokyo. The human development index (HDI), a measure derived from life expectancy, education levels and incomes, barely grew from 0.700 in 2012 to 0.702 in 2013.

Even that small improvement could be at risk of getting reversed given the bleak picture of the vulnerabilities facing people across the world. About 1.5 billion people are afflicted with 'multi-dimensional poverty', that is, they suffer from overlapping deprivations in education, health and living standards. A further 800 million are at the brink of falling back into poverty. Nearly 80% of the global population lacks comprehensive social protection. About half of all workers — more than 1.5 billion — work in "informal or precarious" employment.

This slowdown in human development is a result of the lingering global economic crisis that has caused a dip in income growth in Europe, Arab countries, and Central Asia, the report says. The expected number of years of schooling too is not growing adequately, with 43% primary students dropping out before completing primary education worldwide. Life expectancy growth has slowed down in Asia, although there is improvement in child mortality rates in Africa.

The HDR covers 187 countries across the world and is published annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 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.

India is ranked at 135, among the 'medium development' countries like Egypt, South Africa, Mongolia, Philippines and Indonesia. Among India's neighbours, Bhutan and Bangladesh too figure in this category. Pakistan (ranked 146) and Nepal (145) are in the 'low development' category, while Sri Lanka (73) is in the 'high development' category.

The HDR notes that over 200 million people are affected by natural disasters and 45 million, the largest number in 18 years, were displaced by conflicts at the end of 2012. These factors also contributed to denting the improvement in human development.

READ ALSO: Life expectancy in India goes up by 7.9 years since 1990: UNDP report

HDR 2014 introduces a gender development index (GDI) for the first time, which measures gender development gaps among 148 countries. While the overall gender gap is an 8% deficit for women, the income gap is shockingly high — per capita income for men is more than double that for women.

Tracking inequality in incomes, health and education, the report says that inequality has declined in health access, remained constant in education but increased by two percentage points with respect to income.

The report urges a three-fold policy path to get the world out of the morass it is stuck in: universal provision of social services, stronger social protection and a return to full employment policies. All these would require a strong and active role of the state.

Citing recent estimates of giving universal basic old age and disability pension, basic childcare benefits universal healthcare, social assistance and 100-day employment guarantee, the report says India would need to spend just about 4% of its GDP to provide all this.

 

[IndoCarib]

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

 

[Gibbs]

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

So you take out 2 states out of 29 and you will be in the high HDI category ? Wow amazing logic.. So what does the rest of India look like ? Norway ?

 

[Contrarian]

So you take out 2 states out of 29 and you will be in the high HDI category ? Wow amazing logic.. So what does the rest of India look like ? Norway ?

These two states alone have more than 300 million people. That is out of a total of 1200 million population. And they have the highest underdevelopment in India, maximum poverty.

 

[Saradiel]

These two states alone have more than 300 million people. That is out of a total of 1200 million population. And they have the highest underdevelopment in India, maximum poverty.

yet it is india right?

 

[Gibbs]

These two states alone have more than 300 million people. That is out of a total of 1200 million population. And they have the highest underdevelopment in India, maximum poverty.

Thats still a billion people.. C'mon.. India have not improved it's ranking from 2012 to 2013.. More likely scenario is if you take out Kerala,Goa and maybe Punjab.. India will not make it out of low category in HDI

 

[Contrarian]

yet it is india right?

Your not really making a point here.
We(Indians) are apportioning blame.

Thats still a billion people.. C'mon.. India have not improved it's ranking from 2012 to 2013.. More likely scenario is if you take out Kerala,Goa and maybe Punjab.. India will not make it out of low category in HDI

The point was that while other states were progressing, these states are not. Yet they constitute the most populated 2 states of India. And consequently they are a massive drag on India's overall performance.

 

[IndoCarib]

So you take out 2 states out of 29 and you will be in the high HDI category ? Wow amazing logic.. So what does the rest of India look like ? Norway ?

I said without these states India would rank among countries like SL.
Is SL Norway ??? !!
And you know nothing about India and its states.

How UP and Bihar are skewing India's poverty estimates - Firstbiz

yet it is india right?

Yes, They are in India. And that is the tragedy

 

[Saradiel]

Your not really making a point here.
We(Indians) are apportioning blame.

The point was that while other states were progressing, these states are not. Yet they constitute the most populated 2 states of India. And consequently they are a massive drag on India's overall performance.

i really dont see a point in leaving two backward parts of your country and trying to compare it with another country. That has no sense. You are just giving excuses.
I have engaged in past in discussions like this and ppl will start comparing doing good states in india vs colombo and all nonsensicle things. The thing is you cannot leave out a section of your country when comparing.

I said without these states India would rank among countries like SL.
Is SL Norway ??? !!
And you know nothing about India and its states.

How UP and Bihar are skewing India's poverty estimates - Firstbiz



Yes, They are in India. And that is the tragedy[/quote]
Isnt this racist?

 

[IndoCarib]

i really dont see a point in leaving two backward parts of your country and trying to compare it with another country. That has no sense. You are just giving excuses.
I have engaged in past in discussions like this and ppl will start comparing doing good states in india vs colombo and all nonsensicle things. The thing is you cannot leave out a section of your country when comparing.

You didnt get our point. We are saying had these two states caught up with the rest of India, India would have caught up with the rest of the world. And we not blaming anybody but ourselves for this.

 

[Saradiel]

You didnt get our point. We are saying had these two states caught up with the rest of India, India would have caught up with the rest of the world. And we not blaming anybody but ourselves for this.

that is an excuse every other nation in this poll can come up with. mine was in reply to contrarian's comment that without these two it will be same level with SL. (which i doubt)

 

[Contrarian]

i really dont see a point in leaving two backward parts of your country and trying to compare it with another country. That has no sense. You are just giving excuses.
I have engaged in past in discussions like this and ppl will start comparing doing good states in india vs colombo and all nonsensicle things. The thing is you cannot leave out a section of your country when comparing.

Since I donot know you yet nor your attitude as to whether you are trolling or not, I will reply as rationally as I can. Else wise your question deserves a harsher response.

No one is leaving out the two backward parts of the country. What part of the phrase 'apportioning blame' are you finding hard to comprehend?

 

[IndoCarib]

that is an excuse every other nation in this poll can come up with. mine was in reply to contrarian's comment that without these two it will be same level with SL. (which i doubt)

NO ! NO ! No other country has income and human development inequality as India. That is our point.

Did you read the link I posted ??

here

How UP and Bihar are skewing India's poverty estimates - Firstbiz

And Congratulations. You are like NORWAY !!

 

[Echo_419]

SL ranked 73 at Human Development Index

Sri Lanka has ranked 73rd position of the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) for 2014 under high development category, leaving all the South Asian countries behind.

India is ranked at 135, among the medium development countries like Egypt, South Africa, Mongolia, Philippines and Indonesia.

Pakistan ranked 146 and Nepal 145, in the low development category. Bhutan, Maldives, Afghanistan and Bangladesh ranked at 136, 103, 169 and 142 respectively.

According to the 2014 Human Development Report (HDR) released on July 24 in Tokyo, the human development index of Sri Lanka, a measure derived from life expectancy, education levels and income, grew from 0.745 in 2012 to 0.750 in 2013.

The HDR covers 187 countries across the world and is published annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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

Nice to see some in at least some one in South Asia is doing good

India ranks 135 in human development index: UNDP - The Times of India

Improvement in human development measures has slowed down in the past few years, according to the 2014 Human Development Report (HDR) released on 24 July in Tokyo. The human development index (HDI), a measure derived from life expectancy, education levels and incomes, barely grew from 0.700 in 2012 to 0.702 in 2013.

Even that small improvement could be at risk of getting reversed given the bleak picture of the vulnerabilities facing people across the world. About 1.5 billion people are afflicted with 'multi-dimensional poverty', that is, they suffer from overlapping deprivations in education, health and living standards. A further 800 million are at the brink of falling back into poverty. Nearly 80% of the global population lacks comprehensive social protection. About half of all workers — more than 1.5 billion — work in "informal or precarious" employment.

This slowdown in human development is a result of the lingering global economic crisis that has caused a dip in income growth in Europe, Arab countries, and Central Asia, the report says. The expected number of years of schooling too is not growing adequately, with 43% primary students dropping out before completing primary education worldwide. Life expectancy growth has slowed down in Asia, although there is improvement in child mortality rates in Africa.

The HDR covers 187 countries across the world and is published annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 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.

India is ranked at 135, among the 'medium development' countries like Egypt, South Africa, Mongolia, Philippines and Indonesia. Among India's neighbours, Bhutan and Bangladesh too figure in this category. Pakistan (ranked 146) and Nepal (145) are in the 'low development' category, while Sri Lanka (73) is in the 'high development' category.

The HDR notes that over 200 million people are affected by natural disasters and 45 million, the largest number in 18 years, were displaced by conflicts at the end of 2012. These factors also contributed to denting the improvement in human development.

READ ALSO: Life expectancy in India goes up by 7.9 years since 1990: UNDP report

HDR 2014 introduces a gender development index (GDI) for the first time, which measures gender development gaps among 148 countries. While the overall gender gap is an 8% deficit for women, the income gap is shockingly high — per capita income for men is more than double that for women.

Tracking inequality in incomes, health and education, the report says that inequality has declined in health access, remained constant in education but increased by two percentage points with respect to income.

The report urges a three-fold policy path to get the world out of the morass it is stuck in: universal provision of social services, stronger social protection and a return to full employment policies. All these would require a strong and active role of the state.

Citing recent estimates of giving universal basic old age and disability pension, basic childcare benefits universal healthcare, social assistance and 100-day employment guarantee, the report says India would need to spend just about 4% of its GDP to provide all this.

Hopefully with the Advent of this new govt things will improve