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Human Development (1994-1995)

 

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 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:

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).

 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  
Source: IEM 1998. UNDP, Human Development Report 1997.
Authors: Patrice Roth, Ansgar Winter
Translation:  : Louis Shurmer-Smith

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