UN Picks Best Place to Live: Norway
Thursday October 8, 2009
The Human Development Report, which is an independent report commissioned and published annually by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has been updated for 2009. The top three ranked countries in the Human Development Index are, in order:
Norway
Australia
Iceland
The bottom three ranked countries this year are: Niger, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone, respectively.
In other words, a child born in Niger can expect to live to just over 50 years, which is 30 years less than a child born in Norway. Furthermore, the differences in per capita income are huge--for every dollar earned per person in Niger, US$85 are earned in Norway
Thursday October 8, 2009
The Human Development Report, which is an independent report commissioned and published annually by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has been updated for 2009. The top three ranked countries in the Human Development Index are, in order:
Norway
Australia
Iceland
The bottom three ranked countries this year are: Niger, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone, respectively.
In other words, a child born in Niger can expect to live to just over 50 years, which is 30 years less than a child born in Norway. Furthermore, the differences in per capita income are huge--for every dollar earned per person in Niger, US$85 are earned in Norway
