Friday, July 10, 2009

I just happenned to check out this and it's a bit shocking vis a vis Greece. Number 18? Above Italy, the UK, Germany? There's something very wrong with the HDI... It's not only the averages issue but also the question of data quality and reliability.

Human Development Indices: A statistical update 2008 - HDI rankings

1.Iceland
2.Norway
3.Canada
4.Australia
5.Ireland
6.Netherlands
7.Sweden
8.Japan
9.Luxembourg
10.Switzerland
11.France
12.Finland
13.Denmark
14.Austria
15.United States
16.Spain
17.Belgium
18.Greece
19.Italy
20.New Zealand
21.United Kingdom
22.Hong Kong, China (SAR)
23.Germany
24.Israel
25.Korea, Rep. of
26.Slovenia
27.Brunei Darussalam
28.Singapore
29.Kuwait
30.Cyprus
31.United Arab Emirates
32.Bahrain
33.Portugal

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