Pakistan ranked 141 on UN’s human development index

[Naveed Yaseen]

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan is ranked 141 among 182 countries on the UN’s ‘2009 Human Development Index (HDI)’, which measures achievements in terms of life expectancy, educational attainment and adjusted real income.

The HDI forms part of the ‘Human Development Report 2009’ – a flagship study produced annually by the UN Development Programme (UNDP). It was released in Bangkok and at the UN headquarters in New York on Sunday. Pakistan was ranked 138 in 2008 and 136 in 2007. Meanwhile, India has been ranked at 134 on the HDI, six points down from last year’s 128.

Rankings of other South Asian countries are: Bangladesh 146 (140 in 2008), Sri Lanka 102 (99 in 2008), Maldives 95 (100 in 2008), Nepal 146 (142 in 2006) and Bhutan 132 (135 in 2008). Norway continues to top the chart, while Australia, Iceland, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Switzerland and Japan make up the top 10. The US is ranked 13, while Britain and Germany are further down at 21 and 22. app

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