ARMENIA AHEAD OF TURKEY IN UNDP HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/03/15/hdi/
10:11 ~U 15.03.13
Armenia is three points ahead of Turkey in the latest Human Development
Report unveiled by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
The document has placed Armenia in the 87th position, which this year
is the lowest position in the South Caucasus region. The country's
ranking has lowered by one point since 2012.
The Human Development Index is an annual report featuring a
comprehensive statistics of the life expectancy, literacy level and
per capita GDP income in world's different states. The criteria rate
countries in four general groups - very high, high, low and average.
This year's report, entitled The Rise of the South: Human Progress
in a Diverse World, looks at the evolving geopolitics of our times,
examining emerging issues and trends and also the new actors which
are shaping the development landscape.
Norway remains a leading country in this year's index featuring 187
states. Australia and the United States come next. The other countries
in the top ten list are the Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden,
Ireland, Switzerland and Japan. Armenia, together with its neighbors,
is in the group of countries with a high human development.
Georgia, which ranks the 74th, is this year a leading country in the
South Caucusus region. Iran is the 76th and Azerbaijan is the 82nd
stets in the 2012 ranking.
The index has been published annually since 1990 to provide a general
outlook on the human development level in different country. It also
serves as a guideline for future investment or business plans in the
given state.
http://hdr.undp.org/hdr4press/press/report/summaries/HDR2013_EN_Summary.pdf
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/03/15/hdi/
10:11 ~U 15.03.13
Armenia is three points ahead of Turkey in the latest Human Development
Report unveiled by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
The document has placed Armenia in the 87th position, which this year
is the lowest position in the South Caucasus region. The country's
ranking has lowered by one point since 2012.
The Human Development Index is an annual report featuring a
comprehensive statistics of the life expectancy, literacy level and
per capita GDP income in world's different states. The criteria rate
countries in four general groups - very high, high, low and average.
This year's report, entitled The Rise of the South: Human Progress
in a Diverse World, looks at the evolving geopolitics of our times,
examining emerging issues and trends and also the new actors which
are shaping the development landscape.
Norway remains a leading country in this year's index featuring 187
states. Australia and the United States come next. The other countries
in the top ten list are the Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden,
Ireland, Switzerland and Japan. Armenia, together with its neighbors,
is in the group of countries with a high human development.
Georgia, which ranks the 74th, is this year a leading country in the
South Caucusus region. Iran is the 76th and Azerbaijan is the 82nd
stets in the 2012 ranking.
The index has been published annually since 1990 to provide a general
outlook on the human development level in different country. It also
serves as a guideline for future investment or business plans in the
given state.
http://hdr.undp.org/hdr4press/press/report/summaries/HDR2013_EN_Summary.pdf