- UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Canada, France,
Norway and the United States again led the 1998 U.N. human development
index that ranks countries according to overall health, educational level,
life expectancy as well as per capita income, according to a report released
on Wednesday The figures used are from 1995 and intend to show that the
quality of life is not dependent on economic growth alone. For example,
low-income countries such as Lesotho, Madagascar, Tanzania and Vietnam
rank higher than if only income were measured. Conversely, Brunei, Kuwait,
Mauritius and Qatar rank below their national income, suggesting that they
have failed to translate economic prosperity into better lives for their
people, said the report issued by the U.N. Development Program for the
ninth consecutive year. Following are the 50 top ranking countries in overall
human development and the top 20 countries when equality for women is measured.
1. Canada
- 2. France
- 3. Norway
- 4. United States
- 5. Iceland
- 6. Finland
- 7. Netherlands
- 8. Japan
- 9. New Zealand
- 10. Sweden
- 11. Spain
- 12. Belgium
- 13. Austria
- 14. Britain
- 15. Australia
- 16. Switzerland
- 17. Ireland
- 18. Denmark
- 19. Germany
- 20. Greece
- 21. Italy
- 22. Israel
- 23. Cyprus
- 24. Barbados
- 25. Hong Kong
- 26. Luxembourg
- 27. Malta
- 28. Singapore
- 29. Antigua and Barbuda
- 30. South Korea
- 31. Chile
- 32. Bahamas
- 33. Portugal
- 34. Costa Rica
- 35. Brunei
- 36. Argentina
- 37. Slovenia
- 38. Uruguay
- 39. Czech Republic
- 40. Trinidad and Tobago
- 41. Dominica
- 42. Slovakia
- 43. Bahrain
- 44. Fiji
- 45. Panama
- 46. Venezuela
- 47. Hungary
- 48. United Arab Emirates
- 50. St Kitts and Nevis
- (72.) Russia
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- Top 20 countries when equality
for women is measured:
- 1. Canada
- 2. Norway
- 3. Sweden
- 4. Iceland
- 5. Finland
- 6. United States
- 7. France
- 8. New Zealand
- 9. Australia
- 10. Denmark
- 11. Britain
- 12. Netherlands
- 13. Japan
- 14. Belgium
- 15. Austria
- 16. Barbados
- 17. Germany
- 18. Switzerland
- 19. Spain
- 20. Greece
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