United Nations Development Programme(UNDP): 2009 HDR

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The 2009 UNDP Human Development Report - the most developed on top, and the least on the bottom from 1 to 182 respectively.

From source http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/

UNDP said:
Human Development Report 2009 - HDI rankings
Very high Human Development

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

High Human Development

39. Bahrain
40. Estonia
41. Poland
42. Slovakia
43. Hungary
44. Chile
45. Croatia
46. Lithuania
47. Antigua and Barbuda
48. Latvia
49. Argentina
50. Uruguay
51. Cuba
52. Bahamas
53. Mexico
54. Costa Rica
55. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
56. Oman
57. Seychelles
58. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
59. Saudi Arabia
60. Panama
61. Bulgaria
62. Saint Kitts and Nevis
63. Romania
64. Trinidad and Tobago
65. Montenegro
66. Malaysia
67. Serbia
68. Belarus
69. Saint Lucia
70. Albania
71. Russian Federation
72. Macedonia (the former Yugoslav Republic of)
73. Dominica
74. Grenada
75. Brazil
76. Bosnia and Herzegovina
77. Colombia
78. Peru
79. Turkey
80. Ecuador
81. Mauritius
82. Kazakhstan
83. Lebanon


Medium Human Development

84. Armenia
85. Ukraine
86. Azerbaijan
87. Thailand
88. Iran (Islamic Republic of)
89. Georgia
90. Dominican Republic
91. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
92. China
93. Belize
94. Samoa
95. Maldives
96. Jordan
97. Suriname
98. Tunisia
99. Tonga
100. Jamaica
101. Paraguay
102. Sri Lanka
103. Gabon
104. Algeria
105. Philippines
106. El Salvador
107. Syrian Arab Republic
108. Fiji
109. Turkmenistan
110. Occupied Palestinian Territories
111. Indonesia
112. Honduras
113. Bolivia
114. Guyana
115. Mongolia
116. Viet Nam
117. Moldova
118. Equatorial Guinea
119. Uzbekistan
120. Kyrgyzstan
121. Cape Verde
122. Guatemala
123. Egypt
124. Nicaragua
125. Botswana
126. Vanuatu
127. Tajikistan
128. Namibia
129. South Africa
130. Morocco
131. São Tomé and Principe
132. Bhutan
133. Lao, People's Dem. Rep.
134. India
135. Solomon Islands
136. Congo
137. Cambodia
138. Myanmar
139. Comoros
140. Yemen
141. Pakistan
142. Swaziland
143. Angola
144. Nepal
145. Madagascar
146. Bangladesh
147. Kenya
148. Papua New Guinea
149. Haiti
150. Sudan
151. Tanzania, U. Rep. of
152. Ghana
153. Cameroon
154. Mauritania
155. Djibouti
156. Lesotho
157. Uganda
158. Nigeria


Low Human Development

159. Togo
160. Malawi
161. Benin
162. Timor-Leste
163. Côte d'Ivoire
164. Zambia
165. Eritrea
166. Senegal
167. Rwanda
168. Gambia
169. Liberia
170. Guinea
171. Ethiopia
172. Mozambique
173. Guinea-Bissau
174. Burundi
175. Chad
176. Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
177. Burkina Faso
178. Mali
179. Central African Republic
180. Sierra Leone
181. Afghanistan
182. Niger

Note: This 2009 HDI represents statistical values for the year 2007. The data is available here.

HDR 2009: Trafficking can be most effectively combated through better opportunities and awareness at home—the ability to say ‘no’
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Norway is officially the best place to live (i.e. the most developed), while Niger is the worst.

Hm, Myanmar is at a much higher place than I expected.
 
Given that only one country in the top 5 is actually in Continental Europe, probably not that good of an idea...:p

(Ireland, Iceland are islands off Europe. Australia and Canada, of course, are nowhere near Europe)
 
Well, I heard some criticism against this survey, because there's not much that separates the highest ranking countries from one another.
Oh well, can't complain here, top of the list.
 
Canada is so close. No need to move far. @3@ XD

Still being unlucky number 13 isn't all bad no? XP

Wow my home country is 105, I guess the US isn't that crazy after all. XP
 
I see Haiti has moved up quite a bit within the last few years. Anyone want to theorize why Niger is at the bottom? =O
 
My favourite UN Survey says that my country is the 6th most racist country in Europe and we have the 6th best Education system in TEH WORLD!
 
I still don't think I could live somewhere other than at the foot of the Rocky Mountains... Granted I do want to travel all over!
 
YodaTux said:
I still don't think I could live somewhere other than at the foot of the Rocky Mountains... Granted I do want to travel all over!
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Don't constrain yourself! :D
 
^ Thank you for the advise, and I don't my wife and I spend most of our spare money to travel... Its what we want to do... but nothing beats the first time I get to see my Rockie Mountains after a trip!
 
Nicoleta01 said:
I see Haiti has moved up quite a bit within the last few years. Anyone want to theorize why Niger is at the bottom? =O
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It has no access to oceans and it's in Africa. There's nothing more that needs to be said.
 
H-con said:
Does oceans have anything to say? Switzerland is after all number nine...
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Countries that are along rivers and oceans tend to have more trade opportunities than those that are completly land-locked. In the case of Niger, a lot of corruption I believe plays a role along with limited resources (aside from uranium and other mineral deposits.) It also doesn't help that most of the country is near-desert.
 
In Niger's case, the Sahara is probably one of the biggest factors, especially when 80% of Niger is covered by desert.

But that Switzerland is number nine and Austria number 14 means it not strictly necessary to have access to the sea, although the vast majorities of the top countries have that (and most countries in the world too).
 
H-con said:
But that Switzerland is number nine and Austria number 14 means it not strictly necessary to have access to the sea, although the vast majorities of the top countries have that (and most countries in the world too).
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Environment has a large role to play in a nation's development, though it's usually 2nd to human roles. Switzerland and Austria have a stable government, aren't swamped by any refugees from across the border (It can lead to problems....), and have enough regulation/laws to help prevent corruption and make government accountable to the people.

And also funbit: There's only two double-landlocked countries in the world. ;D
 
Nicoleta01 said:
Environment has a large role to play in a nation's development, though it's usually 2nd to human roles. Switzerland and Austria have a stable government, aren't swamped by any refugees from across the border (It can lead to problems....), and have enough regulation/laws to help prevent corruption and make government accountable to the people.

And also funbit: There's only two double-landlocked countries in the world. ;D
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Many countries in Europe (especially the smaller, landlocked countries) focus their economies on business rather than industry.
 
Meister2192 said:
Many countries in Europe (especially the smaller, landlocked countries) focus their economies on business rather than industry.
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That I'm aware of, but it tends to lead to problems when any country focus too much on one section of the economy (Like Iceland and it's banking disaster). Small countries are sometimes more vulnerable to outside pressures (Monanco or Macao and it's tourism), while others appear unaffected overall (San Marino in Italy).
 
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