3rd World Country?

[silverdee]

"The Human Development Index is a direct measure of the actual level of development of a country. The HDI combines measures of various social indicators, including life expectancy, literacy, education, and per capita GDP, to measure overall human development, which "refers to the process of widening the options of persons, giving them greater

Comments

[weelisa]

Absolutely shocking! A 3rd world embedded in a 1st world. And there is no need for this.

Hey, Canada third! Take that, Australia!!

[silverdee]

Amazing to me that people in the South continue to vote against their financial and life interests and focus instead on social issues like gay marriage and abortion. Meanwhile, the health and education of this region falls further and further behind Ecuador, Russia and Macedonia.

[surrealkitten]

Wow. WOW.
Thank you for the information, bubbie.

[silverdee]

I had to read this a couple of times to make sure I was really getting this. I'm not surprised to find out that the South lags behind other states but it's eye-opening to see in very clear statistics that we lag behind other so-called developing nations.