{"id":84883,"date":"2019-12-10T18:35:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T13:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=12283"},"modified":"2019-12-10T18:35:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T13:05:50","slug":"india-up-one-rank-in-un-development-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-up-one-rank-in-un-development-index\/","title":{"rendered":"India up one rank in UN development index"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released Human Development Index 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u00a0Norway ranked first in HDI 2019, followed by Switzerland and Ireland. Burundi ranked last (189)<\/li><li>India ranked 129 out of 189 countries in 2019. HDI value was 0.647. India had ranked 130 in 2018.<\/li><li>Among India&#8217;s neighbours, Sri Lanka ranked 71, China ranked 85. Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan were ranked lower than India.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About HDI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;It measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>1. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A long and healthy life- measured by Life expectancy at birth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Access to knowledge: measured by Mean years of schooling and Expected years of schooling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A decent standard of living- measured by Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (PPP US$).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/kIppxBBisg8BGmAZMzsF_ZkHNLnEIhFR48t-4ROopuVwWlIma1srJa37ySsFlwON_rBYIoRVTfJt0luDY5UbAGTlLiFDbsG2_4V2OKWzVUTAx9jeudczfiwHW6q8r16Q0gco4T4c\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq created HDI in 1990, deriving the dimensions from Amartya Sen\u2019s capability approach.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other important indexes published by UNDP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Multidimensional Poverty Index: <\/strong>It identifies multiple deprivations at the individual level in health, education and standard of living.<\/li><li>&nbsp;<strong>Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI<\/strong>): It adjusts the Human Development Index (HDI) for inequality in the distribution of each dimension across the population.&nbsp;<\/li><li>&nbsp;<strong>Gender Inequality Index (GII):<\/strong> It reflects women\u2019s disadvantage in three dimensions\u2014reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market.<\/li><li><strong>Gender Development Index<\/strong>: It addresses gender-gaps in the dimensions of HDI: life expectancy, education, and incomes.<\/li><li><strong>Gender Empowerment Measure<\/strong>: It is based on estimates of women&#8217;s relative economic income, participation in high-paying positions with economic power, and access to professional and parliamentary positions.<\/li><li><strong>Multidimensional gender social norms index: <\/strong>It shows how social beliefs can obstruct gender and women\u2019s empowerment. It takes into account four dimensions &#8211; political, educational, economic and physical integrity.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released Human Development Index 2019. Facts: Key takeaways: \u00a0Norway ranked first in HDI 2019, followed by Switzerland and Ireland. Burundi ranked last (189) India ranked 129 out of 189 countries in 2019. HDI value was 0.647. India had ranked 130 in 2018. 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