São Paulo – With growth of 24% in the Human Development Index (HDI) since 1990, Brazil is among the 15 nations that most reduced their human development deficit. The figures were disclosed in the 2013 Human Development Report, released today (14) by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and take into consideration figures for 2012.
Brazil remained in the same position in 2011, in 85th place, among the 187 nations evaluated. The position places the country among the nations with high HDI, at 0.730. Norway, Australia and the United States top the list. At the other end of the list come the Democratic Republic of the Congo, destroyed by domestic conflicts, and Niger, the countries with the worst HDI.
The ranking evaluates human development of countries in 3 dimensions: long and healthy life, access to education and standard of living. The report points out the growth of the nations in the South, with special attention to Brazil, Chile, India and China. According to the study, these countries are “remodelling the world dynamics in the broadest sense of human development”.
*Translated by Mark Ament
