*HDI REPORT 2014

>India stays at 135th place,
same as last year, among 187
countries in the recently
released Human Development
Index 2013. The report,
published every year by the
United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP), surveyed
187 countries in total (same as
in 2012 and 2011).

*Key Points:

>It measures the standard of
living of a country on three
basic indicators...
>Average life expectancy at
birth, Education index and
per capita GNI in terms of
Purchasing Power Parity.
>India falls in the 'Medium
Human Development'
category with the HDI value
of 0.586; though the score
is significantly lower than
the average score (0.614) of
countries in this list.
>None of the BRICS countries
was in the high human
development.
>On another indicator named
'Gender Inequality Index'
we ranks 127th out of 152
countries surveyed. This is
based on the reproductive
health, empowerment and
economic activity.
>How far we have come?
A comparison between 1980
and 2013
HDI value has increased
from 0.369 to 0.586
The life expectancy at birth
increased by 11 years, mean
years of schooling increased
by 2.5 years and expected
years of schooling increased
by 5.3 years.

Top Five
>Norway: 1st
>Australia: 2nd
>Switzerland: 3rd
>Netherlands: 4th
>US: 5th

Bottom Five
>Niger: 187th
>Democratic Republic of
>Congo: 186th
>Central African Republic:
185th
>Chad: 184th
>Sierra Leone: 183rd

Neighbours
>Pakistan: 146
>Nepal: 145
>Sri Lanka: 73
>Bangladesh: 142

BRICS
>Russia: 57th
>Brazil: 79th
>China: 91st
>South Africa: 118th
>India: 135th