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Graphic Online BY: Edward Acquah & Felicia Kwarteng Category: General News Ms Angela Lusigi (middle) with Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim (right) and Prof. Chris Gordon (left), an environmental scientist, after the launch. Picture: NII MARTEY M. BOTCHWAY 30.5k Shares 705 Ghana has moved up four places on the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI). From the previous 142nd position in 2018 to the new 138th in 2019, out of 189 countries, Ghana’s HDI value al...

  Ghana has moved up four places on the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI). From the previous 142nd position in 2018 to the new 138th in 2019, out of 189 countries, Ghana’s HDI value also increased from 0.465 points to 0.611 points between 1990 and 2019, representing a 31.4 per cent increment. The HDI is an average measure of basic human development achievements in a country which assesses long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human dev...

VP Igga urges fight against corruption, says it affects human development VP Dr. Ja,es Wani Igga addressing the launch of the Human Development Annual Report 2020 in Juba on 16 Dec. 2020. [Photo: UNDP] The Vice President for Economic cluster Dr. James Wani Igga has called for the strengthening of anti-corruption institutions in the fight against what he calls, the financial pandemic, corruption in South Sudan. Speaking during the launch of the Human Development Annual Report 2020 in Juba on Wed...

Norway Voted Best Country In The World For Quality Of Life by : Niamh Shackleton on : 18 Dec 2020 18:19 Pixabay/PA Images Norway has been voted as the best country in the world for quality of life according to United Nation’s latest Human Development Index (HDI) ranking. Neither the UK or the US came in the top ten while Norway has remained in the top spot for several years. Advert 10 The HDI ranks a country depending on its life expectancy, expected years of schooling, mean years of schoolin...

Among 189 countries, India goes down one rank in Human Development Index to 131 ANI | Updated: Dec 17, 2020 22:56 IST New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Out of 189 countries, India went down one rank to 131 in the United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI) in 2020. Indias rank in 2018 was 130. Indias Human Development Index (HDI) value for 2019 stood at 0.645, putting the country in the medium human development category. ...

India slips one spot down to 131st rank on UN’s 2020 human development index; Norway tops list While lauding Indias commitment to reducing carbon emissions, UNDP’s Shoko Noda said the drop in ranking doesnt mean ‘India didnt do well but other countries did better’ Representational image. Reuters New Delhi: India dropped one spot to 131 among 189 countries in the 2020 human development index, according to a report released b...

India ranks 131 in the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP)) Human Development Index. Norway tops the index. Sri Lanka ranks 72, China at 85 and Bangladesh at 133 and Pakistan at 154 pic.twitter.com/5KnD13D2LF Addressing the media, UNDP Resident Representative Shoko Noda said the drop in India’s ranking doesn’t mean “India didn’t do well but other countries did better”. He added that India can help other countries too and hailed its commitment towards cutting down carbon em...

India drops two ranks to 131 in UN human development index 2020 According to the report published by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday, Indias gross national income per capita fell to $6,681 in 2019 from $6,829 in 2018 on purchasing power parity (PPP) basis BusinessToday.In | December 17, 2020 | Updated 13:43 IST India ranked 129 out of 189 countries on the 2019 Human Development Index (HDI) India dropped two spots to 131 out of 189 nations on the Human Development Index (...

Denmark Meanwhile, the life expectancy of Indians at birth in 2019 was 69.7 years while Bangladesh has a life expectancy of 72.6 years and Pakistan 67.3 years, the 2020 Human Development Report said. Indias HDI value for 2019 is 0.645 which put it in the medium human development category. India has been positioned at 131 out of 189 countries and territories, according to the report. India had ranked 130 in 2018 in the index. Talking to reporters, UNDP Resident Representative Shoko Noda said ...

India slips two spot to rank 131 in UN’s human development index © Provided by The Indian Express India slipped two spots to rank 131 among 189 countries in the 2020 human development index, a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said. Human Development Index is the measure of a nations health, education, and standards of living. While India is ranked 131, its neighbours Bhutan is ranked 129, Bangladesh 133, Nepal 142, and Pakistan 154, the report said. India...