{"id":828,"date":"2012-05-15T16:40:21","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T16:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.commonwealthhealth.org\/?page_id=828"},"modified":"2013-07-26T10:38:41","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T10:38:41","slug":"human-and-economic-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.commonwealthhealth.org\/facts-and-figures\/facts-and-figures-2012\/human-and-economic-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Human and economic development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Highest income per capita<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nHighest human development<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGNI per capita (US$)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWorld Bank classification<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nHuman Development Index ranking out of 187 countries<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUNDP classification<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n2010<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2011<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n43,770*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nAustralia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVery high human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n43270<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVery high human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Singapore<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n40070<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nCanada<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVery high human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Kingdom<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n38370<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSingapore<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVery high human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Zealand<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n29,695\u2020<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n28<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVery high human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyprus<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n29430<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nCyprus<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVery high human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brunei Darussalam<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26,750\u2020<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nBrunei Darussalam<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n33<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVery high human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Bahamas<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n21,984**<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nMalta<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n36<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVery high human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malta<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n19270<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nBarbados<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n47<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVery high human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15380<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSeychelles<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n52<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barbados<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15,034**<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nThe Bahamas<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n53<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Antigua and Barbuda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n13170<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nAntigua and Barbuda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n60<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Kitts and Nevis<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11740<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nMalaysia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n61<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seychelles<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n9760<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUpper-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n62<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malaysia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7760<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUpper-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nGrenada<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n67<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauritius<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7750<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUpper-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSt Kitts and Nevis<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n72<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grenada<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6930<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUpper-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nMauritius<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n77<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Botswana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6790<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUpper-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nJamaica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n79<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dominica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6760<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUpper-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nDominica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n81<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Lucia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6560<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUpper-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSt Lucia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n82<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Vincent and the Grenadines<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6300<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUpper-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSt Vincent and the Grenadines<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n85<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Africa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6090<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUpper-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nTonga<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n90<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maldives<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5750<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUpper-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nBelize<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n93<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHigh human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jamaica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4800<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUpper-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSri Lanka<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n97<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuvalu<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4760<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUpper-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSamoa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n99<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Namibia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4500<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUpper-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nFiji<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n100<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belize<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3810<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nMaldives<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n109<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fiji Islands<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3630<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nGuyana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n117<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tonga<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3280<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nBotswana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n118<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samoa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3000<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nNamibia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n120<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guyana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2870<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nKiribati<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n122<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nauru<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2,802**<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income\u2020\u2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n123<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vanuatu<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2640<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nVanuatu<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n125<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swaziland<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2630<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nIndia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n134<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sri Lanka<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2240<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nGhana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n135<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiribati<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2010<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSwaziland<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n140<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMedium human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1330<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSolomon Islands<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n142<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papua New Guinea<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1300<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nKenya<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n143<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1230<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nPakistan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n145<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1180<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nBangladesh<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n146<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1180<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nCameroon<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n150<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1070<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nUnited Republic of Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n152<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pakistan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1050<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nPapua New Guinea<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n153<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lesotho<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1040<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nNigeria<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n156<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solomon Islands<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1030<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLower-middle-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nLesotho<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n160<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenya<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n790<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nUganda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n161<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangladesh<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n700<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nZambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n164<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Republic of Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n530<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nRwanda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n166<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rwanda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n520<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nThe Gambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n168<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uganda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n500<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nMalawi<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n171<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Gambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n450<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSierra Leone<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n180<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mozambique<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n440<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nMozambique<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n184<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow human development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sierra Leone<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n340<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malawi<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n330<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLow-income<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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* 2009 figure<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>** GDP per capita 2010\u2020 GDP per capita 2009\u2020\u2020 Nauru is not classified by the World Bank. The methodology used to classify Nauru in this case is similar to that of the World Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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