The United States is at a world ranking of 15 and it is all due to our blessings as a nation. Even with today's unstable economy, we are the wealthiest country in the world. Getting an education is another blessing that contributes to America's HDI ranking. Lastly, women are treated as equals to men in our society. Other countries around the world are not as blessed to share this standard of life! On the extreme opposite of the HDI rankings there is the country of Sierra Leone.
Blood diamonds and various other sources of conflict have been the source of a low HDI. Not only that, but the extreme levels of poverty continue to increase– the war lords receive all the money and become rich, and the rest of the society weakens. Women are raped and murdered on an hourly basis, they aren't respected and treated as they should be. If I were forced to live in a situation where fear ruled my life, I would not be joyful in the least.
Countries with the highest HDI in the world mainly come from the MDC bracket. Higher employment, education, higher salaries, and equality have undergone much more improvement in MDCs than what has occurred in LDCs. I believe that Sub-Saharan Africa is ranked lowest amongst HDI tallies is largely due to their lowest of the LDCs status. They don't have a whole lot going their way– crime and lack of hope are overwhelming to lead happy lives!
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