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Lanka ranks best HD performer in South Asia Sri Lanka ranks the best performer in South Asia scoring above average in the Human Development Index Report 2005, the UNDP report said. The Sri Lankan HDI score of 0.751 is above the average for medium human development countries (0.718)and quite significantly higher than the average for South Asia (0.628). In the 2005 report, Sri Lanka is ranked 93rd out of 177 countries, with a total HDI score of 0.751 (out of a maximum of 1). In 2004, Sri Lanka's position was 96 and it had a HDI score of 0.740. However, using comparisons between years may not accurately reflect why ranking changes have occurred, as quite often they are due to revisions in the methodology for collecting the relevant data. In 2005, relative to Sri Lanka's economic wealth, it has performed well in improving the key areas of life expectancy and adult literacy. If countries were ranked purely on average individual income (based on GDP per capita adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity), Sri Lanka would be ranked 110 out of 177 countries. The HD report 2005 focuses on three dimensions of human development: living a long and healthy life, being educated, and having a decent standard of living. It combines the measures of life expectancy, school enrolment, literacy and income to allow a broader view of a country's development than does income alone. |
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