From AFP:
Norway takes the number one spot in the annual United Nations human development index released Monday but China has made the biggest strides in improving the well-being of its citizens.
The index compiled by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) ranks 182 countries based on such criteria as life expectancy, literacy, school enrolment and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita… China moved up seven places on the list to rank as the 92nd most developed country due to improvements in education as well as income levels and life expectancy…
The top ten countries listed on the index are: Norway, Australia, Iceland, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands,Sweden, France, Switzerland and Japan.
See the report here.
