Hey, did you see below quoted article?
In the list from UNDP, Sweden (my native country) comes second!!! And DR ranks 98!!!
So maybe it is time for you guys to relocate to Sweden!? I can teach you the language! My rate is a mere US$100 per hour! Hehehehehe! :laugh:
From DR, 17 July, 2004:
UN Human Development Report
The United Nations Human Development report, that presents an analysis of data up to 2002, indicates that human development indicators for the Dominican Republic has primarily remained stable. The analysis is part of the Human Development Report 2004, Cultural Liberty in Today’s Diverse World, released yesterday in Brussels.
The DR index is 0.738. The report shows that income per capita is at US$6,640, slightly up from US$6,450 in 2001. Educational parameters show improvement. Those registered in elementary or secondary schools increased from 74 to 77% (58th of 176 countries), while adults literacy increased from 84 to 84.4%.
The country analysis shows a success story up to 2002 in regards to improvements in the number of children registered in grade school. The DR advanced from 58% in the beginning of the 90s to 97% for the 2001/2 period.
The DR gender statistics show women ranking 68th of 176 in regards to Dominican women in Congress (only 15% of congresspeople were women), 30th in regards to women in managerial positions, 46th regarding professional women (same level as Germany), 71th in wages received by women, while 133rd in wages compared to men’s wages.
Life expectancy averages 66.7 years, the same as in the previous report and 115th of 177 countries. Up to 2002, there were also advances in the child (those under one year) mortality rate, which went from 41,000 to 32,000. Mortality of children up to five years old went from 47,000 to 38,000. Maternal mortality remained the same at 230 per 100,000 births.
The DR is ranked 98th among 177 regarding human development, and 71th regarding Gross Domestic Product. The Office of Human Development of the United Nations Development Program says that the indicators show that the country has not taken advantage of its high level of GDP per capita to achieve higher levels of human development. The DR is 27 levels below its income level.
http://hdr.undp.org/
In the list from UNDP, Sweden (my native country) comes second!!! And DR ranks 98!!!
So maybe it is time for you guys to relocate to Sweden!? I can teach you the language! My rate is a mere US$100 per hour! Hehehehehe! :laugh:
From DR, 17 July, 2004:
UN Human Development Report
The United Nations Human Development report, that presents an analysis of data up to 2002, indicates that human development indicators for the Dominican Republic has primarily remained stable. The analysis is part of the Human Development Report 2004, Cultural Liberty in Today’s Diverse World, released yesterday in Brussels.
The DR index is 0.738. The report shows that income per capita is at US$6,640, slightly up from US$6,450 in 2001. Educational parameters show improvement. Those registered in elementary or secondary schools increased from 74 to 77% (58th of 176 countries), while adults literacy increased from 84 to 84.4%.
The country analysis shows a success story up to 2002 in regards to improvements in the number of children registered in grade school. The DR advanced from 58% in the beginning of the 90s to 97% for the 2001/2 period.
The DR gender statistics show women ranking 68th of 176 in regards to Dominican women in Congress (only 15% of congresspeople were women), 30th in regards to women in managerial positions, 46th regarding professional women (same level as Germany), 71th in wages received by women, while 133rd in wages compared to men’s wages.
Life expectancy averages 66.7 years, the same as in the previous report and 115th of 177 countries. Up to 2002, there were also advances in the child (those under one year) mortality rate, which went from 41,000 to 32,000. Mortality of children up to five years old went from 47,000 to 38,000. Maternal mortality remained the same at 230 per 100,000 births.
The DR is ranked 98th among 177 regarding human development, and 71th regarding Gross Domestic Product. The Office of Human Development of the United Nations Development Program says that the indicators show that the country has not taken advantage of its high level of GDP per capita to achieve higher levels of human development. The DR is 27 levels below its income level.
http://hdr.undp.org/