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| Pakistan among bottom 5 on income, wellbeing ranking |
| 2011-11-03 |
| [Dawn] An index that measures prosperity as a function of both income and wellbeing for 110 countries around the world has placed Pakistain fourth from the bottom, below Sudan and Yemen. At 107, Pakistain is ahead of only Ethiopia, Zim-bob-we and the Central African Republic. In the Asia-Pacific region, it is ranked last out of 22 nations. London-based research organization Legatum Institute released on Tuesday the 2011 Legatum Prosperity Index, in which countries are ranked in eight areas before being given an overall prosperity rank. Nordic countries dominate the overall rankings, with Norway and Denmark bagging the top two spots and Sweden and Finland also appearing in the top 10. Others in that group include Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland ...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell... , the Netherlands and, lastly, the United States Pakistain is listed at 86 for Entrepreneurship & Opportunity, 96 for both Economy and Health, 98 for Governance, 100 for Social Capital, 104 for Personal Freedom, 105 for Education and 109 for Safety & Security. In this last category it is preceded by Colombia and followed only by Sudan. The numbers for Social Capital and Personal Freedom may provide some cause for scepticism. As the report itself admits, Pakistain has relatively strong social networks, and at times these have functioned as private social welfare nets. And the Personal Freedom score seems low compared to some other countries listed above Pakistain, such as Soddy Arabia, China and Syria. . Some of the reasons listed for Pakistain's poor performance include an unstable economy with uncertain growth prospects, limited access to technology, income inequality, lack of competition and accountability in the political system, limited spending on public health, low school enrolment rates and poor quality of education, political violence, demographic pressures, and limitations on civil liberties. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 You're right, SteveS. These cultural imperialists can't recognize their own bigoted value judgments inherent in the presumption that human existence should be any better than animals. But hey, no doubt Pak is in the top 5 for Islamic purity. I wonder if there is a correlation? |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2011-11-03 19:36 |
| #11 That was I on me iPhone......... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2011-11-03 18:34 |
| #10 I guess congratulations are not in order.Â… |
| Posted by: Shinetch Dribble8796 2011-11-03 18:32 |
| #9 the report doesn't list Somalia, due to "insufficient data". When they sent "data gatherers" into Somalia, none ever returned. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-11-03 16:07 |
| #8 Where is Somalia? On the Horn of Africa, milord. Seriously, the report doesn't list Somalia, due to "insufficient data". |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-11-03 16:05 |
| #7 Where is Somalia? |
| Posted by: Paul 2011-11-03 13:33 |
| #6 Imagine being Christan,Sikh,Hindu or Shia in Pakistan and your life wellbeing would be bottom! |
| Posted by: Pablo 2011-11-03 13:21 |
| #5 Cultural imperialism it is! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-11-03 04:34 |
| #4 I would argue that rankings like this are manifestly unfair to a country (I'm using the term loosely) like Pakistain. All the criteria represent Western values: GDP, economic well-being, freedom, education and so forth. If the criteria were things like seething, corruption, the ability to believe in multiple and possibly contradictory conspiracies, volatility, and general hatred for infidels, then Pakistain would be leading the pack rather inhabiting the flooded bottomlands of the civilized world. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-11-03 02:28 |
| #3 IIRC DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > OFFICIAL: PAKISTAN HAS NUCLEAR WEAPONS BUT IS STILL [very much] A BEGGAR NATION. Military Progress, versus National Regressionism??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-11-03 02:11 |
| #2 Savages and we should treat them no different. |
| Posted by: Creregum Glolump8403 2011-11-03 00:58 |
| #1 This ought to bring a chuckle to Afghans. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-11-03 00:25 |