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Denmark Ranks 14th in Human Development
By: Unknown Author
Royal Danish Embassy, July 26, 2002
According to
a report by the United Nations Development Programme, Denmark has moved
one place forward to No. 14 in human development since last year. Norway
is ranked first the second year in a row, Sweden second, and Canada third,
while the United States moves four places back to No. 6. The UN’s Human
Development Report 2002 ranks 173 countries worldwide in areas such as
life expectancy, education, and economy. Denmark does well in income per
capita and education, while the Danes’ life expectancy is significantly
lower than that of people in the countries, which top the list. Swedes,
for instance, can expect to live 3½ years longer than Danes. The report
also shows that Danish women are among the most empowered women in the
world. Danish women’s average yearly income is estimated at USD 22,835,
while Danish men earn 32,518 on average making Denmark second best behind
Latvia in closing the income gap between men and women. Furthermore, with
38 pct. Denmark is among the ten countries in the world with more than 30
percent women in the national parliament. At the publishing of the report
on July 24 at the UN-House in Copenhagen Danish Foreign Minister Dr. Per
Stig Møller spoke on democracy’s role in development, which is the
theme of this year’s report. He said that he was pleased to see Denmark
placed higher than last year in the Human Development Index and that he
was satisfied that Denmark is among the very best when it comes to good
governance. “We must be an inspiration to others without being lecturing
[…] Denmark does not give development aid as a reward for good behavior.
We give aid to create a basis for real development and reduction of the
deep poverty that is the daily life of a far too great part of the
world’s population”, the Foreign Minister said. Even after recent cuts
in foreign aid Denmark remains a significant donor and is one of the few
countries to exceed the UN goal of contributing 0.7 pct. of GNP in aid to
developing countries. In 2000 only Denmark (1.06 pct.), The Netherlands
(0.84 pct.), Sweden (0.80 pct.), Norway (0.80 pct.), and Luxembourg (0.71
pct.) reached the goal.
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