ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has dropped seven locations within the Human Improvement Index, rating 161 out of 192 nations in 2022, in line with the rankings launched by the United Nations Improvement Programme (UNDP) this week.
It earlier stood at 154 out of 189 international locations.
The UN company ranks international locations on indicators like life expectancy at start, years of education and the Gross Nationwide Revenue (GNI) per capita.
Pakistan’s life expectancy at start is 66.1 years, the anticipated years of education are 8, and the nation’s gross per capita nationwide earnings is $4,624.
Switzerland tops the UN’s human growth index whereas Norway and Iceland are ranked second and third.
India Drops To 132
India has dropped one spot to 132 within the newest human growth rankings.
Within the earlier yr, the South Asian nation stood at 131 whereas the latest report reveals the nation’s sinking life expectancy years. The drop is according to the worldwide development because the Covid pandemic by which 0.54 million Indians succumbed to the virus.
