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Nepal slightly improves in HDI ranking: UNDP report

The United Nations (UN)
The United Nations (UN)

Kathmandu, September 13

Nepal has improved its position from 144th to 143rd position in the United Nations human development index (HDI ranking) although the HDI value has marginally declined from 0.604 to 0.602 due to continued turbulence caused by the Covid pandemic, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a report.

In South Asia, Sri Lanka (93), the Maldives (90), Bhutan (127), Bangladesh (129) and India (132) are ahead of Nepal in terms of HDI ranking while Pakistan (161) and Afghanistan (180) are lagging behind.

Released after a two-year gap, the 2022 report puts the country in the medium human development category.

The HDI ranking is a summary measure for assessing long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living.

Between 1990 and 2021, Nepal’s HDI value changed from 0.399 to 0.602, a change of 50.9 per cent.

“The new human development report indicates Nepal has largely maintained a stable position over the past two years despite numerous shocks including the Covid pandemic and natural disasters. This is because of the long investments over the years. Going forward, we need everyone’s wisdom, experience and more importantly positive attitude to cope with crisis and make more choices available to the people,” says Ayshanie Medagangoda-Labe, UNDP resident representative in Nepal.

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