Mozambique has a HDI Rank of 172 out of 177.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary of human development that is published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The HDI measures the average achievements in a country by three points of human development:
1) A long and healthy life, as measured by life expectancy at birth
2) Knowledge, as measured by the adult literacy rate
3) A decent standard of living, as measured by GDP per capita
What this means for Mozambique is that it is ranked the fifth poorest country in the world by humanitarian standards. The United States has a HDI Rank of 12 out of 177 in the 2007/2008 report. A few facts and figures from the CIA World Factbook on Mozambique – with comparison to the United States:
*Population of Moz: 21,284,701 / 303,824,646 US
*Median Age in Moz: 17.4 / 36.7 US
*Infant Mortality Rate in Moz: 107.84 deaths per 1000 live births / 6.3 deaths per 1000 live births US
*Life Expectancy at Birth in Moz: 41.04 years / 78.13 years US
*HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Moz: 12.2% / 0.6% US
*Literacy rate (age 15 and over can read & write) in Moz: 47.8% (male: 63.5% / female: 32.7%) / 99% US
*GDP per capita in Moz: $800 / $45,800 US
*Unemployment rate in Moz: 21% / 4.6% US
*Population living below poverty line in Moz: 70% (2001 est) / 12% US (2004 est)
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