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HDI Rankings: a harsh reminder

Published December 2, 2011 Updated December 2, 2011 12:00am

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REGIONAL COMPARISON HDI VALUES
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                            Pakistan     India   South Asia   Low HDI
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GII value                     0.573      0.617      0.601       0.606
GII rank                        115        129        -             -
Maternal mortality ratio        260        230       252          532
Adolescent fertility rate      31.6       86.3      77.4         98.2
Female seats in parliament       21       10.7      12.5         18.2
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Source: UNDP