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1. COMPARISON OF LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT OF MEXICO &

NEPAL

Mexico has a Human Development Index of 0.762 which ranks it at 77

number compared to the 144

number of Nepal at a HDI of 0.558. The Human

Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and

per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human

development.

Similarly, Freedom in the World, published each year since 1972 by the

U.S.-based Freedom House, ranks countries by political rights and civil liberties that

are derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Countries are assessed as free, partly free, or unfree.

Here is a tabulated comparison of the various indices of both the

countries using social indicators, indicators of civil liberties, political liberties and

social safety and security:

Indicator

MEXICO

NEPAL

Life expectancy at birth (years)

77.0

70.0

Adult mortality rate (Female)

per 1000 people

139

Adult mortality rate (Male) per

143

177

1000 people

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000

live births)

11.3

29.4

Under-five mortality rate (per

1,000 live births)

13.2

35.8

Expected years of schooling

(years)

13.3

12.2

Adult literacy rate (% ages 15

and older)

99.4

64.7

Govt. expenditure on education

(%of GDP)

5.2

4.7

Mean years of schooling (years)

8.6

4.1

Primary school drop-out rate (%

of primary school cohort)

4.3

29.9

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

school (number of pupils per

teacher)

Per capita GNP (2011)

16,383

2337

Per Capita GDP (2011)

16,502

2313

Inequality Adjusted HDI

0.587

0.407

Co-efficient of Human

Inequality

22.4

25.8

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1. COMPARISON OF LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT OF MEXICO & NEPAL Mexico has a Human Development Index of 0.762 which ranks it at 77th number compared to the 144th number of Nepal at a HDI of 0.558. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. Similarly, Freedom in the World, published each year since 1972 by the U.S.-based Freedom House, ranks countries by political rights and civil liberties that are derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Countries are assessed as free, partly free, or unfree. Here is a tabulated comparison of the various indices of both the countries using social indicators, indicators of civil liberties, political liberties and social safety and security: Indicator MEXICO NEPAL Life expectancy at birth (years) 77.0 70.0 Adult mortality rate (Female) 81 139 143 177 per 1000 people Adult mortality rate (Male) per 1000 people Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 11.3 29.4 13.2 35.8 13.3 12.2 99.4 64.7 5.2 4.7 Mean years of schooling (years) 8.6 4.1 Primary school drop-out rate (% 4.3 29.9 27 23 Per capita GNP (2011) 16,383 2337 Per Capita GDP (2011) 16,502 2313 Inequality Adjusted HDI 0.587 0.407 Co-efficient of Human 22.4 25.8 live births) Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) Expected years of schooling (years) Adult literacy rate ...
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