For those who are wondering how Venezuela is still on the list keep in mind that it takes a long time for life expectancy to fall in the event of economic collapse. Education takes even longer to fall, since all the people with degrees still have them even if they can't get a job. Finally, Venezuela has a decent amount of oil income still. HDI doesn't measure how well that income actually reaches the people.
I'd claim that because that's what the 2018 HDI report says. This quiz is on a two-year update schedule and will be updated when the 2020 report is released.
Well San Marino and Monaco should really not be on the list. In 2009 (year of their source), both had an HDI comparable to Singapore. This means both are most likely now at about 0.93 and thus AT MOST number 6 and 7 in Europe....
they are first in north america, but yea behind europe and australia and singapore.
Still you dont always have to be first to say well done. 8th in a list of approx 197 is well done. "winning" isnt everything, only for people that like to brag. Doing well is what matters (I am talking with things in general not just about the quiz subject)? For instance on a climb of mount everest I wouldnt call the ones that didnt come first losers, it is still and achievement. Sometimes people are so focussed on that first place like it is all or nothing. Ok I'll stop ranting, or next I'll be on about the environment or something ;) (where the attitude often is, when you can 100% fix something ( but maybe 90%) why bother even trying)
I was like: "I did the whole of South-America, how didn't I find it?".. I had already said for myself that Venezuela was no use trying and it'd be ridiculous even putting it in. I already thought I was stupid when I put in Bolivia as a desperate answer. How wrong I was.
http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/download-data (table 1)
Venezuela as of 2019 data is already below Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Ecuador and Suriname. Only Guyana is below Venezuela now (in South America).
No more excuses.
Search "UN HDI report 2020" or similar.
Or has this been updated since your comment?
Still you dont always have to be first to say well done. 8th in a list of approx 197 is well done. "winning" isnt everything, only for people that like to brag. Doing well is what matters (I am talking with things in general not just about the quiz subject)? For instance on a climb of mount everest I wouldnt call the ones that didnt come first losers, it is still and achievement. Sometimes people are so focussed on that first place like it is all or nothing. Ok I'll stop ranting, or next I'll be on about the environment or something ;) (where the attitude often is, when you can 100% fix something ( but maybe 90%) why bother even trying)
A passing interest in current African affairs will help you pick out the success stories and avoid the horror stories.