Sunday, 13 Oct, 2024
By: Arshi Qureshi
And as per the report India was ranked 132 out of 191 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) 2021, India dropped two consecutive years for the first time in thirty years -it was listed 131st out of 189 countries and territories in the 2020 report.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday released its latest report on Human Development Index (HDI).
And as per the report India was ranked 132 out of 191 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) 2021, India dropped two consecutive years for the first time in thirty years -it was listed 131st out of 189 countries and territories in the 2020 report.
India's most recent HDI score of 0.633 places the nation in the medium human development category, lower than its rating of 0.645 in the 2020 report.
The decrease in life expectancy was the cause of the country's performance falling short of its previous level.
According to UNDP - “Gender Inequality Index is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.”
India's gender inequality index is at 0.490 and is ranked at 122, marginally better than the 2020 index of 0.493, and 0.486 in 2019.
In India, women have 13.4% of the seats in parliament, despite having a 19.2% labour market participation rate.
As per the report in the Gender Development Index, India maintained its 132nd place ranking valued at 0.849, however the female life expectancy fell from 71 years in the 2020 report to 68.9 years in the 2021 edition.
The UNDP report mentions that “in the wake of the pandemic, the worldwide Human Development Index (HDI) value fell for two years in a row, a first in history.”
In 2021, the HDI continued to fall in several nations.
Shoko Noda (Japan) is UNDP Resident Representative in India stated that the study demonstrates that global progress is going backwards. This tendency is mirrored in India's fall in human development, which is being influenced by related crises.
“Compared to 2019, the impact of inequality on human development is lower. India is bridging the human development gap between men and women faster than the world. This development has come at a smaller cost to the environment,” Noda said.
