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TABLE1HDI rank aHumandevelopmentindex (HDI)valueLifeexpectancyat birth(years)Adultliteracy rate(% aged 15and above)Combined grossenrolment ratiofor primary,secondaryand tertiaryeducation(%)GDP percapita(PPP US$)2005 2005 1995-2005 b 2005 2005LifeexpectancyindexEducationindexGDP indexGDP percapita(PPP US$)rank minusHDI rank c107 Indonesia 0.728 69.7 90.4 68.2 e 3,843 0.745 0.830 0.609 6108 Syrian Arab Republic 0.724 73.6 80.8 64.8 e 3,808 0.811 0.755 0.607 7109 Turkmenistan 0.713 62.6 98.8 .. r 3,838 h 0.627 0.903 0.609 5110 Nicaragua 0.710 71.9 76.7 70.6 e 3,674 n 0.782 0.747 0.601 6111 Moldova 0.708 68.4 99.1 d,l 69.7 e 2,100 0.724 0.892 0.508 25112 Egypt 0.708 70.7 71.4 76.9 e 4,337 0.761 0.732 0.629 -1113 Uzbekistan 0.702 66.8 .. d,j 73.8 e,h 2,063 0.696 0.906 0.505 25114 Mongolia 0.700 65.9 97.8 77.4 2,107 0.682 0.910 0.509 21115 Honduras 0.700 69.4 80.0 71.2 e 3,430 n 0.739 0.771 0.590 3116 Kyrgyzstan 0.696 65.6 98.7 77.7 1,927 0.676 0.917 0.494 29117 Bolivia 0.695 64.7 86.7 86.0 e,h 2,819 0.662 0.865 0.557 7118 Guatemala 0.689 69.7 69.1 67.3 e 4,568 n 0.746 0.685 0.638 -11119 Gabon 0.677 56.2 84.0 l 72.4 e,h 6,954 0.521 0.801 0.708 -35120 Vanuatu 0.674 69.3 74.0 63.4 e 3,225 n 0.738 0.705 0.580 2121 South Africa 0.674 50.8 82.4 77.0 h 11,110 n 0.430 0.806 0.786 -65122 Tajikistan 0.673 66.3 99.5 d 70.8 1,356 0.689 0.896 0.435 32123 Sao Tome and Principe 0.654 64.9 84.9 65.2 2,178 0.665 0.783 0.514 10124 Botswana 0.654 48.1 81.2 69.5 e 12,387 0.385 0.773 0.804 -70125 Namibia 0.650 51.6 85.0 64.7 e 7,586 n 0.444 0.783 0.723 -47126 Morocco 0.646 70.4 52.3 58.5 e 4,555 0.757 0.544 0.637 -18127 Equatorial Guinea 0.642 50.4 87.0 58.1 e,h 7,874 h,n 0.423 0.773 0.729 -54128 India 0.619 63.7 61.0 63.8 e 3,452 n 0.645 0.620 0.591 -11129 Solomon Islands 0.602 63.0 76.6 k 47.6 2,031 n 0.633 0.669 0.503 14130 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0.601 63.2 68.7 61.5 2,039 0.637 0.663 0.503 11131 Cambodia 0.598 58.0 73.6 60.0 e 2,727 n 0.550 0.691 0.552 -6132 Myanmar 0.583 60.8 89.9 49.5 e 1,027 h,y 0.596 0.764 0.389 35133 Bhutan 0.579 64.7 47.0 v .. r .. h,z 0.662 0.485 0.589 -14134 Comoros 0.561 64.1 .. j 46.4 e 1,993 n 0.651 0.533 0.499 10135 Ghana 0.553 59.1 57.9 50.7 e 2,480 n 0.568 0.555 0.536 -8136 Pakistan 0.551 64.6 49.9 40.0 e 2,370 0.659 0.466 0.528 -8137 Mauritania 0.550 63.2 51.2 45.6 2,234 n 0.637 0.493 0.519 -5138 Lesotho 0.549 42.6 82.2 66.0 e 3,335 n 0.293 0.768 0.585 -17139 Congo 0.548 54.0 84.7 l 51.4 e 1,262 0.484 0.736 0.423 16140 Bangladesh 0.547 63.1 47.5 56.0 h 2,053 0.635 0.503 0.504 0141 Swaziland 0.547 40.9 79.6 59.8 e 4,824 0.265 0.730 0.647 -37142 Nepal 0.534 62.6 48.6 58.1 e 1,550 0.626 0.518 0.458 8143 Madagascar 0.533 58.4 70.7 59.7 e 923 0.557 0.670 0.371 27144 Cameroon 0.532 49.8 67.9 62.3 e 2,299 0.414 0.660 0.523 -13145 Papua New Guinea 0.530 56.9 57.3 40.7 e,h 2,563 n 0.532 0.518 0.541 -19146 Haiti 0.529 59.5 .. j .. r 1,663 n 0.575 0.542 0.469 2147 Sudan 0.526 57.4 60.9 aa 37.3 e 2,083 n 0.540 0.531 0.507 -10148 Kenya 0.521 52.1 73.6 60.6 e 1,240 0.451 0.693 0.420 9149 Djibouti 0.516 53.9 .. j 25.3 2,178 n 0.482 0.553 0.514 -15150 Timor-Leste 0.514 59.7 50.1 ab 72.0 e .. h,ac 0.578 0.574 0.390 16151 Zimbabwe 0.513 40.9 89.4 l 52.4 e,h 2,038 0.265 0.770 0.503 -9152 Togo 0.512 57.8 53.2 55.0 e 1,506 n 0.547 0.538 0.453 -1153 Yemen 0.508 61.5 54.1 l 55.2 930 0.608 0.545 0.372 16154 Uganda 0.505 49.7 66.8 63.0 e 1,454 n 0.412 0.655 0.447 -2155 Gambia 0.502 58.8 .. j 50.1 e,h 1,921 n 0.563 0.450 0.493 -9LOW HUMAN DEVELOPMENT156 Senegal 0.499 62.3 39.3 39.6 e 1,792 0.622 0.394 0.482 -9157 Eritrea 0.483 56.6 .. j 35.3 e 1,109 n 0.527 0.521 0.402 6158 Nigeria 0.470 46.5 69.1 l 56.2 e 1,128 0.359 0.648 0.404 4159 Tanzania (United Republic of) 0.467 51.0 69.4 50.4 e 744 0.434 0.631 0.335 15Human development indicatorsHUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2007/2008 231