The 21st Century climate challenge

TABLE14.. . to have access to the resources needed for a decent standard of living . . .Economic performanceHDI rankUS$ billions2005GDPGDP per capitaHighestvalue during1975–2005Average annual changein consumer price index(%)Annual growth ratePPP US$2005 PPPYear ofbillions US$ US$ a(%)2005 PPP highest2005 2005 2005 1975–2005 1990–2005 US$ a value 1990–2005 2004–05HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT1 Iceland 15.8 10.8 53,290 36,510 1.8 2.2 36,510 2005 3.3 4.22 Norway 295.5 191.5 63,918 41,420 2.6 2.7 41,420 2005 2.2 1.53 Australia 732.5 646.3 36,032 31,794 2.0 2.5 31,794 2005 2.5 2.74 Canada 1,113.8 1,078.0 34,484 33,375 1.6 2.2 33,375 2005 1.9 2.25 Ireland 201.8 160.1 48,524 38,505 4.5 6.2 38,505 2005 2.9 2.46 Sweden 357.7 293.5 39,637 32,525 1.6 2.1 32,525 2005 1.6 0.57 Switzerland 367.0 265.0 49,351 35,633 1.0 0.6 35,633 2005 1.2 1.28 Japan 4,534.0 3,995.1 35,484 31,267 2.2 0.8 31,267 2005 0.2 -0.39 Netherlands 624.2 533.4 38,248 32,684 1.8 1.9 32,684 2005 2.5 1.710 France 2,126.6 1,849.7 34,936 30,386 1.8 1.6 30,386 2005 1.6 1.711 Finland 193.2 168.7 36,820 32,153 2.0 2.5 32,153 2005 1.6 0.912 United States 12,416.5 12,416.5 41,890 41,890 2.0 2.1 41,890 2005 2.6 3.413 Spain 1,124.6 1,179.1 25,914 27,169 2.3 2.5 27,169 2005 3.4 3.414 Denmark 258.7 184.0 47,769 33,973 1.7 1.9 33,973 2005 2.1 1.815 Austria 306.1 277.5 37,175 33,700 2.1 1.9 33,700 2005 2.0 2.316 United Kingdom 2,198.8 2,001.8 36,509 33,238 2.2 2.5 33,238 2005 2.7 2.817 Belgium 370.8 336.6 35,389 32,119 1.9 1.7 32,119 2005 1.9 2.818 Luxembourg 36.5 27.5 79,851 60,228 3.8 3.3 60,228 2005 2.0 2.519 New Zealand 109.3 102.5 26,664 24,996 1.1 2.1 24,996 2005 1.9 3.020 Italy 1,762.5 1,672.0 30,073 28,529 2.0 1.3 28,944 2002 3.1 2.021 Hong Kong, China (SAR) 177.7 241.9 25,592 34,833 4.2 2.4 34,833 2005 2.5 0.922 Germany 2,794.9 2,429.6 33,890 29,461 2.0 1.4 29,461 2005 1.7 2.023 Israel 123.4 179.1 17,828 25,864 1.8 1.5 25,864 2005 6.6 1.324 Greece 225.2 259.6 20,282 23,381 1.3 2.5 23,381 2005 6.5 3.625 Singapore 116.8 128.8 26,893 29,663 4.7 3.6 29,663 2005 1.2 0.526 Korea (Republic of) 787.6 1,063.9 16,309 22,029 6.0 4.5 22,029 2005 4.3 2.727 Slovenia 34.4 44.6 17,173 22,273 3.2 b 3.2 22,273 b 2005 9.2 2.528 Cyprus 15.4 c 16.3 c 20,841 c 22,699 c 4.0 b 2.3 22,699 b 2004 3.3 2.629 Portugal 183.3 215.3 17,376 20,410 2.7 2.1 20,679 2002 3.8 2.330 Brunei Darussalam 6.4 .. 17,121 .. -1.9 b -0.8 b .. .. 1.3 1.231 Barbados 3.1 .. 11,465 .. 1.3 b 1.5 b .. .. 2.2 6.132 Czech Republic 124.4 210.2 12,152 20,538 1.9 b 1.9 20,538 b 2005 5.2 1.833 Kuwait 80.8 66.7 d 31,861 26,321 d -0.5 b 0.6 b 34,680 b 1979 1.8 4.134 Malta 5.6 7.7 13,803 19,189 4.1 2.7 19,862 2002 2.8 3.035 Qatar 42.5 .. 52,240 .. .. .. .. .. 2.7 8.836 Hungary 109.2 180.4 10,830 17,887 1.3 3.1 17,887 2005 15.0 3.637 Poland 303.2 528.5 7,945 13,847 4.3 b 4.3 13,847 b 2005 16.0 2.138 Argentina 183.2 553.3 4,728 14,280 0.3 1.1 14,489 1998 7.1 9.639 United Arab Emirates 129.7 115.7 d 28,612 25,514 d -2.6 -0.9 50,405 1981 .. ..40 Chile 115.2 196.0 7,073 12,027 3.9 3.8 12,027 2005 6.3 3.141 Bahrain 12.9 15.6 17,773 21,482 1.5 b 2.3 21,482 b 2005 0.5 2.642 Slovakia 46.4 85.5 8,616 15,871 1.0 b 2.8 15,871 b 2005 7.8 2.743 Lithuania 25.6 49.5 7,505 14,494 1.9 b 1.9 14,494 b 2005 14.6 2.744 Estonia 13.1 20.8 9,733 15,478 1.1 b 4.2 15,478 b 2005 12.0 4.145 Latvia 15.8 31.4 6,879 13,646 0.6 3.6 13,646 2005 15.5 6.846 Uruguay 16.8 34.5 4,848 9,962 1.1 0.8 10,459 1998 22.3 4.747 Croatia 38.5 57.9 8,666 13,042 2.6 b 2.6 13,042 b 2005 40.6 3.348 Costa Rica 20.0 44.1 d 4,627 10,180 d 1.5 2.3 10,180 2005 13.5 13.849 Bahamas 5.5 e 5.3 f 17,497 e 18,380 f 1.3 b 0.4 b 19,162 b 2000 2.0 1.650 Seychelles 0.7 1.4 8,209 16,106 2.6 1.5 18,872 2000 2.5 0.951 Cuba .. .. .. .. .. 3.5 b .. .. .. ..52 Mexico 768.4 1,108.3 7,454 10,751 1.0 1.5 10,751 2005 14.8 4.053 Bulgaria 26.6 69.9 3,443 9,032 0.7 b 1.5 9,032 b 2005 67.6 5.0Human development indicatorsHUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2007/2008 277