Botswana ranks 119 in human development - UNDP
Thursday, October 10, 2013
The 2013 Human Development Report titled The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World, says Botswana's human development index (HDI) rose by 2.7 percent during the period.
Botswana scores above the regional average, closely followed by South Africa (121), Namibia (128), Angola (148), Zambia (163) and Zimbabwe (172).
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