Cambodia's HDI ReportAnd HDI - Human Development Index - is a tool developed by the United Nations to measure and rank countries' levels of social and economic development based on four criteria: Life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling and gross national income per capita. The HDI makes it possible to track changes in development levels over time and to compare development levels in different countries.
Cambodia's HDI is 0.571
Being at 0.571, Cambodia is about right in the middle, but compared to all other nations it is pretty low on the list. The number one nation is Norway with an HDI score of 0.963, Cambodia is number 131 with its score of 0.571, and at the bottom of the list we have Niger at number 178 with a score of 0.281. Considering all of the countries ahead of Cambodia, they could be doing better, but as we see they could always be doing worse as well. There has been a fairly consistent increase over the years, so we know that they are progressing. Looking back on where Cambodia used to be, it can be seen that they are doing pretty good today. |
GlobalizationGlobalization is increasing the integration of economies around the world by connecting them with the touch of a finger. Technology has been made so readily available to almost anywhere that the world has now become "flat." There are 3 different levels of Globalization though:
I believe that Cambodia falls under the Globalization 3.0 category, but more towards the lower end of the scale. They finally progressed to that level, that overall they are connected to the rest of the world through the internet. Although speedy quick internet is not immediately available to every individual, there are enough solid connections that people can do what they need to do in order to get things done. Internet service there is quite expensive, and is not as readily available in some areas, so there is quite a bit of room for improvement. Cambodian authorities argue that increased Internet access to the average person will weaken their own power, but without it Cambodia won't be able to develop itself and enter the international economy. Regardless or not of how many individuals there are that have access to the internet, there is substantial internet there which welcomes Cambodia into the flat world. |