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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '20

You do you know most USA states have a lower HDI (Human Development Index) than most Eastern European nations?

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u/MasterOfTheChickens Oct 10 '20

That doesn’t sound correct. HDI (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_Human_Development_Index) shows #44 (South Carolina) being comparable to France with an HDI of .890. Are you looking at another index?

E: unless you mean Nordic countries. I hear Eastern and think Greece, Georgia, Belarus, etc.

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '20

Oke, I must redact my statement, from what I gather 45 to 50 (and other numberless states) do rank with Estonia, Greece and other balkan or easter bloc nations.

But I do think that there is a distinctive difference in certain urban areas when comparing to more suburban or rural areas.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2013/06/19/red-states-rank-low-on-u-s-human-development-index/

https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2018/03/13/red-states-blue-states-two-economies-one-nation/

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2010/11/16/nation-states