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Info: Filipino and Korean demographic data; HDI values for US, China, USSR, ROK and Philippines
As of Jan. 2004:
Philippines - Adult Literacy Rate: 94.9%
Philippines - Education Enrollment Rate: 86.6%
Philippines - Life Expectancy: 76.6 years
Philippines - GDP/capita: $14,196
Korea - Adult Literacy Rate: 96.6%
Korea - Education Enrollment Rate: 92.8%
Korea - Life Expectancy: 77.8 years
Korea - GDP/capita: $18,114
HDI (2004, some examples):
United States: 0.948 (as OTL)
China, People's Republic of: 0.919 (OTL 2004: 0.768)
Soviet Union: 0.912 (OTL former Soviet republics avg.: 0.738)
Korea, People's Republic of: 0.900 (OTL 2004: 0.912)
Philippines, Republic of: 0.869 (OTL 2004: 0.630)
while the United States and Western Europe have remained relatively similar in terms of development over the period -- most nations outside of that area have not.
China, despite the setbacks of Maoism in the 1960s, has seen a great expansion of her development index, which currently sits at 0.919 -- an incredible number considering how poor China was at the end of the Chinese Civil War. This represents a significant boost (nearly 0.200) from their OTL figures.
The Soviet Union as well, has seen an increase from the net average of the former Soviet bloc in 2004 -- not counting the three Baltic States; where as the average of those who are still making up the USSR would have an OTL average of 0.738, their current average is shown -- 0.912 for the USSR as a whole.
Korea has seen a slight decline in her numbers, primarily because of the slightly less educated and less developed North. In the last quarter-century since the reunification of Korea, the first generation of children born in post-unification Korea are coming of age, which means that Korea's HDI should leap soon.
The Philippines' HDI sits at 0.869. Impressive, considering that OTL, the nation's HDI in 2004 was 0.630.
So, on OTL lines, HDI of around 0.720-0.820, but with growth rates of ~15% per annum?
Cuz' in those 32 years, a country could have become a first world one. Or am I just confused? Sorry for the confusion
As of Jan. 2004:
Philippines - Adult Literacy Rate: 94.9%
Philippines - Education Enrollment Rate: 86.6%
Philippines - Life Expectancy: 76.6 years
Philippines - GDP/capita: $14,196
Korea - Adult Literacy Rate: 96.6%
Korea - Education Enrollment Rate: 92.8%
Korea - Life Expectancy: 77.8 years
Korea - GDP/capita: $18,114
HDI (2004, some examples):
United States: 0.948 (as OTL)
China, People's Republic of: 0.919 (OTL 2004: 0.768)
Soviet Union: 0.912 (OTL former Soviet republics avg.: 0.738)
Korea, People's Republic of: 0.900 (OTL 2004: 0.912)
Philippines, Republic of: 0.869 (OTL 2004: 0.630)
while the United States and Western Europe have remained relatively similar in terms of development over the period -- most nations outside of that area have not.
China, despite the setbacks of Maoism in the 1960s, has seen a great expansion of her development index, which currently sits at 0.919 -- an incredible number considering how poor China was at the end of the Chinese Civil War. This represents a significant boost (nearly 0.200) from their OTL figures.
The Soviet Union as well, has seen an increase from the net average of the former Soviet bloc in 2004 -- not counting the three Baltic States; where as the average of those who are still making up the USSR would have an OTL average of 0.738, their current average is shown -- 0.912 for the USSR as a whole.
Korea has seen a slight decline in her numbers, primarily because of the slightly less educated and less developed North. In the last quarter-century since the reunification of Korea, the first generation of children born in post-unification Korea are coming of age, which means that Korea's HDI should leap soon.
The Philippines' HDI sits at 0.869. Impressive, considering that OTL, the nation's HDI in 2004 was 0.630.
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