TEHRAN (FNA)- The United Nations Development Program's 2013 report on Human Development Indicators (HDI) assessed Iran as standing above the regional average, showing that the country's growth and development is amazing despite the many years of the western sanctions.


"Between 1980 and 2012 Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s HDI rose by 2.0% annually from 0.443 to 0.742 today, which gives the country a rank of 76 out of 187 countries with comparable data," the UNDP report said.

"The HDI of South Asia as a region increased from 0.357 in 1980 to 0.558 today, placing Iran (Islamic Republic of) above the regional average. The HDI trends tell an important story both at the national and regional level and highlight the very large gaps in well-being and life chances that continue to divide our interconnected world," it added.

The UNDP report also named Iran among other countries, including Algeria, Kazakhstan, Venezuela and Cuba which were the top five HDI improvers in the High Human Development countries.

 

 

 

 

 By Fars News Agency

 

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