HDI - the latest...

Just spent a while on the UN Human Development Index site, where there is a range of material for geographers.

Also worth checking out various other elements of the educational element which are at the bottom of the main page.

The HDI data (and an explanation of how it is derived) is also available from the site...

The latest report for 2011 is published TOMORROW, which will of course provide the latest news on the progress being made by some of the less developed nations. Last year it was Norway that came top, and Zimbabwe that came bottom.