Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.
The map shows the population of each territory multiplied by the Human Development Index of the United Nations Development Program. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of achievements in three key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living.
In 1990 Australia had the highest score of 0.866; DjiboutiRepublic had the lowest score of 0.209.
