Cambodia improves human development index
Cambodia’s improvements on human development are the biggest in the region, but standards of living still lag behind neighboring nations, United Nations Development Program figures have shown. The UNDP’s Human Development Index in 2015, which was published on March 21, showed Cambodians’ health, education and standards of living made the highest increase rate in East Asia and the Pacific at a rate of 1.84 percent, outpacing the regional average of 1.35 percent. However, Cambodia’s 2015 HDI value of 0.563 was still below the average for East Asia and Pacific countries, which stood at 0.721.
