Areas Where South Korea Is Better Than United States

🇰🇷 South Korea is ranked better in 5 indicators, while United States is ranked better in 6 indicators.

• 🌿 Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.75 🇰🇷

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  0.69 🇺🇸

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.

• 🕊️ Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate

  0.61 🇰🇷

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  0.03 🇺🇸

  Higher values indicate a more stable political environment.

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.04 🇰🇷

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  0.17 🇺🇸

  Measures gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation. Lower values indicate less inequality.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.86 🇰🇷

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  0.83 🇺🇸

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.

• 🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate

  1.4 🇰🇷

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  1.22 🇺🇸

  Measures the quality of public services and policy implementation, crucial for governance.