Andrew Price
The designer Roland Lößlein put together this very clear and attractive interactive piece on the United Nations Development Program's Human Development Index. The HDI, as you may know, is a top-level measure of how well a given country's people are doing in terms of health, education, and money-making. Have a look around. And start getting concerned about Africa.
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