HDR 2010 Errata:

The following is the list of errors in the original print version of the Human Development Report 2010 - The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development
Page 11, 5 line: Augusto Pinochet had left the presidency of Chile should read Augusto Pinochet had left power in Chile Page 15, Box 1.2, second column, top paragraph, should read: Some of the income residents earn is sent abroad, some residents receive transfers from abroad and some countries receive sizeable revenue flows from outside their territory. For example, because of large transfers from its residents working abroad, GNI in the Philippines greatly exceeds GDP, and because of revenues from offshore oil exploitation, Timor-Lestes GNI is many times domestic output. Page 55, second column, second full paragraph, first sentence: underperforming is incorrectly spelled as underperfoming Page 69, first column, second full paragraph, third sentence: Many national elections have been marred by widespread voter intimidation and fraud, such as those held recently in Afghanistan, Kenya and Nicaragua should read: Many national elections have been marred by widespread voter intimidation and fraud, such as those held recently in Afghanistan and Kenya. Page 69, box 4.1, first column, second paragraph, second sentence: the return of an elected president in Bahrain should read the return of an elected parliament in Bahrain Page 73, first column, first full paragraph, fifth sentence: Some large countriesnotably India, the Russian Federation and the United States should read Some large countriesnotably India and the United States Page 121, footnote 85: An erroneous reference to Taiwan was included in the context of the modifying phrase of these countries. Taiwan is a province of China. It is not a country. Statistical Annex Page 137-138, Coverage of the Human Development Index section: second and third paragraph should be replaced by text box, marked in red, provided in attachment. Page 146, Table 1, Country: Bhutan; Column 7; current value: 0.260, should be: .. Page 148, Table 2, Country: Sweden; Column 13; current value: .., should be: 61 Page 148, Table 2, Country: Germany; Column 13; current value: 61, should be: .. Page 152, Table 3, Country: Argentina; Column 2; current value: 0.562, should be: 0.622 Page 152, Table 3, Country: Argentina; Column 3; current value: 27.5, should be: 19.7 Page 152, Table 3, Country: Argentina; Column 4; current value: -21, should be: -11 Page 152, Table 3, Country: Argentina; Column 9; current value: 0.334, should be: 0.460 Page 152, Table 3, Country: Argentina; Column 10; current value: 51.7, should be: 34.4 Page 155, Table 3, Latin America and Caribbean, Column 2, Current value 0.527, should be: 0.534 Page 155, Table 3, Latin America and Caribbean, Column 3, Current value 25.1, should be: 24.2 Page 155, Table 3, Latin America and Caribbean, Column 9, Current value 0.395, should be: 0.409 Page 155, Table 3, Latin America and Caribbean, Column 10, Current value 37.6, should be: 36.4
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Page 155, Table 3, South Asia, Column 10; Region, current value 14.5, should be: 18.2 Page 155, Table 3, High Human Development, Column 2, Current value 0.575, should be: 0.580 Page 155, Table 3, High Human Development, Column 3, Current value 19.8, should be: 19.1 Page 155, Table 3, High Human Development, Column 9, Current value 0.472, should be: 0.483 Page 155, Table 3, High Human Development, Column 10, Current value 28.1, should be: 27.3 Page 155, Table 3, World, Column 2, Current value 0.489, should be: 0.490 Page 155, Table 3, World, Column 3, Current value 21.7, should be: 21.4 Page 155, Table 3, World, Column 9, Current value 0.425, should be: 0.429 Page 155, Table 3, World, Column 10, Current value 22.7, should be: 22.6 Table 3 (Inequality-adjusted HDI), Column 4 (Change in rank), the correct values are given below, next to the ones erroneously published:

HDI rank
46 56 59 62 66 67 68 71 74 76 80

Country name
Argentina Mexico Trinidad and Tobago Costa Rica Kazakhstan Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Georgia Armenia Jamaica

Correct Published change change in in rank rank

-11 -9 -3 -7 2 2 -3 3 4 11 8 -21 -8 -2 -6 3 3 -2 4 5 12 9

Page 163, Table 5, footnote c: should read Additional number of people suffering overlapping deprivation when cutoff is set at two of the weighted indicators (K=2), expressed as a percentage of the population. Page 219, the first formula in the upper left corner should be

Not:

(small italicized I next to Life, Education and Income should be removed) Page 227, fourth column: The following countries are omitted in the list of Least Developed Countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Myanmar, Nepal, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Tanzania (United Republic of), Timor-Leste, Uganda, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Yemen. Total should read 49 countries, not 23.