Closing the Gap Final Product
Netherlands VS Chile- Comparison
The growth rate of both the countries are steady and low, so there will be no rapid increase that the country can't support. The life expectancies are very close separated by only 2.5 years, The Statistics on infant mortality rate separated 4 deaths, this tells us that although the conditions vary slightly downwards in Chile much of the population indicators range in the same region. This gives a clear sign that population is not what makes the two countries and richer or poorer or more or less successful. The government of a country and the way it runs itself says a lot about its state of affairs. The corruption, the greed, the selfishness that goes into some countries damages them and their future for years after its gone. Nowadays there are so many ways to measure the political indicators of a country, there are indexes and systems and legalities that are put into place to keep track, to manage. The Netherlands is one of the much better off countries, being third in the world on the freedom index, 8th on the corruption perception index and 10th on the democracy index, Netherlands keeps its head high above the water and with the winners on top. Chile stays in the middle of most lists, being 58th on press freedom, 73rd in the corruption perception index and 32nd on the democracy index.
Social indicators tell us how the people in the country are functioning, it says a lot about safety and the development of the people. How educated the population is affected it success because they the working population that creates the stable economy. On the education index the MYoS(mean years of schooling) of Netherlands is 11.6 and Chile has a difference of 3 with 9.8. This tells us that the first world country has a more educated population. Looking at the literacy rate of the country helps determine how educated they actually are and how many have undergone successful schooling. Netherlands is sitting high on 99% of the population being literate and Chile is not far behind with 96%. examining these statistics tells us that both countries have educated and developed minds that can help the country, not being educated is not what makes these countries any richer or any poorer. On the Human development Index Netherlands is at the top with a 0.915 and Chile is 0.822, this takes into account several things and gives a decimal from 0-1. This shows that Netherlands is a very high standing country that is safe and stable and extremely well off. Chile is also a stable and high standing country but it is still developing and needs improvement in some areas that could boost their score and social standing.
Social indicators tell us how the people in the country are functioning, it says a lot about safety and the development of the people. How educated the population is affected it success because they the working population that creates the stable economy. On the education index the MYoS(mean years of schooling) of Netherlands is 11.6 and Chile has a difference of 3 with 9.8. This tells us that the first world country has a more educated population. Looking at the literacy rate of the country helps determine how educated they actually are and how many have undergone successful schooling. Netherlands is sitting high on 99% of the population being literate and Chile is not far behind with 96%. examining these statistics tells us that both countries have educated and developed minds that can help the country, not being educated is not what makes these countries any richer or any poorer. On the Human development Index Netherlands is at the top with a 0.915 and Chile is 0.822, this takes into account several things and gives a decimal from 0-1. This shows that Netherlands is a very high standing country that is safe and stable and extremely well off. Chile is also a stable and high standing country but it is still developing and needs improvement in some areas that could boost their score and social standing.