BARBADOS: The United Nations Development Program

From: Caribbean Update | Date: July 1, 1992 | Copyright information

The United Nations Development Program has ranked Barbados first among all developing nations in its "quality of life index," which takes into consideration education, health, earning power, life expectancy and other factors. Barbados was rated 20th among all 160 nations surveyed, placing immediately behind Luxembo...

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