Sentences with phrase «only high income country»

It's the only high income country in the world that doesn't have it.

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If countries like Germany, whose surpluses have caused so much damage to Europe, were to arrange income more fairly, not only would Europe benefit, but Germany's hard working and thrifty ants would finally get their rewards — a higher income, rather than a larger national trade surplus.

The only thing you have wrong is inserting your clear self interest and calling for the government to not intervene, despite the fact that our debt to income ratio is the highest of the G7 countries and higher than it was in the US in 2008 — this is not part of a normal economic cycle and you're being irresponsible.

Just 1 in 5 children in high - income countries are breastfed to 12 months, whilst only 1 in 3 children in low and middle - income countries are exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months.

This is a new high, and indeed the emergence of failed middle income states is a relatively new phenomenon; back in 2006 there were only 3 of these countries.

Both studies relied heavily on the Gini Coefficient, a measurement of income distribution in which a score of 0 represents a society in which all wealth is shared completely equally and a score of 1 a society in which all the wealth belongs to a single person (currently, the United States has a high Gini Coefficient of.4, falling only behind Chile, Mexico, and Turkey in this measurement of inequality for OECD countries.)

Over the past 70 years, he explains, only 15 countries have managed to climb from middle - to high - income status, among them South Korea and Taiwan.

In contrast, in the 79 current middle - income countries, only a third or less of the workforce has finished high school.

Consumer food waste carries the highest environmental impact compared to losses earlier in the food chain, and it is no longer a problem concentrated only in higher income countries.

Only four high - income countries are contributing enough compared with their gross domestic products, the report contends.

Iceland is the only high - income country in the top 10 list.

Even in high - income countries, only about 50 percent of people with depression actually get treatment.

«There are important links between the environment and infectious disease risk, not only in low - income countries, like places with a lot of malaria, but in high - income countries like the U.S. and Canada, too,» said study lead author Dr. David Fisman.

Avery's study found that only 34 percent of high - achieving students in the bottom fourth of income distribution attended one of the country's 238 most selective colleges, compared to 78 percent of students in the highest income quartile.

In Chile, two - thirds of high - income students perform above the country's proficiency level in mathematics compared to only 11 percent of low - income students.

The trend of increasing racial and economic segregation is a nationwide trend — not just in Alabama and other Southern states.55 The South, however, was the only region in the country to see a net increase in private school enrollment between 1960 and 2000, and where private school enrollment is higher, support for spending in public schools tends to be lower.56 A growing body of rigorous research shows that money absolutely matters for public schools, especially for the students from low - income families who attend them.57 What's more, private schools in the South tend to have the largest overrepresentation of white students.58 In fact, research has shown that the strongest predictor of white private school enrollment is the proportion of black students in the local public schools.59

Further inquiry would reveal that this Scandinavian country, together with its Western neighbors, also is a leader in empowering women in politics and perhaps therefore has only a few children who live in poverty, has one of the smallest income inequalities in society, gives every child a right to high - quality early education, offers universal healthcare and free higher education to all, and has - probably for these reasons - one of the happiest people on the planet.

Indeed, four decades ago the United States ranked second among high - income countries in education spending as a share of GDP — the broadest measure of a country's income level — with only Canada outspending us, according to the World Bank.

The only thing you have wrong is inserting your clear self interest and calling for the government to not intervene, despite the fact that our debt to income ratio is the highest of the G7 countries and higher than it was in the US in 2008 — this is not part of a normal economic cycle and you're being irresponsible.

Not only do you get tropical weather, gorgeous scenery, a never - ending list of things to do and see, friendly locals, delicious food and ease of travel to neighboring countries with Bangkok as your hub, you'll also experience a laid - back lifestyle, a light work load, and a super low cost of living coupled with a relatively high income.

Centennial, Colorado is known as one of the wealthiest cities in the country, with only 31 cities having a higher per capita income.

As a nonprofit, and the only organization in the country devoted exclusively to the complex legal issues that affect child care, we are proud of our work that helps low - income families get high quality child care and preschool.

The only thing you have wrong is inserting your clear self interest and calling for the government to not intervene, despite the fact that our debt to income ratio is the highest of the G7 countries and higher than it was in the US in 2008 — this is not part of a normal economic cycle and you're being irresponsible.