Asuncion, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) The great inequalities in Paraguay place the country in first place among those with the lowest human development rates in South America, according to a UN Development Program (UNDP) report published in this capital. The document highlighted the serious situation in the departments of Caaguzu and San Pedro, considered the poorest in that Mediterranean nation, where significant populations of farmers without access to land have settled.
The human development assessment by the UNDP covers a whole decade, from the year 2001 to 2011, thus providing abundant data.
Referring specifically to the member countries of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), the study highlighted that Paraguay has the lowest rates in health, education, and standards of living, compared to the other member countries such as Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
In the case of Paraguay, the country's low growth rate belies the optimistic statements from the current government, and hinders its real development, especially when compared to Argentina and Brazil.
A portion of the study compares the different cities of the country with Asuncion, the capital, which obviously has higher income and more educational and health centers, something that reveals the precarious conditions in the rest of the territory.
A striking observation by the UNDP in its conclusion about Paraguay is that at its current pace, the country would take 36 years to level the rates of all its cities with those of Asuncion.
However, that period is likely to be even longer, considering the huge problems that affect other poor cities, suggesting that many more years are necessary just to reach a minimum state of well-being throughout the entire country.
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