The United States is ranked third according to the HDI. Being in third is incredibly good for such a huge country. You can expect that a country that's a huge importer of several products like food and technology, the HDI must be one of the best. When you think of countries that sound like the United States, China is likely to be nominated. However, there is more than deceives the eye. The stereotype of the Chinese doing better in school isn't seen here. The Americans are in school on average of 13.3 years while the Chinese only go for 7.5 years. This almost 6 year gap puts Americans ahead on their education. Also, there are more males in China than female by 20 million. There are less in America, but China has more of a women
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