French regions according to Human Development Index 2021 and which countries and parts of UK compare

[Your Old Comrade]

I don't trust those indexes for several reasons...the Ile de France having the same hdi as southeast England is obviously a joke, France is more developed than the UK in almost every way (financial/speculative economy excepted), the infrastructure is incomparable, most of the UK looks like a gloomy post industrial shithole to be honest.

That's because it is one. Post-industrial shithole sums up just Northern France but much of the UK.

[Tooting Carmen]

Ireland is artficially propped up by American tech companies laundering money , through it, and then sometimes an additional step in the Netherlands. Without American support even Scotland would have a higher HDI.

On that same token, take out the North Sea oil and Scotland's HDI would plummet too. In fact, it already performs worse than Wales in some key indicators: crime, life expectancy, drug and alcohol-related deaths.

[Graham]

Yes, but public services, buildings, roads, highroads, trains (tgv) and overall infrastructure in France is far far better. Also most of the cities and villages are much better kept and they have competitions for urban beautification. Also the country side is more productive and their products of a far better quality...I can’t think of much agricultural products on which Britain excels.

The part that exports Whisky, Salmon, Gin & Scotch Beef.


Top 10 UK food & Drink exports, 2022

[Tooting Carmen]

The part that exports Whisky, Salmon, Gin & Scotch Beef.


Top 10 UK food & Drink exports, 2022

Indeed.