Monday, January 4, 2010

Since 1999 in Venezuela...

  • Extreme poverty fell from 20.2 to 7.6 percent
  • Household poverty dropped from 49 to 21 percent
  • Social spending has averaged 17.5 percent of GDP
  • Human Development Index ranking rose, 68 to 58
  • Literacy increased from 93% to 96%
--Source: Venezuelan Embassy, Washington