tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post6968484914457768418..comments2024-03-27T15:36:44.737-07:00Comments on Haq's Musings: Pakistanis Better Off Than Neighbors on World Misery Index Riaz Haqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00522781692886598586noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-9614114336273041402015-01-24T20:40:02.259-08:002015-01-24T20:40:02.259-08:00Pew: Having a good day
#Nigeria 58%
#Brazil 51
#P...Pew: Having a good day<br /><br />#Nigeria 58%<br />#Brazil 51<br />#Pakistan 42<br />#US 41<br />#India 31<br />#China 19<br /><br />http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/12/30/having-a-typical-day-in-2014-youre-not-alone/ … Riaz Haqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522781692886598586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-89609076055758399652014-11-09T12:36:47.327-08:002014-11-09T12:36:47.327-08:00The Cato Institute has now revived it by adding in...The Cato Institute has now revived it by adding interest rates to the sum of inflation and unemployment rates and subtracting per capita GDP growth rate from it.<br /><br />http://www.riazhaq.com/2014/04/pakistanis-better-off-than-neighbors-on.html<br /><br />Pakistan ranks #42 (index 24.5) on world misery index 2014, better than India at #30 (index 21.3)<br /><br /><br />http://walizahid.com/2014/11/pakistan-42-on-world-misery-index/Riaz Haqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522781692886598586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-962198585398072322014-04-27T07:27:44.957-07:002014-04-27T07:27:44.957-07:00Anon:"People in Spain Portugal Turkey and man...Anon:"People in Spain Portugal Turkey and many other OECD countries are NOT economically suffering more than Pakistan in any objective way you want to define it!"<br /><br />Effects of unemployment in societies that depend on jobs and credit are devastating. <br /><br />Unable to pay their mortgages, rents and other monthly bills, they are forced out of their homes and forced to live out on the streets. They lose access to credit which is necessary to maintain their lifestyles. Their standards of living suffer a major decline...the kind of sharp declines that I have seen in US and Europe but not in Pakistan. Riaz Haqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522781692886598586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-88270616084453137972014-04-26T20:34:56.507-07:002014-04-26T20:34:56.507-07:00There are at least 27 nations, including their nei...There are at least 27 nations, including their neighbors India and Iran, where people are economically suffering more than they are.<br /><br />People in Spain Portugal Turkey and many other OECD countries are NOT economically suffering more than Pakistan in any objective way you want to define it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com