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[–] ThePantser 12 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Why include CA but not Mexico? Canada should have been excluded since they are a boarder country too.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Canada has roughly the same HDI ranking as the US, whereas Mexico is somewhat lower. So from the "looking for a better life" perspective, Canadians don't have an incentive to move to the US (other way around actually, from HDI).

Just a guess though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wrong guess. There is Germany on the list

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well yes, but so is Canada, which has a higher HDI than the US.

Parent was asking why Mexico is excluded from the list while Canada is not.

By "don't have incentive" I'm just referring to an on-paper incentive from an HDI ranking.

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