Best Place in the World

Okay, maybe not number 1. The UN Human Development Report came out today, and Canada moved back up on the Human Development Index (p. 153) to the number 4 spot from last year's dismal (?) 7th or 8th place.  The CBC is all over it, but I have to ask, does it really matter? Honestly, the people in the top 25 are doing pretty well. I'd feel a whole lot more like celebrating if the bottom third of the list was making more progress.