But when its score is adjusted for inequality, it drops 23 spots – among the largest such declines for any highly developed country. Indeed, the US falls below Greece and Slovakia, countries that people do not typically regard as role models or as competitors with the US at the top of the league tables.
美国在HDI排行榜上位列第五，次于挪威、澳大利亚、瑞士和荷兰。但经不平等性调整后，美国的得分将下降23位——是发达国家中因该调整排名下降幅度最大的国家之一。事实上，美国将跌至希腊和斯洛伐克等国家之下，而这些国家从未被视为榜样或可以与美国一决高下的竞争对手。