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[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 9 points 2 days ago (1 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.

[–] pound_heap@lemm.ee 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wrong guess. There is Germany on the list

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I'm going to guess that if you include Mexico, pretty much every state has the same flag. Whereas you don't have the problem by including Canada.