Thailand not the worst or the best nation to be a mother

[Jingthing]

It's ranked about in the middle according to the NGO Save the Children.

The best is Norway, ranked 1.

The worst is Somalia, ranked 179.

Thailand is ranked 83.

Use the map in the link to check out the rankings of different nations.

The index shows where mothers and children living in urban areas face the least and the greatest hardships regarding women's and children's health and economic well-being, among other aspects.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/05/08/map-the-best-and-worst-countries-to-be-a-mother/

[BudRight]

They should have controlled for GDP per capita or something. That would have been more interesting; this just affirms that it sucks to be poor. Big surprise.

[Mojomor]

Where is the map?

[Jingthing]

They should have controlled for GDP per capita or something. That would have been more interesting; this just affirms that it sucks to be poor. Big surprise.

No, actually, if you had referred to the link you would see that the results are definitely NOT directly related to GDP wealth.

[Jingthing]

Where is the map?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/05/08/map-the-best-and-worst-countries-to-be-a-mother/

Edited November 3, 2015 by Jingthing

[Mojomor]

Thanks for the map. Very interesting.

My view is that the better performing countries are the ones with the best maternity leave. A mother in Norway can take almost 4 years off work, if she wishes, at a fairly high income, and still return to her job. Link below

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave#Europe_.28inc._Eastern_Europe_and_Central_Asia.29

[VillageIdiot]

Why the sudden interest in motherhood?

Are you expecting?