on Ecological footprint

I think you better start with my previous post:
'On economic crisis vs. environment'

I got interested and i decided to dig in, apparently there seemed to be some kind of proportionality between how developed a country is with how much waste they produce.

then i found this plot:

On the horizontal axis its the Human Development Index rank.
(some one created a ranking of countries based on the HDI, which is some sort of measure for:

• quality of life, such as health indicators and access to health-care services, life expectancy at birth, nutrition levels,
  
• education and literacy levels,
  
• access to basic needs such as water and sanitation, and so on.
  
• It also takes into account GDP per capita in terms of Purchasing Power Parity
  
• and percentage of the population living below the poverty line.

So, here is the thing, it is possible to live an ecologically sustainable life and be amongst the 40 most developed countries, but for that you need to learn tango.