HDI

Question 1

What is the Human Development Index?

Answer 1

A composite measure of development used by the United Nations to measure and rank countries’ levels of social and economic develpment.

Question 2

What does a composite measure of development do?

Answer 2

Uses more than one variable to improve accuracy . It takes a variety of socio-economic indicators into account. No single factor can tip the scales

Question 3

What 4 indicators does HDI use to make an index of development?

Answer 3

• Life expectancy at birth,
• mean years of schooling for adults aged 25 years,
• expected years of schooling for children at school entering age,
• Gross National Income (GNI) per capita

Question 4

How is HDI calculated?

Answer 4

Each indicator is given a score ranging from 1.000 (best) to 0.000 (worst). The average of the 4 scores is found