2.1. Measuring Development

Question 1

Gross Domestic
Product (GDP)

Answer 1

The total value of goods and services a country produces in a year. It’s often given in US$

Question 2

GDP per capita

Answer 2

The GDP divided by the population of a country. It’s often given in US$ and is sometimes called GDP per head.

Question 3

Gross National Income (GNI) and GNI per capita

Answer 3

The total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year, including income from overseas. It’s often given in US$, GNi per capita is the GNI divided by the population of a country.

Question 4

Birth rate

Answer 4

The number of live babies born per thousand of the population per vear.

Question 5

Death rate

Answer 5

The number of deaths per thousand of the population per year.

Question 6

Fertility rate

Answer 6

The average number of births per woman.

Question 7

Infant mortality rate

Answer 7

The number of babies who die under 1 year old, per thousand babies born.

Question 8

Maternal mortality rate

Answer 8

The number of women who die due to pregnancy related problems per hundred thousand live births.

Question 9

Doctors per 1000 of population

Answer 9

The number of workin doctors per thousand of the population.

Question 10

Gini coetticient

Answer 10

The number of workin doctors per thousand of the population.

Question 11

Gender Inequality Index

Answer 11

A measure of economic inequality. Countries are given a score between O (equal) and 1 (total inequalitu).

Question 12

Human Development Index (HDU)

Answer 12

A number that’s calculated using data on e.g. women’s education, access to job, political right and health during pregnancy. The higher the score, the more inequality.

Question 13

Corruption Perceptions

Answer 13

A measure of the level of corruption that is believed to exist in the public sector on a scale of 1-100. The lower the score, the more corrubtion.