4.3 - HDI

Question 1

What is HDI?

Answer 1

Human Development Index
Measure of quality of life

Question 2

What are the 3 aspects of HDI?

Answer 2

Knowledge
Longevity
Standard of Living

Question 3

What does HDI consist of?

Answer 3

Life expectancy at birth
Mean years of schooling
Expected years of schooling
GNI p/c

Question 4

What is the range of HDI rankings?

Answer 4

0-1

Question 5

What do respective HDI’s 0 and 1 represent?

Answer 5

0 - Very low development
1 - Very high development

Question 6

As of 2017, which 3 nations had the highest HDI rankings?

Answer 6

Norway - 0.953
Switzerland - 0.944
Australia - 0.939

Question 7

As of 2017, which 3 nations had the lowest HDI rankings?

Answer 7

Niger - 0.354
Central African Republic - 0.367
South Sudan - 0.388

Question 8

What are the advantages of HDI?

Answer 8

Broader comparison
Implicit of other development factors
Objective

Question 9

How is HDI implicit of external development factors?

Answer 9

Education + health infer quality of infrastructure + facilities

Question 10

What are the disadvantages of HDI?

Answer 10

Doesn’t consider political freedoms
Doesn’t consider environment
Doesn’t consider income distribution + equality