Economic, Social, Technological Or Composite Indicators Flashcards
GDP per capita (effective measure of average income)
Economic indicator
Percentage of 5 year olds underweight
Social indicator
Number of doctors per 1000 people
Social indicator
Average age of mother at first birth
Social indicator
Percentage of the population with access to treated drinking water
Social indicator
Human Development Index (measure of life expectancy, mean years of schooling and GDP per capita all combined into single statistic ranging from 0-1)
Social indicator
Adult literacy
Social indicator
Life expectancy
Social indicator
Number of phones per 100 people
Technological indicator
Percentage of country with access to electricity
Technological indicator
Number of broadband subscribers per 100 people
Technological indicator
Percentage of population employed in agriculture
Composite
World happiness index
Composite indicator
What does economic indicator do
Give insight into wealth and jobs
What do social indicators do
Give insight into people’s quality of life
What do technological indicators do
Give insight access to new technology
What do composite indicators do
Combine data from 2 or more indicators into a single statistic
