Indicators of development

Question 1

What are development indicators used for?

Answer 1

To compare and understand a country’s level of development

Question 2

What is employment type?

Answer 2

The propotion of the population working in primary, secondary, teritary and quaternary industries

Question 3

What does GDP stand for?

Answer 3

Gross
Domestic
Product
per cpaita

Question 4

What is GDP?

Answer 4

The total value of goods and services produced in a country per person per year

Question 5

What does GNI stand for?

Answer 5

Gross
National
Income
per capita

Question 6

What is GNI?

Answer 6

An average of gross national income per person per year in US dollars

Question 7

What type of indicators are GNI, GNP and employment type?

Answer 7

Economical

Question 8

What is infant mortality?

Answer 8

The number of children who die before reaching 1 per 1000 babies born

Question 9

What is literacy rate?

Answer 9

The percentage of the population over the age of 15 who can read and write

Question 10

What is life expectancy?

Answer 10

The average lifespan of someone born in that country

Question 11

What type of indicators are infant mortality, literacy rate and life expectancy?

Answer 11

Social

Question 12

What does HDi stand for?

Answer 12

Human development index

Question 13

What is HDI?

Answer 13

A number that uses life expectancy, education level and income per person