By: Lucas P. & Leo Savoy
What is Human Development Index Indicator that measures the overall development of a nation; Life expectancy at birth, longevity, Education, Income It is the statistic used to rank countries by level of standard of living and quality of life. It goes from o to 1 ( 1 –most ; 0- worst)
How is the HDI calculated? LEI = Life Expectancy Index EI = Education Index II = Income Index
Example of Calculation
Top 3 Countries Explanation 1. Norway (HDI of 0.943) 1. Life Expectancy: At Birth (years): High (1 st on rank Japan 83.4; Switzerland 82.3; Venezuela 74.4) 2. Education Index: Expected and mean years of schooling: (value out of 1). 2.Very high - World’s 2 nd highest education index after New Zealand (1.000) 3. Income Index: GNI per capita: $88,890 3.High – World’s 7 th highest income index (1 st is Qatar with 1.00 followed by Liechtenstein
Top 10 and Bottom 10 countriescountries 1 Norway Australia Netherlands United States New Zealand Canada Ireland Liechtenstein Germany Sweden Guinea Central African Rep Sierra Leone Burkina Faso Liberia Chad Mozambique Burundi Niger Congo0.286 Bottom 10Top 10
Top 3 Countries Explanation 2. Australia (HDI of 0.929) 1. Life Expectancy: At Birth (years): Education Index: Expected and mean years of schooling: (value out of 1). 3. Income Index: GNI per capita: $46.200
Top 3 Countries Explanation 3. Netherlands (HDI of 0.910) 1. Life Expectancy: At Birth (years): Education Index: Expected and mean years of schooling: (value out of 1). 3. Income Index: GNI per capita: $49.730
Top 3 Countries Explanation 3. United States of America (HDI of 0.910) 1. Life Expectancy: At Birth (years): Education Index: Expected and mean years of schooling: (value out of 1). 3. Income Index: GNI per capita: $48.450
Bottom 2 Countries Explanation 186. Niger (HDI of 0.295) 1. Life Expectancy: At Birth (years): Very low (1 st on rank Japan 83.4) 2. Education Index: Expected and mean years of schooling: (value out of 1). 2.Very low (New Zealand 1.000, Norway 0.985) 3. Income Index GNI per capita: Very low (1 st is Qatar with 1.00 followed by Liechtenstein 0.964) 3.$360
Bottom 2 Countries Explanation 187. Democratic Republic of the Congo (HDI of 0.286) 1. Life Expectancy: At Birth (years): Education Index: Expected and mean years of schooling: (value out of 1). 3. Income Index: GNI per capita: $190
Venezuela 73. Venezuela (HDI of 0.735) 1. Life Expectancy: At Birth (years): Education Index: Expected and mean years of schooling: (value out of 1). 3. Income Index: GNI per capita: $11,920
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