Question

What is HDI and how is it calculated?

Answer 1

he Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic (composite index) of life expectancy, education, and per capita incomeindicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country scores higher HDI when the lifespanis higher, the education level is higher, and the GDP per capita is higher.
It is calculated using the following indicators: Health - Life expectancy at birth. Education - measured by adult literacy and the combined primary, secondary and tertiary enrolment ratio. Income - measured by GDP per capita (

Answer 2

The core capabilities of a country's population are defined, measured and combined to derive the composite HDI. HDI is the average of life expectancy, per capita income and education of people of a country