Question

What is HDI ? Explain any 4 indictors of HDI

Answer 1

Human Development Index (HDI) Definition

The Human Development Index HDI is defined as the composite statistics used to rank countries by levels of human development. The HDI is a measure of health, education and income. It measures the average achievements in a country in these three basic dimensions of human development, calculated into an index.

HDI Dimensions and Indicators

The 2010 Human Development Report revised the HDI formula using data and methodologies that were not available in most countries when the first HDI was published in the 1990 Human Development Report. The HDI was calculated in 2010 using the following indicators:

Health - Life expectancy at birthEducation - expected years schooling for school-age children and average years of schooling in the adult populationIncome - measured by Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (PPP US$)

Answer 2

HDI(Human Development Index) is a composite statistics of life exceptancy, education as per capita income indicator which are used to rank countries into four tiersof human development. Very high human development, high human development medium human development, and low human development