Question

Why per capita consumption of electricity is considered as an index of development

Answer 1

per capita consumption of electricity is considered as an index of development because it shows that the how the condition of the situation of that country is and it is also been done by per capita income.

Answer 2

Hi there,

The amount of consumption of electricity in a country means that how much of the total population has access of electricity. Since electricity is the most important part of a developing country, the more the areas are covered, the more the country is acing towards development.

Due to this reason, electricity has become one of the index through which development of a country is measured.

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