Human Development Index

Economics ⇒ Economic Development

Human Development Index starts at 10 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Human Development Index. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.

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Describe how the income component of HDI is measured.

Describe one way in which the HDI can be improved for a country.

Describe the process of calculating the HDI for a country.

Explain the difference between HDI and GDP per capita as measures of development.

Explain the significance of the Human Development Index in assessing a country's development.

Explain why HDI does not fully capture the development status of a country.

Explain why HDI is considered a better measure of development than per capita income alone.

Explain why the geometric mean is preferred over the arithmetic mean in HDI calculation.

Name the three dimensions used to calculate the HDI.

Suppose Country A has a life expectancy index of 0.8, an education index of 0.7, and an income index of 0.9. Calculate the HDI using the geometric mean.

What does HDI stand for in the context of economic development?

What is the main limitation of HDI as a measure of development?