Human Development Index
- Due Nov 2, 2020 by 11:59pm
- Points 60
- Submitting a text entry box
- Available after Oct 26, 2020 at 12am
http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi
Use the PDF and the link inside to answer the questions.
1. Choose a country other than the United States
2. Go to page 300 in the PDF, find your country, what is the overall HDI?
3. What is the life expectancy?
4. What are the expected years of schooling?
5. What is the mean years of schooling?
6. What is the gross national income?
7. Look on the right side, how did the HDI ranking of your country change from 2017 to 2018?
8. What area does your country need to improve in? Explain why that area is the most pressing issue that needs to be changed.
9. What commonalities do you notice about the countries that are all listed in the 'very high human development category.'(For commonalities look for geographical location, and scores on particular categories
10. Go to page 304 in the PDF. What was your HDI in 1990?
11. Which of the HDI indicators is most important for countries who want to improve their overall HDI score?
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