Measures of Development Eval Stats

Question 1

GDP

Answer 1

doesn’t account for informal economy
e.g. Afghan’s $2 billion heroin trade
- equivalent to 13% of its GDP

Question 2

GNI

Answer 2

social inequality not accounted
e.g. Qatar
- many human rights concerns: 6500 migrant workers died in construction of 2022 world cup stadiums

Question 3

per capita

Answer 3

china GDP - 2nd largest in world ($18 trillion)
china GDP/capita - 79th in the world

doesn’t measure income ineq: Qatar highest GDP per capita in world, but 9th worst income ineq

Question 4

Life expectancy political

Answer 4

Cuba has LE of 78 but one party state (corrupt)

Question 5

life expectancy social

Answer 5

LE for black south africans = 62.9 years
LE for white south africans = 78.6 years
= more than 15 year disparity

Question 6

infant mortality rate

Answer 6

2020:
- sierra leone ranked top, 80 deaths per 1000 live births
- Sweden bottom with 2 deaths per 1000 births
BUT: In 2020, 44% of SL pop under poverty line

Question 7

Education

Answer 7

Cuba has 11 yrs of schooling, but 72% live below poverty line

Question 8

HDI

Answer 8

doesn’t measure income inequality
e.g. SA with 41% of income inequality related to race