Unit 4 AOS 1

Question 1

What is human development index(HDI)

Answer 1

A tool develop by United Nation to measure and rank a countries level of social and economic development.

Question 2

What are the three dimensions of human development index(HDI)

Answer 2

• Long and healthy life
• Knowledge
• Decent standard of living

Question 3

What are four indicator of human development index

Answer 3

• Life expectancy at birth
• life expectancy
• Mean and expected year of schooling
• GNI per capita

Question 4

What are the advantages of HDI

Answer 4

• Holistic measurement. HDI goes beyond economic measurement by incorporating the 3 key dimensions.
• HDI is a composite statistic single index number ranging from 0 to 1.
• HDI can be use to measure and compare development progress over time.

Question 5

What are limitations of HDI

Answer 5

• The education and health components of HDI focus on quantity over quality
• HDI do not consider people’s subjective well being.