The World, Explained · 45 sec
Human Development Index
A small piece of context that makes the wider world easier to read.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and
- How it works
per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
- Why it matters
A country scores a higher level of HDI when the lifespan, education level and gross national income GNI (PPP) per capita are higher.
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- The useful idea — correct
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and