Living Standards
HDI = Human Development Index
*Measurement on how well a country is doing
*Based on 3 main topics:
1. Adult literary (education)
2.Life expectancy (health)
3.Per Capita GDP (economy $)
*Most literacy will stay constant, health keeps getting better and the economy is always changing
*See lots of changes in developing countries
*In the late 1990's more than 20 countries had a life expectancy at birth under 50
*200 richest people had more wealth than 41%
Top 10 HDI countries:
1.Norway 0.943
2.Australia 0.929
3.Netherlands 0.910
4.United States 0.910
5.New Zealand 0.908
6.Canada 0.908
7.Ireland 0.908
8Liechtenstein 0.905
9.Germany 0.905
10.Sweden 0.904
*Measurement on how well a country is doing
*Based on 3 main topics:
1. Adult literary (education)
2.Life expectancy (health)
3.Per Capita GDP (economy $)
*Most literacy will stay constant, health keeps getting better and the economy is always changing
*See lots of changes in developing countries
*In the late 1990's more than 20 countries had a life expectancy at birth under 50
*200 richest people had more wealth than 41%
Top 10 HDI countries:
1.Norway 0.943
2.Australia 0.929
3.Netherlands 0.910
4.United States 0.910
5.New Zealand 0.908
6.Canada 0.908
7.Ireland 0.908
8Liechtenstein 0.905
9.Germany 0.905
10.Sweden 0.904
Summary
HDI shows us how we are either improving or decreasing in 3 main groups, education, health and our economy
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