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The Human Development Index (HDI) is the measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, and standard of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being, especially child welfare. It is used to determine and indicate whether a country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped country and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life.^[1] Image File history File links Sustainable_development. ... Image File history File links UN_Human_Development_Report_2007_(1). ... Image File history File links UN_Human_Development_Report_2007_(1). ... Image File history File links UN_Human_Development_Report_2007_(1)_CBC.svgâ€Ž Source Adapted from Image:HDI 2006 Results Standardized Coloring Scheme. ... This article is about the measure of remaining life. ... The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak. ... The standard of living refers to the quality and quantity of goods and services available to people and the way these services and goods are distributed within a population. ... The well-being or quality of life of a population is an important concern in economics and political science. ... Welfare economics is a branch of economics that uses microeconomic techniques to simultaneously determine the allocational efficiency of a macroeconomy and the income distribution associated with it. ... World map indicating Human Development Index (as of 2004). ... High human development Medium human development Low human development Unavailable (colour-blind compliant map) Developing countries not listed as least developed countries or as newly industrialized countries, in their respective articles. ...

The index was developed in 1990 by Indian Nobel prize winner Amartya Sen, Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq, with help from Gustav Ranis of Yale University and Lord Meghnad Desai of the London School of Economics and has been used since then by the United Nations Development Programme in its annual Human Development Report. Described by Sen as a "vulgar measure", because of its limitations, it nonetheless focuses attention on wider aspects of development than the per capita income measure it supplanted, and is a pathway for researchers into the wide variety of more detailed measures contained in the Human Development Reports. Amartya Kumar Sen CH (Hon) (Bengali: Ã”morto Kumar Shen) (born 3 November 1933), is an Indian economist, philosopher, and a winner of the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences (Nobel Prize for Economics) in 1998, for his contributions to welfare economics for his work on famine, human development theory... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... Mahbub ul Haq (February 22, 1934 - July 16, 1998) was an influential Pakistani economist. ... Yale redirects here. ... Professor Lord Meghnad Desai of St. ... Mascot: Beaver Affiliations: University of London Russell Group EUA ACU CEMS APSIA Universities UK U8 Golden Triangle G5 Group Website: http://www. ... The United Nations Development Programe (UNDP), the United Nations global development network, is the largest multilateral source of development assistance in the world. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

The HDI measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development:

A long and healthy life, as measured by life expectancy at birth.
Knowledge and education, as measured by the adult literacy rate (with two-thirds weighting) and the combined primary, secondary, and tertiary gross enrollment ratio (with one-third weighting).
A decent standard of living, as measured by the log of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) in USD.

Each year, UN member states are listed and ranked according to these measures. Those high on the list often advertise it,^[2] as a means of attracting talented immigrants (economically, individual capital) or discouraging emigration. This article is about the measure of remaining life. ... The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak. ... The gross enrollment ratio (GER) or gross enrollment index (GEI) is a statistical measure used in the education sector. ... This article is about GDP in the context of economics. ... The purchasing power parity (PPP) theory uses the long-term equilibrium exchange rate of two currencies to equalize their purchasing power. ... USD redirects here. ... World map indicating Human Development Index (2007) (Colour-blind compliant map) For red-green color vision problems. ... Individual capital comprises inalienable or personal traits of persons, tied to their bodies and available only through their own free will, such as skill, creativity, enterprise, courage, capacity for moral example, non-communicable wisdom, invention or empathy, non-transferable personal trust and leadership. ...

An alternative measure, focusing on the amount of poverty in a country, is the Human Poverty Index. The Human Poverty Index is an indication of the standard of living in a country, developed by the United Nations (UN). ...

1 Methodology
- 1.1 Examples
2 2007 report
- 2.1 Top thirty countries (HDI range from 0.968 down to 0.894)
- 2.2 Countries not included
3 Past top countries
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

Methodology

HDI trends between 1975 and 2004

OECD Central and eastern Europe, and the CIS Latin America and the Caribbean East Asia

Arab States South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa

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$x$ -index = $frac{x - minleft(xright)} {maxleft(xright)-minleft(xright)}$

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The Human Development Index (HDI) then represents the average of the following three general indices:

Life Expectancy Index = $frac{LE - 25} {85-25}$
Education Index =
- Adult Literacy Index (ALI) = $frac{ALR - 0} {100 - 0}$
- Gross Enrolment Index (GEI) = $frac{CGER - 0} {100 - 0}$
GDP Index = $frac{logleft(GDPpcright) - logleft(100right)} {logleft(40000right) - logleft(100right)}$

LE: Life expectancy at birth
ALR: Adult literacy rate (ages 15 and older)
CGER: Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary schools
GDPpc: GDP per capita at PPP in USD The gross enrolment ratio (GER) or gross enrolment index (GEI) is a statistical measure used in the education sector. ... The purchasing power parity (PPP) theory uses the long-term equilibrium exchange rate of two currencies to equalize their purchasing power. ...

UNDP has created a technical note on the definition of the HDI (see links below).

Examples

**Calculation examples of the indices.**
Index	Measure	Minimum value	Maximum value	Formula
Longevity	Life expectancy at birth (LE)	25 yrs	85 yrs	$L = frac{mathrm{LE}-25}{60}$
Education	Literacy rate (LR)	0%	100%	$E = frac{2mathrm{LR} + mathrm{CGER}}{3}$
Education	Combined gross enrolment ratio (CGER)	0%	100%	$E = frac{2mathrm{LR} + mathrm{CGER}}{3}$
GDP	GDP per capita (PPP)	100 USD	40,000 USD	$G = frac{log_{10}mathrm{GDPpc}-2}{2mathrm{.}60206}$

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2007 report

Main article: List of countries by Human Development Index

Coloured world map indicating Human Development Index (2007)

0.950 and over 0.900–0.949 0.850–0.899 0.800–0.849 0.750–0.799

0.700–0.749 0.650–0.699 0.600–0.649 0.550–0.599 0.500–0.549

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The report for 2007 was launched in Brasilia, Brazil, on November 27, 2007. Its focus was on "Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world." [1] Most of the data used for the report are derived largely from 2005 or earlier, thus indicating an HDI for 2005. Not all UN member states choose to or are able to provide the necessary statistics. World map indicating Human Development Index (2007) (Colour-blind compliant map) For red-green color vision problems. ... Image File history File links UN_Human_Development_Report_2007_(2). ... Image File history File links UN_Human_Development_Report_2007_(2). ... Image File history File links UN_Human_Development_Report_2007_(2)_CBC.svgâ€Ž Source Adapted from Image:HDImap spectrum2006. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Bras lia is the capital city of Brazil and is located in the center of the country in a federal district created in the state of Goi s. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A map of UN member states and their dependent territories as recognized by the UN. Regions excluded: Antarctica (regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System), Vatican City (the Holy See is a UN observer), the Palestinian territories (Palestine, represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization, is a UN observer), and Western Sahara...

The report showed a small increase in world HDI in comparison with last year's report. This rise was fueled by a general improvement in the developing world, specially of the least developed countries group. This marked improvement at the bottom was offset with a decrease in HDI of high income countries. A developing country is a country with low average income compared to the world average. ... Map of the Least Developed Countries as defined by the United Nations Least Developed Countries (LDCs or Fourth World countries) are countries which according to the United Nations exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development, with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of all countries in the world. ... High income Upper-middle income Lower-middle income Low income A High income country is defined by the World Bank as a country with a Gross National Income per capita of $11,116 or more. ...

A HDI below 0.5 is considered to represent "low development". All 22 countries in that category are located in Africa. The highest-scoring Sub-Saharan countries, Gabon and South Africa, are ranked 119th and 121st, respectively. Nine countries departed from this category this year and joined the "medium development" group. A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

A HDI of 0.8 or more is considered to represent "high development". This includes all developed countries, such as those in North America, Western Europe, Oceania, and Eastern Asia, as well as some developing countries in Eastern Europe, Central and South America, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and the oil-rich Arabian Peninsula. Seven countries were promoted to this category this year, leaving the "medium development" group: Belarus, Brazil, Libya, Macedonia, Russia and Saudi Arabia. A developed country is a country that has achieved (currently or historically) a high degree of industrialization, and which enjoys the higher standards of living which wealth and technology make possible. ... North America North America is a continent [1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... A current understanding of Western Europe. ... For other uses, see Oceania (disambiguation). ... East Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... A developing country is a country with low average income compared to the world average. ... Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ... America is usually meant as either: the Americas, the lands of the Western hemisphere, usually subdivided into North America and South America the United States of America See also: Americas (terminology) and Use of the word American. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... West Indies redirects here. ... Arabia redirects here. ...

On the following table, green arrows ( ) represent an increase in ranking over the previous study, while red arrows ( ) represent a decrease in ranking. They are followed by the number of spaces they moved. Blue dashes ( ) represent a nation that did not move in the rankings since the previous study.
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Top thirty countries (HDI range from 0.968 down to 0.894)

Iceland 0.968 ( 1)
Norway 0.968 ( 1)
Australia 0.962 ( )
Canada 0.961 ( 2)
Ireland 0.959 ( 1)
Sweden 0.956 ( 1)
Switzerland 0.955 ( 2)
Japan 0.953 ( 1)
Netherlands 0.953 ( 1)
France 0.952 ( 6)

Finland 0.952 ( )
United States 0.951 ( 4)
Spain 0.949 ( 6)
Denmark 0.949 ( 1)
Austria 0.948 ( 1)
United Kingdom 0.946 ( 2)
Belgium 0.946 ( 4)
Luxembourg 0.944 ( 6)
New Zealand 0.943 ( 1)
Italy 0.941 ( 3)

Hong Kong 0.937 ( 1)
Germany 0.935 ( 1)
Israel 0.932 ( )
Greece 0.926 ( )
Singapore 0.922 ( )
South Korea 0.921 ( )
Slovenia 0.917 ( )
Cyprus 0.903 ( 1)
Portugal 0.897 ( 1)
Brunei 0.894 ( 4)

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Countries not included

The following United Nations member states are not ranked in the 2007 Human Development Index, for being unable or unwilling to provide the necessary data at the time of publication. UN and U.N. redirect here. ...

Africa
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Asia
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Europe
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Oceania
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Past top countries

The number one ranked country in each year of the index. Canada has been the highest ranked country ten times, followed by Norway, which stayed at the top six times. Japan has been ranked highest twice and Switzerland and Iceland once.

1997 – Canada
1996 – Canada
1995 – Canada
1994 – Canada
1993 – Japan

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References

^ Davies, A. and G. Quinlivan (2006), A Panel Data Analysis of the Impact of Trade on Human Development, Journal of Socioeconomics
^ Speech by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien to the National Forum.

External links

Human Development Report Office
Human Development Report 2007/2008PDF (12.01 MiB)
Technical note explaining the definition of the HDIPDF (598 KiB)
List of countries by HDI at NationMaster.com
Human Development Map

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Geography

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Demographics

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Economy

Current account balance · Foreign exchange reserves · Imports · Number of internet users · Number of telephone lines · Exports (per capita) · Debt (External, Public) · Consumption (Electricity, Natural gas, Electricity Intensity) · Production (Natural gas production by country, Natural gas proven reserves, Oil proven reserves, Automobile production, Steel production, Aluminium production) Blue = countries in surplus; Red = countries in deficit This is a list of countries and territories by current account balance, in millions of U.S. dollars, equivalence based on The World Factbook ([1]). Most data are 2006 estimates. ... Reserves of foreign exchange and gold in 2006 Foreign exchange reserves (also called Forex reserves) in a strict sense are only the foreign currency deposits held by central banks and monetary authorities. ... This is a list of countries by number of internet users mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in September 2007. ... This is a list of countries by number of telephone lines mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in September 2007. ... This is a list of countries by exports per capita. ... Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Economic policy Monetary policy Central bank Money supply Fiscal policy Spending Deficit Debt Trade policy Tariff Trade agreement Finance Financial market Financial market participants Corporate Personal Public Banking Regulation Government debt (also known as public debt or national debt) is... Map of countries by external debt based on 2005 CIA factbook figures This is a list of countries by gross (i. ... Map of countries by public debt This is a list of countries by public debt as percentage of gross domestic product, based on The World Factbook. ... In economics, consumption refers to the final use of goods and services to provide utility. ... Countries by electricity consumption This is a list of countries by electricity consumption mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in March 2006. ... This is a list of countries by natural gas consumption mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in June 2006. ... The countries with the highest GDP has different ELectricity Intensity. ... This is a list of countries by natural gas production mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in September 2007 . ... This is a list of countries by natural gas proven reserves mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in September 2007. ... This is a list of countries by oil proven reserves mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in September 2007. ... This is a list of countries by automobile production in 2006 mostly based on OICA accessed in September 2007. ... This is a list of countries by steel production in 2006 mostly based on International Iron and Steel Institute accessed in September 2007. ... This is a list of countries by aluminium production in 2006 mostly based on Altech accessed in September 2007. ...

GDP

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Sector composition · Demographics comparison Countries by nominal GDP. Source: IMF (2005) This article includes a list of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP), the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. ... Map of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita for the year 2006. ... There are three lists of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP) (the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year). ... This article includes two lists of countries of the world[1] sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita, the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year divided by the average population for the same year. ... This is a list of countries of the world sorted by their Gross Domestic Product (PPP converted) per hour. ... Economic history is the study of economic change, and of economic phenomena in the past. ... This is a list of the countries of the world in order of Gross domestic product (GDP), based on exchange rates, not on purchasing power parity. ... These are lists of regions and countries sorted by their estimated real gross domestic product (GDP) in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP), the value of all final goods and services produced within a country/region in a given year. ... Econometrics is concerned with the tasks of developing and applying quantitative or statistical methods to the study and elucidation of economic principles. ... This article includes a list of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP), the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. ... The list below is of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP), the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. ... The list below is of countries of the world by their gross domestic product per capita, the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation per capita, within a given year. ... This is a list of countries by GDP per capita according to the Atlas Method, an indicator of income developed by the World Bank. ... World GDP/capita changed very little for most of human history before the industrial revolution. ... This article includes a list of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (real) growth rate, the increase in value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year -- not taking into account Purchasing power parity and taking into account the inflation. ... This is a list of countries by GDP (real) growth rate per capita. ... Map of countries by agricultural output Map of countries by industrial output Map of countries by services output This is a list of countries by GDP sector composition based on nominal GDP estimates and sector composition ratios provided by the CIA World Fact Book at market or government official exchange... This is a sortable list of countries, territories and other political entities by GDP and various growth rate. ...

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Heads of state and government · Political rights and civil liberties · Press freedom · Privacy · Perception of corruption · Bribe paying · Property rights · Economic freedom · Democracy · Globalization · Ease of doing business · Economic competitiveness · Date of formation · Legal drinking age · School leaving age · Abortion law · Homosexuality laws · Death penalty · Quality-of-life · E-readiness · Failed States index · Travel Freedom · Student Performance · For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Society (disambiguation). ... This is a list of current heads of state and government, showing heads of state and heads of government where different, mainly in parliamentary systems; it should be noted that often a leader is both in presidential systems or dictatorships. ... Map reflecting the findings of Freedom Houses 2007 survey, concerning the state of world freedom in 2006, which is widely used by researchers and correlates highly with other measures of democracy[1]. Some of these estimates are disputed. ... Reporters Without Borders, or RWB (French: Reporters sans frontiÃ¨res, Spanish: Reporteros Sin Fronteras, or RSF) is a French origin international non-governmental organization that advocates freedom of the press, founded by its current general-secretary, Robert Menard. ... Privacy International (PI) has been instrumental in establishing the modern international privacy movement. ... Overview of the index of perception of corruption, 2006 Since 1995, Transparency International has published an annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)[1] ordering the countries of the world according to the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians.[2] The organization defines corruption as... Bribe Payers Index (BPI) is a measure of how willing a nation appears to comply with demands for corrupt business practices. ... International Property Rights Index is an organization that investigate and ranks the individuals rights and ability to own property in countries worldwide. ... Globalization Index is a list of countries by A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine according to Globalization criteria. ... World map of the Ease of Doing Business Index. ... World map of the 2006-2007 Global Competitiveness Index. ... Below is a list of countries in alphabetical order listing their dates of formation. ... The legal drinking age is a limit assigned by governments to restrict the access of children and youth to alcoholic beverages. ... The school leaving age states the minimum age which a person is legally allowed to leave compulsory education. ... International status of abortion law Legal on request Legal for rape, maternal life, health, mental health, socioecomic factors, and/or fetal defects Legal for or illegal with exception for rape, maternal life, health, fetal defects, and/or mental health Illegal with exception for rape, maternal life, health, and/or mental... World laws on homosexuality Legality of same-sex unions in the US. Legality of same-sex unions in Europe. ... At one time capital punishment was used in almost every part of the globe, but over the last few decades many countries have abolished it. ... The Economist Intelligence Unitâ€™s quality of life index is based on a unique methodology that links the results of subjective life-satisfaction surveys to the objective determinants of quality of life across countries. ... e-Readiness is the ability to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to develop ones economy and to foster ones welfare. ... For Noam Chomskys 2006 book, see Failed States (book). ... The Henley Visa Restrictions Index is a global ranking of countries according to travel freedom their citizens enjoy. ... The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial world-wide test of 15-year-old schoolchildrens scholastic performance, the implementation of which is coordinated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). ...

Military

Military expenditures · Number of active troops · Possession of nuclear weapons · UN peacekeepers currently deployed · Global Peace Index Military spending in 2005 Military spending This is a list of countries by military expenditures using the latest information available. ... Number of active troops per country This is a list of countries sorted by the total number of active troops where the military manpower of a country is measured by the total amount of active troops within the command of that country. ... Nations that are known or believed to possess nuclear weapons are sometimes referred to as the nuclear club. ... UN refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. ... World map of the Global Peace Index The Global Peace Index is an attempt to measure the relative position of nationsâ€™ and regionsâ€™ peacefulness. ...

Environment

Carbon dioxide emissions (per capita) · Greenhouse gas emissions per capita · GDP per emissions · Sustainability · Environmental Performance · Happy Planet Index This is a list of countries by carbon dioxide emissions. ... Insert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text here CO2 emission per capita per year per country This is a list of countriesafsdafdasfsdfsfsdfafsafsdafsadfs by carbon dioxide emissions per capita from 1990 through 2003. ... This is a list of countries ranked by greenhouse-gas emissions per capita in 2000. ... This is a list of countries arranged by their ratio of Gross domestic product (GDP (Nominal)) to carbon dioxide emissions. ... The Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) is a composite index tracking 21 elements of environmental sustainability covering natural resource endowments, past and present pollution levels, environmental management efforts, contributions to protection of the global commons, and a societys capacity to improve its environmental performance over time. ... Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a method of quantifying and numerically scaling the environmental performance of a set of companies or countries. ... // The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is an index of human well-being and environmental impact, introduced by the new economics foundation (nef), in July 2006. ...

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«Beyond Economic Growth» Chapter XV (741 words)
	Note that the development diamonds for China and Ethiopia, and Russia and Turkey were constructed using indexes based on average indicators for two different groups of countries- low-income and lower-middle-income (see Figure 15.1).
	The advantage of the human development index relative to the development diamond method is that it allows countries to be ranked in order of their achievements in human development.
	The disadvantage of the human development index is that it does not allow us to judge the relative importance of its different components or to understand why a country's index changes over time- whether, for example, it happens because of a change in GNP per capita or because of a change in adult literacy.

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