HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX

(Mahbub ul Haq) (UNDP – 1990 191 countries)

Goal Posts for HDI Calculations
Indices Min. Value Max. Value

Life Expectancy Index 25 Yrs.

85 Yrs.
(LEI) 20 Yrs. (since 2019)

Education Attainment Index

0% 100 %
(EAI)

Per Capita GDP Index 40000 USDs

100 USDs
(PCGDPI) 75000 USDs (since 2019)

Score Calculations for each Index

(𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 − 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆)
𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒙 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 =
(𝑴𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 − 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆)
 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒙 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 − 𝟐𝟐)

(𝟔𝟕. 𝟐 − 𝟐𝟎)
𝐋𝐄𝐈 = = 𝟎. 𝟕𝟐𝟔
(𝟖𝟓 − 𝟐𝟎)

𝟏𝟏. 𝟗 − 𝟎 (𝟔. 𝟕 − 𝟎)
𝑬𝒀𝑺𝑰 𝑪 = = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟏𝟗 𝑴𝒀𝑺𝑰 (𝑨) = = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟔𝟕
𝟏𝟎𝟎 − 𝟎 (𝟏𝟎𝟎 − 𝟎)

𝟎. 𝟏𝟏𝟗 + 𝟎. 𝟎𝟔𝟕
𝑬𝑨𝑰 = = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟗𝟑
𝟐

(𝑳𝒐𝒈 𝟔𝟓𝟗𝟎 − 𝑳𝒐𝒈 𝟏𝟎𝟎) 𝟏. 𝟖𝟏𝟖𝟗

𝑷𝑪 − 𝑮𝑫𝑷 = = = 𝟎. 𝟔𝟑𝟐𝟕
(𝑳𝒐𝒈 𝟕𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎 − 𝑳𝒐𝒈 𝟏𝟎𝟎) 𝟐. 𝟖𝟕𝟓𝟎
 HDI CALCULATIONS (contd.)
LEI EAI PCGDP Arithmetic Geometric
Country Information Information Information Mean Mean
Real Score Real Score Real Score Score Ranks Score Ranks
Country 1 45 yrs 0.39 87% 0.87 10000 USDs 0.70 0.653 2nd 0.619 2nd
Country 2 62 yrs 0.65 72% 0.72 15000 USDs 0.77 0.713 1st 0.721 1st
Country 3 50 yrs 0.46 40% 0.40 12000 USDs 0.72 0.527 3rd 0.510 3rd

(𝑳𝑬𝑰 + 𝑬𝑨𝑰 + 𝑷𝑪 𝑮𝑫𝑷𝑰)

𝑯𝑫𝑰 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆 =
𝟑

(𝟎. 𝟕𝟐𝟔 + 𝟎. 𝟎𝟗𝟑 + 𝟎. 𝟔𝟑𝟑)

HDI Score for India 2021−22 = = 𝟎. 𝟒𝟖𝟒
𝟑

𝟑
𝑯𝑫𝑰 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆 = (𝑳𝑬𝑰)(𝑬𝑨𝑰)(𝑷𝑪 𝑮𝑫𝑷𝑰)
𝟑
HDI Score for India 2021−22 = (𝟎. 𝟕𝟐𝟔)(𝟎. 𝟎𝟗𝟑)(𝟎. 𝟔𝟑𝟑) = 𝟎. 𝟑𝟓𝟎
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 MPI CALCULATIONS (Oxford Univ. 2013)

No. Indicators People in HHs Weights

Household Size 4 7 5 4 ---
Education 1/3 * 1/2
1 No one has completed 5 years of schooling 0 1 0 1 1/6 = 0.167
2 At least 1 school-age child not enrolled in school 0 1 0 0 1/6 = 0.167

Health
3 At least 1 member is mal-nourished 0 0 1 0 1/6 = 0.167
4 One or more children have died 1 1 0 1 1/6 = 0.167

Living Standards
5 No Electricity 0 1 1 1 1/18 = 0.056
6 No access to clean drinking water 0 0 1 0 1/18 = 0.056
7 No access to adequate sanitation 0 1 1 0 1/18 = 0.056
8 House has dirt floor 0 0 0 0 1/18 = 0.056
Uses 'dirty' cooking fuel (dung / firewood /
9 1 1 1 1 1/18 = 0.056
charcoal)
No car and owns at most one bicycle,
10 0 1 0 1 1/18 = 0.056
motorcycle, radio, refrigerator, telephone or TV
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 MPI CALCULATIONS
No Indicators People in HHs Weights
Household Size 4 7 5 4 ---
Education
1 No one has completed 5 yrs of schooling 0 1 0 1 1/6 = 0.167
2 At least one school-age child not enrolled in school 0 1 0 0 1/6 = 0.167
Health
3 At least one member is mal-nourished 0 0 1 0 1/6 = 0.167
4 One or more children have died 1 1 0 1 1/6 = 0.167
Living Standards
5 No Electricity 0 1 1 1 1/18 = 0.056
6 No access to clean drinking water 0 0 1 0 1/18 = 0.056
7 No access to adequate sanitation 0 1 1 0 1/18 = 0.056
8 House has dirt floor 0 0 0 0 1/18 = 0.056
9 Uses 'dirty' cooking fuel (dung/firewood/charcoal) 1 1 1 1 1/18 = 0.056
10 No car & owns at most a bicycle, m-cycle, radio, fridge, telephone or TV 0 1 0 1 1/18 = 0.056

Score Ci (sum of each deprivation multiplied by its wt.) 0.22 0.72 0.38 0.5
Is the household Deprived ? (c > or = 1/3 = 0.333) N Y Y Y
Censored Score Ci (K) 0 0.72 0.38 0.5

Multidimensional Head Count (H) (7 + 5 + 4) /(4 + 7 + 5 + 4) = 0.8

[(0x4) + (0.722x7) + (0.389x5) +
Intensity of Deprivation (A)
0.500x4)] / (7 + 5 + 4) = 0.5625
MPI Score = H x A 0.8 x 0.5625 = 0.450
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