Worksheet

How do we calculate HDI?

3.1
Use the three circles to write in the data needed to calculate the Human Development
Index. Then, write a definition or explanation of each one in the space provided.

Definition / explanation:
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Life expectancy is how long people will
live. Knowing the average life expectancy
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of a country will define if that country has
good health care systems or not.
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Life expectancy at birth
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Human Development Index

Mean and expected

years of schooling GNI per capita

Definition / explanation: Definition / explanation:

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This will show if people have access to
education. Educated people will
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contribute to the country since they would
be able to get jobs and help with the
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economy of the country.
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This will show how strong the economy is
within the country and again high values
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generally indicate a high level of
development.
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 Worksheet
Quality of Life Index
3.2
Look at the data in the table below, showing Quality of Life for selected countries.
Then answer the questions below it.

Quality of Life data by country

Ranking Country Index

1 USA 86
2 New Zealand 76
4 France 75
7 Germany 74
9 UK 74
10 Japan 74
13 Australia 73
29 Canada 70
39 Mexico 67
46 Bahamas 65
49 Cyprus (Greece) 65
57 Jamaica 63
69 South Africa 60
74 Botswana 60
92 Singapore 57
93 China 57
105 Sri Lanka 56
117 Russia 54
128 Kenya 53
141 India 50
157 Saudi Arabia 48
172 Pakistan 44
180 Zimbabwe 42
183 Afghanistan 40
191 Somalia 28
1. a) The highest on the list is the
USA. It is developed country. Source: www1.internationalliving.com/qofl2011/
b) The lowest on the list is Somalia.
It is a developing country.
2. None of the values actually 1 (a) Which is highest in this list? What type of country is it?
surprised me. Well, to be fair, the
value from Russia caught me of (b) Which is lowest in this list? What type of country is it?
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guard, I was kind of expecting it to

be higher but it was only because 2 Do any of the values surprise you? If so, why?
of pictures and things I see on the
internet about Russia. 3 If your country is not on this list, research the data for it using the website
3. I think that it was a fair position. address above.
Security and health care are
moderate. Traffic is modest although (a) Do you think this is a fair position for your country? Support your answer
you can find the streets being with reasons.
congested sometimes. The country
does not take measures on the (b) Compare your opinion with those of your classmates.
waste, pollution caused by people
and factories is very high. Also, the
climate is different depending on the
area so this can vary for different
people but in general I think that it is
fine.

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