ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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adult literacy is comparatively low
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men live much longer on average than women
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net primary educational enrollment is high
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GDP is considerably lower on average
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Detailed explanation-1: -A high HDI essentially means that the country in question offers a generally high standard of living, with decent healthcare, education, and opportunities to earn money.
Detailed explanation-2: -Countries with the highest HDI scores Switzerland (0.962) Norway (0.961) Iceland (0.959) Hong Kong (0.952)
Detailed explanation-3: -Calculation of the index combines four major indicators: life expectancy for health, expected years of schooling, mean of years of schooling for education and Gross National Income per capita for standard of living. Every year UNDP ranks countries based on the HDI report released in their annual report.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kerala can record the highest value in the HDI largely due to its impressive performance in achieving near a hundred percent literacy.