The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income per capita indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country scores higher HDI when the life expectancy at birth is longer, the education period is longer, and the income per capita is higher. The HDI was developed by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq, often framed in terms of whether people are able to "be" and "do" desirable things in their life, and was published by the United Nations Development Programme. COUNT 5
QSN1 Which three statistics does the HDI compile? ANS1 life expectancy, education, and income per capita QSN2 Does a high ranking on the HDI indicate shorter or longer life expectancy? ANS2 longer QSN3 Who developed the HDI? ANS3 Mahbub ul Haq QSN4 What entity publishes the HDI? ANS4 United Nations Development Programme QSN5 Does a high ranking on the HDI indicate shorter or longer life expectancy at birth? ANS5 longer