HDI

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composite index measure of human development statistical indicator

The HDI is a composite statistic used by the United Nations to measure and compare countries’ overall human development based on health, education, and standard of living.

Aliases (1)

Human Development Index ×49

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	composite index → measure of human development → statistical indicator →
abbreviation	HDI →
appliesTo	countries → territories →
basedOn	education → health → standard of living →
calculationMethod	geometric mean of dimension indices →
component	GNI per capita (PPP) → education index → expected years of schooling → gross national income per capita → life expectancy at birth → mean years of schooling →
conceptualContributor	Amartya Sen →
criticizedFor	aggregation of diverse dimensions → limited environmental considerations → not capturing inequality fully →
developedBy	United Nations Development Programme →
dimension	education dimension → health dimension → standard of living dimension →
field	development economics → human development →
hasCategory	high human development → low human development → medium human development → very high human development →
higherValueIndicates	higher human development →
introducedBy	Mahbub ul Haq →
introducedIn	1990 →
publicationFrequency	annual →
publishedIn	Human Development Report →
publisher	UNDP Human Development Report Office → United Nations Development Programme →
relatedTo	Gender Development Index → Gender Inequality Index → Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index → Multidimensional Poverty Index →
scale	0 to 1 →
subjectOf	Human Development Report 1990 →
usedBy	United Nations →
usedFor	comparing countries → international development analysis → measuring human development →
usedIn	country rankings → policy analysis →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Human Development Index →	abbreviation
Human Development Index →	alsoKnownAs