Geography 201 • Human Geography • Dr. Sarah Bednarz • Fall 2007 Activity 5 Introduction The Human Development Index prepared by the United Nations is acknowledged as a good indicator of quality of life in today’s world context. The index takes into account education (adult literacy and school enrollment), life expectancy (a surrogate for various health data), and economic well being (gross domestic product per capita or GDP) to determine a measure of “standard of living.” Raw data are converted into an index to make them comparable, then averaged to produce an overall index, the HDI. The HDI ranges between 0 and 1. Procedure 1. The data collected by the United Nations for a selection of countries is provided below. 2. Calculate the Human Development Index (HDI) for each country by averaging the index for LIFE EXPECTANCY, EDUCATION, and GDP: HDI = [LIFE EXPECTANCY Index + EDUCATION Index + GDP Index] /3 e.g. Angola HDI= (.25 + .38 + .50) /3=.37 3. Using a different color for each (lightest color = least), plot the values of each country using these categories in order to make a map. .80+ = High HDI .50+ = Medium HDI 0-49.99 = Low HDI 4. Is there a global pattern for this index? Does the concept of core/periphery help to explain global trends? Explain: 5. Which country has the highest HDI?______________ Lowest?_________________ 6. Which factor do you feel has the most influence in the index? There is no right or wrong answer here but clearly explain your response.Geography 201 • Human Geography • Dr. Sarah Bednarz • Fall 2007 Life expectancy at birth (years) 2001 Adult literacy rate (% age 15 and above) 2001 Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio (%) 2000-01b GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2001 Life expectancy index Education index GDP index Angola 40.2 42.0 29 2,040 0.25 0.38 0.50 Australia 79.0 .. 114 25,370 0.90 0.99 0.92 Azerbaijan 71.8 97.0 69 3,090 0.78 0.88 0.57 Bahrain 73.7 87.9 81 16,060 0.81 0.86 0.85 Bangladesh 60.5 40.6 54 1,610 0.59 0.45 0.46 Brazil 67.8 87.3 95 7,360 0.71 0.90 0.72 Burkina Faso 45.8 24.8 22 1,120 0.35 0.24 0.40 Cambodia 57.4 68.7 55 1,860 0.54 0.64 0.49 Central African Republic 40.4 48.2 24 1,300 0.26 0.40 0.43 China 70.6 85.8 64 4,020 0.76 0.79 0.62 Egypt 68.3 56.1 76 3,520 0.72 0.63 0.59 France 78.7 .. 91 23,990 0.90 0.96 0.91 Ghana 57.7 72.7 46 2,250 0.54 0.64 0.52 Haiti 49.1 50.8 52 1,860 0.40 0.51 0.49 Honduras 68.8 75.6 62 2,830 0.73 0.71 0.56 India 63.3 58.0 56 2,840 0.64 0.57 0.56 Indonesia 66.2 87.3 64 2,940 0.69 0.80 0.56 Iran, Islamic Rep. of 69.8 77.1 64 6,000 0.75 0.73 0.68 Japan 81.3 .. 83 25,130 0.94 0.94 0.92 Jordan 70.6 90.3 77 3,870 0.76 0.86 0.61 Kuwait 76.3 82.4 54 18,700 0.86 0.73 0.87 Korea, Rep. of 75.2 97.9 91 15,090 0.84 0.96 0.84 Lao People's Dem. Rep. 53.9 65.6 57 1,620 0.48 0.63 0.46 Mali 48.4 26.4 29 810 0.39 0.27 0.35 Mexico 73.1 91.4 74 8,430 0.80 0.86 0.74 Nepal 59.1 42.9 64 1,310 0.57 0.50 0.43 Peru 69.4 90.2 83 4,570 0.74 0.88 0.64 Philippines 69.5 95.1 80 3,840 0.74 0.90 0.61 Poland 73.6 99.7 88 9,450 0.81 0.95 0.76Geography 201 • Human Geography • Dr. Sarah Bednarz • Fall 2007 Qatar 71.8 81.7 81 19,844 0.78 0.82 0.88 Russian Federation 66.6 99.6 82 7,100 0.69 0.93 0.71 Rwanda 38.2 68.0 52 1,250 0.22 0.63 0.42 Sierra Leone 34.5 36.0 51 470 0.16 0.41 0.26 South Africa 50.9 85.6 78 11,290 0.43 0.83 0.79 Sudan 55.4 58.8 34 1,970 0.51 0.51 0.50 Sweden 79.9 .. 113 24,180 0.91 0.99 0.92 Thailand 68.9 95.7 72 6,400 0.73 0.88 0.69 Turkey 70.1 85.5 60 5,890 0.75 0.77 0.68 Uganda 44.7 68.0 71 1,490 0.33 0.69 0.45 United States 76.9 .. 94 34,320 0.86 0.97 0.97 Uzbekistan 69.3 99.2 76 2,460 0.74 0.91 0.53 Zambia 33.4 79.0 45 780 0.14 0.68 0.34 Zimbabwe 35.4 89.3 59 2,280 0.17 0.79