1. By: Lucas P. & Leo Savoy

2. What is Human Development Index  Indicator that measures the overall development of a nation; Life expectancy at birth, longevity, Education, Income  It is the statistic used to rank countries by level of standard of living and quality of life.  It goes from o to 1 ( 1 –most ; 0- worst)

4. How is the HDI calculated?  LEI = Life Expectancy Index  EI = Education Index  II = Income Index

5. Example of Calculation

6. Top 3 Countries Explanation 1. Norway (HDI of 0.943) 1. Life Expectancy: 0.964 1.At Birth (years): 81.1. 2.High (1 st on rank Japan 83.4; Switzerland 82.3; Venezuela 74.4) 2. Education Index: 0.985 1.Expected and mean years of schooling: 0.985 (value out of 1). 2.Very high - World’s 2 nd highest education index after New Zealand (1.000) 3. Income Index: 0.883 1.GNI per capita: 0.883 2.$88,890 3.High – World’s 7 th highest income index (1 st is Qatar with 1.00 followed by Liechtenstein 0.964.

7. Top 10 and Bottom 10 countriescountries 1 Norway0.943 2 Australia0.929 3 Netherlands0.910 3 United States0.910 5 New Zealand0.908 5 Canada0.908 5 Ireland0.908 8 Liechtenstein0.905 8 Germany0.905 10 Sweden0.904 178 Guinea0.344 179 Central African Rep.0.343 180 Sierra Leone0.336 181 Burkina Faso0.331 182 Liberia0.329 183 Chad0.328 184 Mozambique0.322 185 Burundi0.316 186 Niger0.295 187 Congo0.286 Bottom 10Top 10

8. Top 3 Countries Explanation 2. Australia (HDI of 0.929) 1. Life Expectancy: 0.976 1.At Birth (years): 81.9 2. Education Index: 0.981 1.Expected and mean years of schooling: 0.981 (value out of 1). 3. Income Index: 0.837 1.GNI per capita: 0.837 2.$46.200

9. Top 3 Countries Explanation 3. Netherlands (HDI of 0.910) 1. Life Expectancy: 0.958 1.At Birth (years): 80.7 2. Education Index: 0.931 1.Expected and mean years of schooling: 0.931 (value out of 1). 3. Income Index: 0.845 1.GNI per capita: 0.845 2.$49.730

10. Top 3 Countries Explanation 3. United States of America (HDI of 0.910) 1. Life Expectancy: 0.923 1.At Birth (years): 78.5 2. Education Index: 0.939 1.Expected and mean years of schooling: 0.939 (value out of 1). 3. Income Index: 0.869 1.GNI per capita: 0.869 2.$48.450

11. Bottom 2 Countries Explanation 186. Niger (HDI of 0.295) 1. Life Expectancy: 0.547 1.At Birth (years): 54.7 2.Very low (1 st on rank Japan 83.4) 2. Education Index:0.177 1.Expected and mean years of schooling: 0.177 (value out of 1). 2.Very low (New Zealand 1.000, Norway 0.985) 3. Income Index 0.266 1.GNI per capita: 0.266 2.Very low (1 st is Qatar with 1.00 followed by Liechtenstein 0.964) 3.$360

12. Bottom 2 Countries Explanation 187. Democratic Republic of the Congo (HDI of 0.286) 1. Life Expectancy:0.448 1.At Birth (years): 48.4 2. Education Index: 0.356 1.Expected and mean years of schooling: 0.356 (value out of 1). 3. Income Index: 0.147 1.GNI per capita: 0.147 2.$190

13. Venezuela 73. Venezuela (HDI of 0.735) 1. Life Expectancy: 0.858 1.At Birth (years): 74.4 2. Education Index: 0.692 1.Expected and mean years of schooling: 0.692 (value out of 1). 3. Income Index: 0.669 1.GNI per capita: 0.669 2.$11,920

14. Sources  "Human Development Reports (HDR) - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)."Human Development Reports (HDR) - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012..  Programme, "Human Development Index by Country", Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development. "Human Development Index Statistics - Countries Compared." NationMaster.com. NationMaster, n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012..  "Central Intelligence Agency." CIA. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012..  "Human Development Reports - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)." Indices & Data. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012..  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuczJTVGk6c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuczJTVGk6c