Human Development Index

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= measures life expectancy, literacy, education and standards of living; ubiquitous.

URL = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hdi


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"The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education and standards of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being, especially child welfare. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, a developing or an under-developed country, and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life. There are also HDI for states, cities, villages, etc. by local organizations or companies." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hdi)

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