AQA GCSE Geography · 8035
Paper 2
A composite measure of development combining life expectancy, education measured through years of schooling, and GNI per head. Scores range from 0 to 1, with higher scores indicating higher human development.
Revise: Measuring Global Development and its LimitationsThe Human Development Index (HDI) brings several indicators together into a composite measure. Developed by the United Nations in 1990, it was designed to assess development through people's lives and capabilities, rather than economic growth alone.
- Revise: Environmental and Social Impacts of Economic Development