Instructions
For 196 nations, the United Nations Human Development Index ranks countries by GDP per capita and by "human development" based on health, education, income, and many other categories.
- In the alphabetical listings of all countries, locate two different countries and compare the data identified for each country.
- Use the data provided to explain why each country is ranked in the different categories.
Below are instructions to help you . Your summary should be three to five paragraphs in length.
- Go to the United Nations Human Development Index.
- On the banner across the top, Click on the box, "Countries".
- This will show a listing of all countries alphabetically from A to Z.
- Identify two countries and report and compare the data on these two countries.If you locate a county that has "n/a" in many of the categories, then select a different country.
- Once you have selected your first country, then click on the box, "Expand All". There you will find data provided in all of these categories: Health, Education, Income, Inequality, Poverty, Gender, and Sustainability.
- To receive full credit, you should have some interpretation of why you feel the country might be ranked this way.