Explore the spatial patterns of the Human Development Index (HDI) to identify regional pat- terns and causal factors in the data. The GeoInquiry activity is available here.Educational standards addressed:APHG: VI:B2 Analyze spatial patterns of social and economic development – GNI per capita. APHG: VI:B1 Explain social and economic measures of development – HDI, Gender Inequali- ty Index (GII), Total Fertility Rate (TRF).APHG: VI:B6 Social and economic measures of development — Changes in fertilityand mortalityThis map is part of a Human Geography GeoInquiry activity. Learn more about GeoInquiries.

Human Development Index by country for 2013. This is a filtered layer based on the "Human Development Index by country, 1980-2010 time-series" layer.The Human Development Index measures achievement in 3 areas of human development: long life, good education and income. Specifically, the index is computed using life expectancy at birth, Mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling, and gross national income (GNI) per capita (PPP $).The United Nations categorizes the HDI values into 4 groups. In 2013 these groups were defined by the following HDI values:

Very High Human Development: 0.736 and higher High Human Development: 0.615 to 0.735 Medium Human Development: 0.494 to 0.614 Low Human Development: 0.493 and lower

Country shapes from Natural Earth 50M scale data. Human Development Index attributes are from The World Bank: HDRO calculations based on data from UNDESA (2013a), Barro and Lee (2013), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2013), UN Statistics Division (2014), World Bank (2014) and IMF (2014).

Niger: Human Development Index (0 - 1): The latest value from 2023 is 0.419 points, an increase from 0.394 points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.744 points, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for Niger from 1980 to 2023 is 0.298 points. The minimum value, 0.191 points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.419 points was recorded in 2023.

The USA: Human Development Index (0 - 1): The latest value from 2023 is 0.938 points, an increase from 0.927 points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.744 points, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1980 to 2023 is 0.898 points. The minimum value, 0.825 points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.938 points was recorded in 2023.

******* had the highest level of the Human Development Index (HDI) worldwide in 2023 with a value of *****. With a score of ****, ****** followed closely behind *********** and had the second-highest level of human development in that year. The rise of the Asian tigers In the decades after the Cold War, the four so-called Asian tigers, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong (now a Special Administrative Region of China) experienced rapid economic growth and increasing human development. At number eight and number 13 of the HDI, respectively, *********************** are the only Asian locations within the top-15 highest HDI scores. Both locations have experienced tremendous economic growth since the 1980’s and 1990’s. In 1980, the per capita GDP of Hong Kong was ***** U.S. dollars, increasing throughout the decades until reaching ****** in 2023, which is expected to continue to increase in the future. Meanwhile, in 1989, Singapore had a GDP of nearly ** billion U.S. dollars, which has risen to nearly *** billion U.S. dollars today and is also expected to keep increasing. Growth of the UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the only Middle Eastern country besides Israel within the highest ranking HDI scores globally. Within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the UAE has the third-largest GDP behind Saudi Arabia and Israel, reaching nearly *** billion U.S. dollars by 2022. Per capita, the UAE GDP was around ****** U.S. dollars in 1989, and has nearly doubled to ****** U.S. dollars by 2021. Moreover, this is expected to reach over ****** U.S. dollars by 2029. On top of being a major oil producer, the UAE has become a hub for finance and business and attracts millions of tourists annually.

Students will explore the spatial patterns of the Human Development Index (HDI) to identify regional patterns and causal factors in the data. The activity uses a web-based map. Learning outcomes: Students will be able to analyse development statistics and see how development correlates with other topics such as fertility and morality.Other New Zealand GeoInquiry instructional material freely available at https://arcg.is/1GPDXe

Countries from Natural Earth 50M scale data with a Human Development Index attribute, repeated for each of the following years: 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, & 2013, to enable time-series display using the YEAR attribute. The Human Development Index measures achievement in 3 areas of human development: long life, good education and income. Specifically, the index is computed using life expectancy at birth, Mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling, and gross national income (GNI) per capita (PPP $). The United Nations categorizes the HDI values into 4 groups. In 2013 these groups were defined by the following HDI values: Very High: 0.736 and higher High: 0.615 to 0.735 Medium: 0.494 to 0.614 Low: 0.493 and lower

Human Development Index attributes are from The World Bank: HDRO calculations based on data from UNDESA (2013a), Barro and Lee (2013), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2013), UN Statistics Division (2014), World Bank (2014) and IMF (2014).

The average for 2023 based on 184 countries was 0.744 points. The highest value was in Iceland: 0.972 points and the lowest value was in South Africa: 0.388 points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Compared to other African countries, Seychelles scored the highest in the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2022. The country also ranked 67th globally, as one of the countries with a very high human development. This was followed by Mauritius, Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia, with scores ranging from 0.80 to 0.73 points. On the other hand, Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Somalia were among the countries in the region with the lowest index scores, indicating a low level of human development.

This activity uses interactive web maps to visualise and explore the human development index (HDI), crime rates, fertility rates, gender inequality, and economic indicators. The patterns that you see in these web maps will help to shape your understanding of global development patterns and the impact they have on people.Read through the material and answer the questions in yellow.

Students will explore the spatial patterns of the Human Development Index (HDI) to identifyregional patterns and causal factors in the data. The activity uses a web-based map and is tied to the AP Human Geography benchmarks. Learning outcomes: Students will be able to analyze development statistics and see how development correlates with other APHG topics (for example, fertility and mortality).Find more advanced human geography geoinquiries and explore all geoinquiries at http://www.esri.com/geoinquiries

The HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The HDI can also be used to question national policy choices, asking how two countries with the same level of GNI per capita can end up with different human development outcomes. These contrasts can stimulate debate about government policy priorities. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions. The health dimension is assessed by life expectancy at birth, the education dimension is measured by mean of years of schooling for adults aged 25 years and more and expected years of schooling for children of school entering age. The standard of living dimension is measured by gross national income per capita. The HDI uses the logarithm of income, to reflect the diminishing importance of income with increasing GNI. The scores for the three HDI dimension indices are then aggregated into a composite index using geometric mean. Refer to Technical notes for more details. The HDI simplifies and captures only part of what human development entails. It does not reflect on inequalities, poverty, human security, empowerment, etc. The HDRO offers the other composite indices as broader proxy on some of the key issues of human development, inequality, gender disparity and poverty. A fuller picture of a country's level of human development requires analysis of other indicators and information presented in the statistical annex of the report.

This layer is a part of Esri GeoInquiries at http://www.esri.com/geoinquiries The HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The HDI can also be used to question national policy choices, asking how two countries with the same level of GNI per capita can end up with different human development outcomes. These contrasts can stimulate debate about government policy priorities. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions. The health dimension is assessed by life expectancy at birth, the education dimension is measured by mean of years of schooling for adults aged 25 years and more and expected years of schooling for children of school entering age. The standard of living dimension is measured by gross national income per capita. The HDI uses the logarithm of income, to reflect the diminishing importance of income with increasing GNI. The scores for the three HDI dimension indices are then aggregated into a composite index using geometric mean. Refer to Technical notes for more details. [source, 2020]This dataset includes the fields:HDI_Rank_2019HDI_2019Life_expectancy_at_birth_inYearExpected_years_of_schoolingMean_years_of_schooling_2019GNI_per_capita_2019Data sources:UN Development Programhttp://hdr.undp.org/en/content/2019-human-development-index-rankingHistoric HDI data source:http://hdr.undp.org/en/data#

Indonesia: Human Development Index (0 - 1): The latest value from 2023 is 0.728 points, an increase from 0.713 points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.744 points, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for Indonesia from 1980 to 2023 is 0.633 points. The minimum value, 0.471 points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.728 points was recorded in 2023.

Countries from Natural Earth 50M scale data with a Human Development Index attribute for each of the following years: 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2015, & 2017. The Human Development Index measures achievement in 3 areas of human development: long life, good education and income. Specifically, the index is computed using life expectancy at birth, Mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling, and gross national income (GNI) per capita (PPP $). The United Nations categorizes the HDI values into 4 groups. In 2013 these groups were defined by the following HDI values: Very High: 0.736 and higher High: 0.615 to 0.735 Medium: 0.494 to 0.614 Low: 0.493 and lower

In 2015 & 2017 these groups were defined by the following HDI values: Very High: 0.800 and higher High: 0.700 to 0.799 Medium: 0.550 to 0.699 Low: 0.549 and lower

Human Development Index attributes are from The World Bank: HDRO calculations based on data from UNDESA (2013a), Barro and Lee (2013), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2013), UN Statistics Division(2014), World Bank (2014) and IMF (2014). 2015 & 2017 values source: HDRO calculations based on data from UNDESA (2017a), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2018), United Nations Statistics Division (2018b), World Bank (2018b), Barro and Lee (2016) and IMF (2018).

Population data are from (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

ම ය ම නව ස වර ධන දර ශකය අන ව රටවල ල ය ස ත වක World map of countries by Human Development Index categories in increments

India: Human Development Index (0 - 1): The latest value from 2023 is 0.685 points, an increase from 0.644 points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.744 points, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1980 to 2023 is 0.546 points. The minimum value, 0.369 points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.685 points was recorded in 2023.

In this lesson, students will create a map to present components of the HDI and to consider how they relate to assessing quality of life around the world. You will use the built-in geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Online to perform analysis that shows how these indicators work together to provide a comprehensive snapshot of life quality.Learning Outcomes:By completing this lesson, students will gain the following curriculum-focused knowledge:

1. Understanding the interrelationships between population distribution, population density, and quality of life.

(Ontario – Grade 12 Geography; British Columbia – Grade 11 Social Studies; Alberta – Grade 9 Social Studies; Manitoba – Grade 7 Social Studies, Grade 12 Social Studies; New Brunswick – Grade 12 Geography; Nova Scotia – Grade 8 Social Studies, Grade 12 Geography; Prince Edward Island – Grade 9 Social Studies, Grade 12 Social Studies; Newfoundland & Labrador – Grade 10 Geography, Grade 12 Geography; Saskatchewan – Grade 7 Social Studies; Northwest Territories – Grade 9 Social Studies; Yukon– Grade 11 Social Studies)

1. Using indicators and other criteria to classify countries into a variety of groupings on the basis of common characteristics.

(Ontario – Grade 12 Geography; British Columbia – Grade 11 Social Studies; Alberta – Grade 9 Social Studies; Manitoba – Grade 7 Social Studies, Grade 12 Social Studies; New Brunswick – Grade 12 Geography; Nova Scotia – Grade 8 Social Studies, Grade 12 Geography; Prince Edward Island – Grade 9 Social Studies, Grade 12 Social Studies; Newfoundland & Labrador – Grade 10 Geography, Grade 12 Geography; Saskatchewan – Grade 7 Social Studies; Northwest Territories – Grade 9 Social Studies; Yukon – Grade 11 Social Studies)

1. Demonstrating an understanding of patterns in the factors that affect world economic development and quality of life in different regions of the world.

(Ontario – Grade 12 Geography; British Columbia – Grade 11 Social Studies; Alberta – Grade 9 Social Studies; Manitoba – Grade 7 Social Studies, Grade 12 Social Studies; New Brunswick – Grade 12 Geography; Nova Scotia – Grade 8 Social Studies, Grade 12 Geography; Prince Edward Island – Grade 9 Social Studies, Grade 12 Social Studies; Newfoundland & Labrador – Grade 10 Geography, Grade 12 Geography; Saskatchewan – Grade 7 Social Studies; Northwest Territories – Grade 9 Social Studies; Yukon– Grade 11 Social Studies)

France: Human Development Index (0 - 1): The latest value from 2023 is 0.92 points, an increase from 0.91 points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.744 points, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for France from 1980 to 2023 is 0.855 points. The minimum value, 0.722 points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.92 points was recorded in 2023.

Vietnam: Human Development Index (0 - 1): The latest value from 2023 is 0.766 points, an increase from 0.726 points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.744 points, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for Vietnam from 1980 to 2023 is 0.614 points. The minimum value, 0.463 points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.766 points was recorded in 2023.