CH29: Measuring Progress

Financial Measures

Financial Measures

1. GDP/capita

2. GNI/capita (includes FDI and remittences)

3. Purchasing power parity

Health Measures

1. Life expectancy at birth

2. Infant Mortality rate

Education Measures

1. Expected years of schooling

2. Mean years of schooling

Other Measures

1. Economic/social inequality index

2. Energy indicators

3. Environmental indicators

LIfe expectancy at birth

the average number of years a person is expected to live at birth

Infant mortality rate

the number of

Expected years of schooling

the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to

Composite Indicators

1. Human Development Index (HDI)

2. Gender Inequality Index (GII)

3. Inequality adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI)

4. Multidimensional Poverty Index

5. Inclusive Development Index (IDI)

6. Genuine Progress Index

Genuine Progress Index

GDP/capita adjusted with the benefits and costs of economic progress

GDP/capita PPP

GDP/capita corrected for differences in prices and exchange rates between countries

Gender Inequality Index

a measure of gender inequality through it’s ability to meet these goals:

1. reproductive health

2. empowerment

3. economic involvement and status

Inequality adjusted HDI

HDI downgraded depending on the level of inequality

Human Development Index

a measure of human development through it’s ability to meet these goals:

1. living standards

2. long healthy life

3. improved education

Inclusive Development Index

an annual assessment of countries ability to meet goals:

1. growth and development

2. inclusion

3. intergenerational equity and sustainability