What is development?
development - the process of making life better for people and improvement
standard of living - the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person
quality of life - the standard of health, comfort and happiness experienced by a person
HIC - high income country; a well-developed country that has good healthcare, lots of well-paid jobs and good housing
LIC - low income country; a developing country that has poor quality housing, few jobs and poor healthcare
NEE - newly emerging economy; a country that is rapidly growing economy
development indicators can be divided into two types:
social - those to do with the quality of life of individuals within a country
economic - those to do with the wealth of individuals within the country
Indicator | Translation | What does it tell us? | Social or Economic |
GNP per capita | average earnings per person | wealth, employment, disposable income | economic |
literacy rate | people able to read and write | access to education | social |
infant mortality | child deaths | low death rate | social |
people per doctor | access to education | social | |
newspapers per 1000 people | literacy rate | social+economic | |
TV ownership per 1000 people | access to electricity | economic | |
life expectancy | average number of years people are expected to live | access to healthcare | social |
% people employed in farming | income, access to education | economic |