<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Human Development Index (HDI) measures development in a country by combining indicators of life expectancy, education level and income. In 2013, 187 countries were included in this index, which aims to expand the coverage area as additional statistics become more available. HDI, which is published by UNDP, may be the most comprehensive indicator, but it is not fully compatible enough to measure the human development level in a global perspective. Human Development Index explicitly explains the development of a country as being more than an economic growth tool or material wealth. In this way, this index is distinguished from many other performance indicators. This article aims to analyze the proportion of the three indicators on 37 European countries.</p></abstract>

Human Development Index (HDI) measures development in a country by combining indicators of life expectancy, education level and income. In 2013, 187 countries were included in this index, which aims to expand the coverage area as additional statistics become more available. HDI, which is published by UNDP, may be the most comprehensive indicator, but it is not fully compatible enough to measure the human development level in a global perspective. Human Development Index explicitly explains the development of a country as being more than an economic growth tool or material wealth. In this way, this index is distinguished from many other performance indicators. This article aims to analyze the proportion of the three indicators on 37 European countries.

Analyzing the Composition of HDI in European Countries

Studies in Business and Economics

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Human Development Index (HDI) measures development in a country by combining indicators of life expectancy, education level and income. In 2013, 187 countries...

Analyzing the Composition of HDI in European Countries

Data publikacji: 02 mar 2016

Zakres stron: 119 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sbe-2015-0042

Słowa kluczowe
human development index, education, gross domestic product, life expectancy

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Analyzing the Composition of HDI in European Countries

Data publikacji: 02 mar 2016

Zakres stron: 119 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sbe-2015-0042

Słowa kluczowehuman development index, education, gross domestic product, life expectancy

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
human development index, education, gross domestic product, life expectancy