For Question 1:
1. Provide a brief history of your country
Calculate the (old) HDI.
2. Calculate your country’s income index and health index. The country’s education index can be calculated or use a provided education index
3. Now allow GDP to increase by a factor of 4 (multiply your country’s GDP per capita by 4). Recalculate the (old) HDI
4. Assume adult literacy is 100%. Use your old income, not the increased income. Recalculate the (old) HDI
5. Which had the bigger effect on the (old) HDI, income, or adult literacy? Briefly explain
6. Calculate the (new) HDI. Calculate your country’s income index and health index. The country’s education index can be calculated or use a provided education index
7. Use your assigned country and the United States (or your home country) to compare the growth rate of GDP PPP between 2000 to 2022
8. Briefly explain the knowledge gained from these statistics and what it tells you about your country
