Question

Study the following table and answer the questions:

Level of Human Development	Score in Development Index	Number of Countries
Very High	above 0.800	66
High	between 0.700 up to 0.799	53
Medium	between 0.550 up to 0.699	37
Low	below 0.549	33

1. Identify the human development score for the countries classified as having Medium Human Development?
2. What can you infer about the well-being of people living in countries with a high level of human development?
3. Give reasons for low level of human development in 33 countries.

Answer 1

1. Between 0.700 up to 0.699
2. High Literacy rate, Low Birth rate and death Rate, High life expectancy.
3. Countries with low levels of human development tend to spend more on defense rather than social sectors. These countries tend to be located in areas of political turmoil and social instability in the form of civil war, famine or a high incidence of diseases. They have not been able to initiate accelerated economic development.