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Which countries have lower HDI figures? What are their major challenges?

Which countries have lower HDI figures? What are their major challenges?

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In South Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh and in the world Chad, Niger, South Korea and Central African Republic have lower HDI figures.Their major challenges are:

  • Widespread poverty and unemployment 
  • Illiteracy and social backwardness
  • Lack of skilled Human Resources and capital
  • Lack of good leadership 

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What is HDI? Who developed the concept of HDI?

HDI is the scale which measure the level of developmentand composite statistic of life expectancy, education andPCI which are used to rank countries into four tiers ofhuman development.
The concept of HDI was developed by the Pakistanieconomist Mahbub ul Hag and Indian economistAmartya Sen.

What are the parameters to access HDI? Explain in brief.

The parameters to access HDI are:
- Life expectancy.
-Education or knowledge availability.
-PCI of the concerned people of acountry.

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