Human Development Index, 2019

Context

• India slips two spots to rank 131 in global Human Development Index.

What is the Human Development Index?

• The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development.
• The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions.
• A long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living are the key measures to assess it. 
  
  
• It was developed by Pakistani economist MahbubulHaq.
• It used to measure a country's development by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s in Human Development Report.

What about the Index, 2019?

• India ranked 131 among 189 countries on the Human Development Index (HDI) for 2019, slipping two places from the previous year.
• India’s gross national income (GNI) per capita on the basis of purchasing power parity (PPP), too, fell from $6,829 in 2018 to $6,681 in 2019.
• India’s HDI value for 2019 is 0.645.
• Life expectancy for Indian’s at birth was 69.7 years in 2019.
• The expected year of schooling in India is 12.2 years.

What is about other Countries?

• India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Cambodia, Kenya, and Pakistan were ranked under countries with medium human development.
• Norway topped the index, followed by Ireland and Switzerland. Hong Kong and Iceland complete the top five.
• Sri Lanka (72), Thailand (79), China (85) and Indonesia and Philippines (both 107), and Vietnam (117), were “high human development" countries.