development indicators

• what is GDP?


  • the total value of goods + services produced within a country per year
• what does GDP include?

  • measure of average income per person
• what is HDI?


  • a composite measure that reflects a country's economic + social development
• what does HDI include?

  • GDP
  • life expectancy
  • average number of schooling years
• what is GCI?


  • scores countries based on political corruption
• what does GCI include?

  • levels of political corruption