Understanding Development Indicators

A country with a high Human Development Index (HDI) is most likely:

• Developed

• Developing

• Underdeveloped

A country with a low GDP per capita is most likely:

• Developed

• Developing

• Underdeveloped

A country with a high literacy rate is most likely:

• Developed

• Developing

• Underdeveloped

A country in Stage 1 or Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model is most likely:

• Developed

• Developing

• Underdeveloped

A country with a low life expectancy is most likely:

• Developed

• Developing

• Underdeveloped

A country with a high Gross National Income (GNI) per capita is most likely:

• Developed

• Developing

• Underdeveloped

A country experiencing high inflation rates over time is likely to have:

• A stable, developed economy

• A struggling, developing economy

• A rapidly growing underdeveloped economy

A country with a high poverty rate is most likely:

• Developed

• Developing

• Underdeveloped

A country with a wide-base population pyramid (many young people, few elderly) is most likely:

• Developed

• Developing

• Underdeveloped

A country in Stage 4 or 5 of the Demographic Transition Model is most likely:

• Developed

• Developing

• Underdeveloped