The size of human beings has increased over the past century thanks to better health and nutrition — but this change has not ...

The UN’s iconic Human Development Index (HDI) is 20 years old today. Of all the world’s indices, the HDI is surely the most ingenious. It ranks countries by the quality of life they give to their ...

New research uncovers how evolution and improved living conditions are accelerating men's growth more than women's.

Human Development Index (HDI) is a measure of development that considers not only standard of living (gross national income per capita), but also health (life expectancy) and education (average years ...

The IHDI value equals the HDI value when there is no inequality across people but falls below the HDI value as inequality rises. In this sense, the IHDI measures the level of human development when ...

In the last Human Development Index report, HDI Global 2020, of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Dominican Republic rose 28 positions. Health, infant mortality, and life expectancy ...

Ms Durrani said digital technologies were offering Pakistan the fastest path to improve its Human Development Index ranking. The report focuses on the fact that in an increasingly interconnected world ...

Despite the commitment of the Nigerian government to improve the human capital of its citizens, the performance metrics of ...

Definition: The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical tool used to measure a country's overall achievement in its social and economic dimensions. The social and economic dimensions of a ...

The HDI is a summary measure for assessing average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. India's HDI ...

This project will focus on predicting the Human Development Index (HDI). According to the UNDP, "the HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for ...