Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Differences in economic development between countries

Differences in economic development between countries — practice question

The table presents the Human Development Index (HDI) values for two countries. What could account for the difference between the HDI values?

  • ACountry X has double the inflation rate of country Y.
  • BCountry X has half the population of country Y.
  • CCountry X spends more of its real GDP on foreign aid than country Y.
  • DCountry X spends more of its real GDP on schooling than country Y.

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