Mains Paper II · 1 Indian Economy · 1.17 Human development and demography

1.17.2 Global development indices: IHDI, GDI, GII, Human Capital Index, happiness and hunger indices

Several global indices rank countries beyond income: UNDP adjusts the HDI for inequality and gender, the World Bank measures human capital, and other bodies publish happiness, gender-gap and hunger rankings.

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Key terms

  • IHDI
  • GDI
  • GII
  • Gender Gap Index
  • Human Capital Index
  • World Happiness Report
  • Global Hunger Index
  • UNDP
  • World Bank
  • SDSN

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