Quality of Life Indicators

What are subjective indicators?

• Subjective indicators are data driven facts.

• Subjective indicators are what people think or feel about their own lives.

• Subjective indicators only take into account how government officials conduct business.

What are objective indicators?

• Objective indicators come from data, which are facts, rather than peoples' opinions.

• Objective indicators are how people think and feel about their own lives.

• Objective indicators come from the various regions around the world.

What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

• GDP is the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society.

• GDP is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capital income indicators.

• GDP is a measure of a country's goods and services and an estimate of how wealthy a country is.

What is the Human Development Index?

• The Human Development Index is a catalog of human intelligence.

• The Human Development Index is indicative of a country's wealth status in the world.

• The Human Development Index is a yearly report that looks at four measures of quality of life, then combines them to get a total number.

What four measures of quality of life are assessed to determine the Human Development Index of a country?

• Life expectancy, average years of schooling, years of schooling expected, and income per person.

• Life expectancy, freedom levels, form of government, and human rights.

• Life expectancy, Syria, literacy rates, and gender equality.

According to the article, which country has the lowest Human Development Index score?

• United States with a score of 0.914

• Niger with a score of 0.337

• Macedonia with a score of 0.732

If a country has a high Gross Domestic Product (GDP), does that automatically mean people are happier?

• No, a higher GDP does not necessarily mean people are happier. GDP just shows how wealthy a country is, not the individual.

• Yes, a higher GDP correlates to peoples' happiness.

Take a look at the statistics for Norway: the Human Development Index score is 0.945, the literacy rate is 99%, life expectancy is 82.3 years, and Gross National Income per person is $68,059 a year. Is Norway a developed or developing country?

• Developed

• Developing

Take a look at the statistics for United States: the Human Development Index score is 0.920, the literacy rate is 99%, life expectancy is 78.9 years, and Gross National Income per person is $56,140 a year. Is the United States a developed or developing country?

• Developed

• Developing

Take a look at the statistics for Sierra Leone: the Human Development Index score is 0.438, the literacy rate is 32.4% (meaning, only 32.4% of people can read and write), life expectancy is 54.3 years, and Gross National Income per person is $1,381 a year. Is Sierra Leone a developed or developing country?

• Developed

• Developing