Human Development Index

Forecasts a country’s economic development and likely future growth

Reviews:Life expectancyLiteracy ratesAverage income levels

Correlation between the poorest countries and heavy, expanding populations

Scoring for Human Development Index

Scaled from 1 – 100Countries scoring 0 – 50 equate to a low human development populationCountries scoring 5 – 80 equate to a medium development populationCountries scoring 80 – 100 equate to a high human development population

Geographic Factors Influencing IB

Political boundariesHDIClimatic RegionsTopographyWorld Natural HazardsLand UsePopulationTime ZonesClimates

Time Zones

Importance relating to resourcesImportance relating to business activitiesImportance relating to culture