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Example Question #11 : Industrialization & Economic Development
The Human Development Index (HDI) measures the development of countries based on statistical data of life expectancy, education, and income. While this data is collected country by country, the data can reflect entire regions in a range from very high human development to low human development.
Which of the following regions of the world has the lowest ranking human development on the HDI?
Western Europe
Australia
South America
Sub-Saharan Africa
North America
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest HDI out of any region in the world. It contains mostly underdeveloped countries. Due to the AIDS/HIV virus, this region of the world has the lowest life-expectancy rate, which greatly affects the level of education, income, and overall HDI.
North America, Western Europe, and Australia are the three highest ranked developed regions of the world.
South America, while having some countries that are low on the HDI, overall ranks in the middle of the HDI with some countries reaching the higher levels of the HDI.
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