What can we infer about a country based on its GDP?
Why is the HDI a better way to compare countries than other indicators above
e.g gdp, primary school enrollement etc;
2 answers
GDP is entirely financial and may say nothing about how well the residents live. For example a country with huge natural resources such as gold mines may have a high GDP but only a few rich people and the vast majority uneducated and underfed. HDI takes into account how well the residents live.
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