To interpret the Human Development Index (HDI) of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean accurately, what factor must be considered?(1 point)

Question

To interpret the Human Development Index (HDI) of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean accurately, what factor must be considered?(1 point)
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The HDI of Haiti accurately represents all the other countries.
The HDI of Haiti accurately represents all the other countries.

The low HDI of Mexico makes the average score much lower.
The low HDI of Mexico makes the average score much lower.

Canada and the U.S. have significantly higher scores than the rest of the countries.
Canada and the U.S. have significantly higher scores than the rest of the countries.

HDI does not account for the large land areas of Canada and the U.S.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

To interpret the Human Development Index (HDI) of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean accurately, the factor that must be considered is:

Canada and the U.S. have significantly higher scores than the rest of the countries.

This is important because the HDI is an average calculation; thus, the high scores from Canada and the U.S. can disproportionately influence the overall HDI of the region, potentially masking the lower HDI scores of other countries within the region, such as those in Central America and the Caribbean.