Q.12:- For each of the items given in Table 1.6, find out which country is at the top and which is at the bottom.
Some Data Regarding India and its Neighbours for 2004
|
Country |
Per Capita Income in US$ |
Life Expectancy at Birth |
Literacy Rate for 15+ yrs Population |
Gross Enrolment Ratio –for Three Levels |
HDI Rank in the World |
| Sri LankaIndia
Myanmar Pakistan Nepal Bangladesh |
4390 3139 1027 2225 1490 1870
|
74 64 61 63 62 63
|
91 61 90 50 50 41
|
69 60 48 35 61 33 |
93 126 130 134 138 137 |
Notes
1. HDI stands for Human Development Index. HDI ranks in above table are out of 177 countries in all.
2. Life expectancy at birth denotes, as the name suggests, average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth.
3. Gross Enrolment Ratio for three levels means enrolment ratio for primary school, secondary school and higher education beyond secondary school.
4. Per capita income is calculated in dollars for all countries so that it can be compared. It is also done in a way so that every dollar would buy the same amount of goods and services in any country.
Answer:-
| Data | Top (Country) | Bottom (Country) |
| (a) Per Capita Income(b) Life Expectancy at Birth
(c) Literacy Rate for 15 +years population (d) Gross Enrolment Ratio for three levels (d) HDI Rank in the World |
Sri LankaSri Lanka
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka |
MyanmarMyanmar
Bangladesh Pakistan Nepal |