Previous Year Question
Arrange the following countries on the basis of ‘Human Development Index 2022’ in descending order.
Country
Japan
Russia
Hong Kong
Australia
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
2, 3, 1, 4
1, 2, 4, 3
3, 4, 1, 2
4, 1, 3, 2
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
The question is based on HDI data in the UNDP Human Development Report 2021–22, which was published in 2022.
The positions of these four countries/territories were—
Hong Kong — HDI 0.952, Rank 4
Australia — HDI 0.951, Rank 5
Japan — HDI 0.925, Rank 19
Russia — HDI 0.822, Rank 52
Thus, arranging the HDI values from highest to lowest gives—
Hong Kong > Australia > Japan > Russia
The Human Development Index (HDI) measures average achievement in human development through three major dimensions—
Health → Life Expectancy at Birth
Education → Expected Years of Schooling and Mean Years of Schooling
Standard of Living → GNI per capita
The purpose of the HDI is to look beyond economic growth and assess whether people have the real capability to achieve a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living.