Analysis of Human Development Index (HDI) and Geographical Zones
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Human Development Index, HDI, Geographical Zones, Northern Countries, Southern Countries, Demographic Weight, Population, Development Levels, Africa, South America, India, China
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Explore the paradox of HDI and geographical zones, understanding the demarcation between Southern and Northern countries through two globes representing the Human Development Index. Discover the striking fracture between the red countries and the rest of the world.
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[...] This document reproduces the work of Human Development Report 2011, dependent on the United Nations Secretariat General. The second document, titled The population and the HDI Building on the same characteristics to distinguish between states by modifying the geographical structure of countries according to demographic weight, highlighting the most populous countries. These works draw their roots from the conclusions of IFRI RAMSES and the UNDP, dated 2011. Therefore, these two documents allow for the analysis of the standard of living of countries according to geographical zones characterized: thus, a concentration of the magenta color (the highest HDI level) is observed within the so-called Northern countries: Europe, North America excluding Mexico, Australia, with the addition of Japan and the presence of Chile and Argentina. [...]
[...] Document 2 exacerbates this fracture by adding the demographic phenomenon that does not account for a North-South phenomenon. In fact, although countries in Africa and South America are underrepresented through population weighting, India and China dominate the map. Therefore, a paradox arises when reading document number the most represented countries and do not appear as countries with a high level of HDI and therefore do not allow for a demarcation between Southern countries and Northern countries. Thus, the use of an indicator with a correlation with a country's level of development, the HDI, allows for a demarcation between the South and the North. [...]
