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How do we know which countries are poorer than others?

How do we know which countries are poorer than others?. Development Indicators. Comparing countries. We need to have facts/statistics to show how rich or poor a country is. We will look at different measurements / indicators that help us to decide how poor a country is. Infant Mortality rates.

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How do we know which countries are poorer than others?

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  1. How do we know which countries are poorer than others? Development Indicators

  2. Comparing countries. • We need to have facts/statistics to show how rich or poor a country is. We will look at different measurements / indicators that help us to decide how poor a country is.

  3. Infant Mortality rates • These are usually the best indicator of how developed a country is. • The number of babies who die before their 1st birthday. • The figures are presented per 1000 babies born. • The infant mortality rate in Somalia is 94/1000. This means that out of 1000 babies born, 94 will not reach their first birthday, in Somalia.

  4. Infant Mortality rates • If a country is poor, they are unlikely to have good health care, good shelter, good eating habits. There may be dirty water and disease and perhaps war. All of these things can result in babies dying.

  5. Literacy Levels • The number of adults who can read and write is a good indicator of how well developed a country is. If the country can afford good schools, teachers and have a good education system then a lot of adults will be literate. • Literacy levels are usually displayed as percentages – e.g in Ethiopia female literacy levels are 32.8%

  6. Gross National Income (GNI) • GNI is the amount of wealth produced by a country in a year. This is then divided by the population. This gives an average amount of money created or earned per person. This figure is usually measured in US dollars. e.g the GNI for Mozambique in 2010 was $1,035

  7. Debt • Debt is the amount of money owed to other governments or banks. The more debt you have to pay back means less money is available to spend developing your country. Debt is usually measured in US dollars. e.g Kenya’s debt in 2010 was $23bn.

  8. Military Spending • If a country spends a lot, of the little money it has, on weapons, then it will have less to spend on Health and Education. When there are wars, money is spent on armies rather than on the people. Figures are usually written like this.. • ’Military spending accounted for 25% of government spending in Ivory Coast whereas spending on education was 3% and health was only 2%.’

  9. No. of doctors • The number of doctors in a country shows how well developed the health care system is. • Figures are usually written as such.. • In Malawi there is one doctor for every 4,782 people.

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