How developed are you?

The HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The HDI can also be used to question national policy choices, asking how two countries with the same level of GNI per capita can end up with different human development outcomes. These contrasts can stimulate debate about government policy priorities.

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions.

DOWNLOAD the 2015 HDI Report here and answer the following questions:

• Divide the world by HDI categories as it is in the table and define the upper and lower limits of each category. For example -- very high HDI from 0,8 to 1.
• Give 5 countries as an example per category.
• Which is the most represented continent in the "very high" category? Are there any African countries there?
• Which is the most developed African country?
• Which is the less developed European country?
• Why is Norway the most developed country and not the USA?