Jeni Klugman

Director, Gender and Development

World Bank

e-Frame Conference on Measuring Well-Being and Fostering the Progress of

SocietiesOECD Conference Centre, Paris

June 27, 2012

Measuring Quality of Life

THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX

Three dimensions and four indicators

The Human Development Index

40 YEARS OF

PROGRESS

The Human Development Index The Human Development Index

HDI LOSSES FROM INEQUALITY LARGEST IN LOW AND MEDIUM HDI COUNTRIES

Loss in HDI due to multidimensional inequality by HDI level

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.0

Mozambique Ghana Namibia Moldova Peru Ukraine S. Korea Czech Rep.

Low HDI (average loss 32%)

Medium HDI (average loss 24%)

High HDI (average loss 20%)

Very high HDI (average loss: 10%)

HD

I

Inequality-adjusted HDI Loss due to inequality

17%6%

31% 8%

14%44%

25%

45%

HDI losses from inequality largest in low and medium HDI countries

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.00

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

HDI

Perc

enta

ge losses f

rom

gender

inequality

(G

II)

20%

3%

36%

41%

AfghanistanPapua New GuineaIndia

China

Thailand

Australia

Zimbabwe

Congo, DRC

Large losses due to gender inequality, especially in low HDI countries

-20%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

-20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Perc

enta

ge o

f Peo

ple

Und

er $

1.25

/day

Percentage of People MPI Poor

Morocco

Philippines

Uzbekistan

IndiaChina

Bangladesh

Pakistan

Ethiopia

Niger

Indonesia

Brazil

Tanzania

Nigeria

Mozambique

Mali

45⁰

Morocco

Philippines

Uzbekistan

IndiaChina

Bangladesh

Pakistan

Ethiopia

Niger

Indonesia

Brazil

Tanzania

Nigeria

Mozambique

Mali

45⁰

More multidimensional poor than income poor