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What is the basic of classification of countries used by UNDP? |
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Answer» The criterion used by the UNDP for measuring development is different from the one used by the World Bank in following ways:i)\xa0UNDP measures development on the parameters of education, health and per capita income whereas World Bank measures the same only on the basis of per capita income.ii)\xa0UNDP ranks the countries on the basis of development whereas World Bank classifies them into three categories: rich countries, middle income countries and poor countries.iii)\xa0UNDP has a broader framework to measure development whereas World Bank has a narrow framework to measure the same. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has used the criterion of Human Development Index to measure the development of countries. HDI is calculated on the basis of: Per capita income : When the total national income of the country is divided by its population, we get the per capita income |
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