Considerations on the Evolutions and Particularities of the Human Development Index in European Countries

Abstract

Starting from the fact that the index of human development is a mirror reflecting the integrated standard of living, education level and health of the population of a country, the paper presents and analyzes the evolution of the human development index in 46 European states during 1990-2017, as well and grouping and ranking them according to the values of their four components. The analyzes revealed that there are significant differences regarding the rank of some countries in the hierarchy of HDI values compared to its rank according to the individual values of the indicators that enter the HDI structure.

Keywords

• HDI
• GNI
• Life expectancy of birth
• Expected years of schooling