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==Background==
 
Inspired by the UN Human Development Index and believing that NationStates have placed too much emphasis on economic matters as an indicator of progress, the region of [[Forest]] has developed it's own Human Development Index.
 
Inspired by the UN Human Development Index and believing that NationStates have placed too much emphasis on economic matters as an indicator of progress, the region of [[Forest]] has developed it's own Human Development Index.
  
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This is a comparative measure and is only indicative of the relative status of NationStates within the region. The principle could be applied to all Nationstates using an XML feed.
 
This is a comparative measure and is only indicative of the relative status of NationStates within the region. The principle could be applied to all Nationstates using an XML feed.
  
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==Methodology==
 
The Forest index looks at 3 factors: alleviation of poverty; health; and education.
 
The Forest index looks at 3 factors: alleviation of poverty; health; and education.
  
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This will give a score between 0 and 1. The category scores are added and the average calculated. This becomes the Human Development Index.
 
This will give a score between 0 and 1. The category scores are added and the average calculated. This becomes the Human Development Index.
  
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==Example==
 
*Consider this example from 17 June 2006 for calculating the HDI for [[Carboni]], one of the nations in Forest:
 
*Consider this example from 17 June 2006 for calculating the HDI for [[Carboni]], one of the nations in Forest:
 
**GDP per capita: 2011.56
 
**GDP per capita: 2011.56
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Note: If the lowest score in the region is 0 (ie the nation is not spending any money on that category) use a very small number, not 0, so that a logarithm can be calculated. The closer to one, the better the nation's human development. The closer to zero, the worse.
 
Note: If the lowest score in the region is 0 (ie the nation is not spending any money on that category) use a very small number, not 0, so that a logarithm can be calculated. The closer to one, the better the nation's human development. The closer to zero, the worse.
  
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==Sustainable Development Index==
 
Forest also has a Sustainable Development Index that includes spending on the environment and public transport.
 
Forest also has a Sustainable Development Index that includes spending on the environment and public transport.
  
 
[[Category:Forest]]
 
[[Category:Forest]]

Revision as of 16:33, 17 June 2006

Background

Inspired by the UN Human Development Index and believing that NationStates have placed too much emphasis on economic matters as an indicator of progress, the region of Forest has developed it's own Human Development Index.

This is a comparative measure and is only indicative of the relative status of NationStates within the region. The principle could be applied to all Nationstates using an XML feed.

Methodology

The Forest index looks at 3 factors: alleviation of poverty; health; and education.

  • Alleviation of poverty - compares the gross domestic product per capita
  • Health - compares the amount of money spent on health per capita
  • Education - compares the amount of money spent of education per capita

For the calculation of the Human Devopment Index, Forest has relied upon NSEconomy for its data.

This is a much simpler methodology (and doesn't actually measure outcomes) when compared with the UN model which considers life expectancy, literacy and school enrolments. This information is not available in NationStates although some sort of model could be built to derive that information.

For each of the 3 categories the following formula is used:

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This will give a score between 0 and 1. The category scores are added and the average calculated. This becomes the Human Development Index.

Example

  • Consider this example from 17 June 2006 for calculating the HDI for Carboni, one of the nations in Forest:
    • GDP per capita: 2011.56
      • Highest GDP per capita in region: 25601.98 Wawona
      • Lowest GDP per capita in region: 82.10 Errinundera
        • GDP Index = (Ln 2011.56 - Ln 82.10) / (Ln 25601.98 - Ln 82.10) = .557
    • Health spending per capita: 188.44
      • Highest in region: 630.71 Eungella
      • Lowest in region: 5.10 Errinundera
        • Health Index = (Ln 188.44 - Ln 5.10) / (Ln 630.71 - Ln 5.10) = .749
    • Education spending per capita: 463.84
      • Highest in region: 813.07 The Dawn Tiger
      • Lowest in region: 6.01 The TropicalForest
        • Education Index = (Ln 463.84 - Ln 6.01) / (Ln 813.07 - Ln 6.01) = .886
          • HDI = (.557 + .749 + .886) / 3 = .731

Note: If the lowest score in the region is 0 (ie the nation is not spending any money on that category) use a very small number, not 0, so that a logarithm can be calculated. The closer to one, the better the nation's human development. The closer to zero, the worse.


Sustainable Development Index

Forest also has a Sustainable Development Index that includes spending on the environment and public transport.