Question

Study the following table carefully and answer the question.

Human Development Index 2022
S. N.	Country	HDI Value
1	Belarus	0.801
2	Botswana	0.708
3	Congo	0.593
4	Mexico	0.781
5	Nigeria	0.548
6	Sudan	0.516
7	Tanjania	0.532
8	Chile	0.860
9	Yemen	0.424

Congo comes under which one of the following categories of human development?

Options

• Very high

• High

• Medium

• Low

Answer 1

Medium

Explanation:

The standard UNDP categories are:

• Very High: 0.800 and above
• High: 0.700 to 0.799
• Medium: 0.550 to 0.699
• Low: Below 0.550

Therefore, Congo has an HDI value of 0.593, which places it in the medium category of human development.