Economic Development (id: d847f0598)

本题目来源于试卷: Economic Development，类别为 IB经济学

[单选题]

	Country A	Country B
Life expectancy (years), at birth	67.4	70.1
Mean years schooling	8	7.1
Gross National Income (GNI) per capita 2017 PPP $	4063	5298
Healthcare expenditures (% of GDP)	11.64	9.10
Education expenditures (%of GDP)	12.4	6.4

Identify one reasonable explanation for Country A's HDI (0.624) being higher than that of Country B's (0.621) from the table above:

A. because Country A has a lesser life expectancy
B. because Country A has more mean years of schooling and greater education expenditures than Country B.
C. because Country A has lesser GNI per capita than Country B
D. because Country A has more health expenditures than Country B


参考答案:  B


本题详细解析:

B

$\underset{‾}{\text{Explanation}}$:
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable, and having a decent standard of living.

Choice B is correct because Kiribati's higher mean years of schooling, possibly from greater education expenditures, result in a higher HDI than Honduras.

Choices A & C are incorrect because they suggest factors that would lead to a lower HDI for Kiribati compared to Honduras.

Choice D is incorrect because Honduras' life expectancy is higher than Kiribati's even though Kiribati spends a higher percentage of GDP on healthcare. Therefore, spending on healthcare does not contribute to Kiribati's higher HDI.

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