What is the criteria/conditions that you consider for a country to be developed or undeveloped? ?

Question

J want your opinion from the general point of view!

Answer 1

Usual answers would be:

Developed:

Per Capita income (how much national income per person)

Annual GDP (how much production gets done in the state; you can tell by manufacturing or factories)

Infant mortality rate (gives you gauge on health conditions)

Cleanliness

Political representation

Variety of television shows

Interesting conversation from local populace.

Answer 2

development is represented as welbeing and happiness of the society. the guage of the welbeing differs quit alot in different societys. eg in afghanistan if a person doesnt have a gun for him his welbeing may be badly affected but we may count that as a good point.

UN has catagorized countries according to HDI human development index but again development is very reletive and no absolute measure of development may b formulated.

generally

more income

more political and religious freedom

freedom of expression

state provided basic needs like food shelter and medicine

individual and institutional respect

are some of the measures i think must be looked at when deciding about the development of a country