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Research & methods
The Human Development Index — and why we do not build our own
The UNDP Human Development Index combines measures of health, education and living standards into one number. We cite it as a source; we do not construct a composite index of our own.
What the HDI is
The Human Development Index is published by the United Nations Development Programme in its Human Development Reports. It summarises three dimensions — a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living — into a single index. The exact indicators, goalposts and aggregation method change between report editions; always check the technical notes of the edition you cite.
Why RuralyticsGram does not publish a composite index
Volume 8 §110 rejects composite scores and league tables. A single number hides the trade-offs between its parts, invites ranking, and turns places into winners and losers. For villages and panchayats it also risks naming and shaming communities that cannot answer back (§157).
So we report each measure separately, with its unit, period, source and uncertainty, and we show where an area sits in a distribution without naming other areas.
How we use HDI figures
When we cite an HDI value, it is labelled as a secondary source with its report edition and year, never recombined, re-weighted or recalculated by us.
Sources
- UNDP Human Development Reports (including technical notes) — version-sensitive: cite the edition and date