This document outlines various development indicators that can be used to assess and compare countries, including national income, distribution of income, health measures like number of doctors and disease rates, demographic data, education enrollment rates, and composite indexes. It lists the indicators, notes whether they have advantages or disadvantages, and provides space to assess each indicator.

1. Development Indicators Chart
Indicator Advantages Disadvantages Assessment
National Income (GDP/GNP)
Distribution of Income
Number of doctors per head of
the population
Number of televisions per
head of the population
Absolute Poverty
Relative Poverty
Literacy Rates
Disease Indicators – AIDs,
malaria, etc.
Demographic Indicators –
population growth,
urban/rural population,
mortality rates, life
expectancy, etc.
Human Development Index

2. Education – primary school
enrolment, secondary school
enrolment, proportion of the
population attending
university, etc.