What Two Major Gaps Did Critics Find in the Human Development Index?

💡 The Answer

• Critics said HDI wrongly values an extra year of life differently across nations.
• They also noted HDI omits distributional and gender inequality.
• These gaps sparked the creation of the IHDI and GDI.
• The IHDI was added in 2010, and the GDI in 1995.
• Both indices aim to make human development measurement more complete.