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Absolute (extreme) poverty
refers to people earning below internationally defined levels of income, currently USD 1.90 per day
Gender Pay Gap
A measure of the difference in the average hourly earnings of men and women, expressed as a percentage of average hourly earnings of men
greenhouse gases
A gas in the atmosphere that absorbs radiation energy, thus trapping heat in the atmosphere
relative poverty
a low level of income that is country-specific and relative to the average earnings in that country
single indicator
One factor, such as GNP per capita, used to measure the development of a country. Single indicator measures only one development characteristic of a country or its people.
Infant mortality rate
A measure of the number of children younger than one year that die annually for every 1,000 born alive.
Human Development Index (HDI)
A composite indicator measuring health (through life expectancy), education (through mean and expected years of schooling), and standard of living (through GNI per capita at $PPP)
Informal Sector
Comprises all economic activity that is not officially monitored by the government or taxed
Mean Years of Schooling
Avg number of years of education received by people aged 25 and older in their lifetime; it is a component of the HDI
adult literacy rate
A measure of the percentage of the population older than 15 years that is literate at a specific moment in time
Indicator
A variable that measures certain characteristics of a country or its people
ecological footprint (EF)
A measure of the amount of land needed to support a population; a model that can be used to estimate the demands that a human population places on the environment
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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI)
Composite indicator that measures health, education and standard of living, and whose indicators are adjusted to account for inequality within a country in those dimensions
Gender inequality index (GII)
A composite indicator that measures gender inequality in a country through the lenses of reproductive health, empowerment, and economic status
degrowth
the deliberate downscaling of production and consumption and increased focus on other factors we know contribute to well-being including personal relationships, health, culture, community, and the environment
Enhanced Capabilities
A set of skills and resources that bring greater agency to people's lives - a key aspect of increasing inequality globally
Expected years of schooling
the # of years of schooling that a child of school entrance age can expect to receive in his or her lifetime if current age-specific enrolment rates persist.
Biosphere
The regions of Earth's surface and atmosphere occupied by living organisms
Composite indicator
compiled of a number of single indicators that forms an index, which helps to measure multi-dimensional concepts such as poverty
Happy Planet Index (HPI)
Composite indicator that aims to show how well countries are doing at achieving long, happy, sustainable lives through longevity, inequality, subjective well-being and Ecological Footprint indicators
Biocapacity
Earth's bioproductive land and sea, which includes forests, cropland, pastures and fisheries
Reductionism
Life expectancy at birth
A measure of the average number of years that a person may expect to live from the time they are born
Gender ratio for mean years of schooling
A gender ratio that measures the female-to-male educational attainment in terms of average schooling, expressed as a percentage