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DevelopmentWhat is development?

Development is any improvement in the standard of living of people in a specific country. Social and economic indicators are used to measure a country's level of development.

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What is development?

Development is any improvement in the standard of living of people in a specific country. It includes factors related to money, such as wealth, which we call economic factors and factors related to people, such as literacy, which we call social factors.

A developed country is one that is considered to have a high standard of living, such as:

  • good housing
  • good education system
  • longer life expectancy
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Access to health care in Ethiopia can be affected by physical geography and limited funding and equipment.

A developing country is one that is considered to have a lower standard of living, such as:

  • lack of medical care
  • limited access to education
  • more people working in agriculture

For example, the UK is considered a聽developed country聽and Ethiopia is considered a developing country.