THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI) IS A COMPOSITE STATISTIC OF LIFE EXPECTANCY, EDUCATION, AND INCOME INDICES USED TO RANK COUNTRIES INTO FOUR TIERS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IS THE MARKET VALUE OF ALL OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED FINAL GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED WITHIN A COUNTRY IN A YEAR, OR OTHER GIVEN PERIOD OF TIME. GDP PER CAPITA IS OFTEN CONSIDERED AN INDICATOR OF A COUNTRY'S STANDARD OF LIVING. WIKIPEDIA
Definition of 'Per Capita GDP ' A measure of the total output of a country that takes the gross domestic product (GDP) and divides it by the number of people in the country. The per capita GDP is especially useful when comparing one country to another because it shows the relative performance of the countries.