| Back |	Key Question 1.1: How is quality of life different from standard of living?
	Learning points: What are LEDCs and MEDCS? What is the difference between QoL and SoL? What makes 'us' happy? What is 'good' for the planet?
	Living standards in 10 countries - remember it only shows averages. In each country some people will consume more than the average and others less.
	Wealth: GDP/capita ($) Energy: kg oil / capita Food: daily calories / capita Health: doctors / 1000 people Education: % who go to university Colour TVs / 100 households Mobile phones / 100 people USA 39,430 7843 3699 2.5 83 99.6 62.1 Japan 36,170 4053 2932 2.0 51 99.0 71.6 UK 35,760 3983 3276 2.2 64 98.2 102.2 Saudi Arabia 10,060 5607 2738 1.4 25 98.9 36.8 Russia 4080 4424 2904 4.3 69 75.2 51.6 Peru 2490 442 2302 1.1 32 49.6 14.8 China 1470 1094 2897 1.0 16 46.4 25.8 Nigeria 570 777 2735 0.3 8 53.1 7,2 Bangladesh 380 159 2085 0.3 6 2.7 2.0 Zimbabwe 360 752 2145 0.2 4 2.1 3.6
	Living standards improve as a country develops. One way to measure development is by GDP per capita. GDP stands for gross domestic product - the total value of all the goods and services produced by one country in a year. GDP is divided by the country's population to give GDP/capita. It is usually measured in US dollars ($) to make it easier to compare different countries.
	Task: * As homework - make a copy of the table but only for UK and Bangladesh. * Compare living standards in the UK and Bangladesh (without simply copying the numbers). Write seven sentences - one about each column of data. Example: The GDP/capita in the UK is nearly 100 times greater than that of Bangladesh. * Which countries would you classify as MEDCs and which as LEDCs? * Which data do you think is best for comparing development?
	GDP/Capita around the world.
	Task: Describe the overall pattern of the map. Where are most of the MEDCs and LEDCs? Is it easy to divide the world into MEDCs and LEDCs? Explain your answer.
	Happy Planet Index (HPI)
	Task: As well as individual 'happiness' what else does this 'modern' index measure?
	World 'Happy' map
	Does buying more things make you happier? There's evidence to suggest that it doesn't. People in Britain are less happy now than they were in the 1950s, although we are three times richer. In 1957, 53% of people said that they were 'happy', compared to just 36% in 2006. It's similar in other MEDCs. Once GDP/capita reaches about $15000 extra money does not make a country any happier.
	Task: Compare 5 really high GDP/capita countries with their HPI. Compare 5 really high HPI countries with their GDP/capita. Do you agree that buying more things makes you happier? Explan your answer.
	Source: GCSE Geography OCR A