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‘The size of a territory and per capita income are not directly related to human development’. Support the statement with examples.

‘The size of a territory and per capita income are not directly related to human development’. This statement is explained below:


a. It is observed that often smaller countries have performed in terms of human development as compared to the larger countries.


b. The poorer countries have higher ranks than the richer countries in terms of human development.


c. Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago have a higher rank than India in terms of human development despite having smaller economies.


d. Kerala has performed better than Punjab in terms of human development despite lower per capita income.


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