Geographical Broadsheet by Grace N

Level of economic freedom in India (Qualitative)

grace_nedelkovski — 2021-04-19 16:29:11 UTC

Description of data: This map shows the levels of economic freedom around the globe

Green: free (e.g. Australia, Switzerland)
Lime green: moderately free (e.g. Finland, Germany)
Yellow: in between (e.g. Mexico, Saudi Arabia)
Orange: moderately unfree (e.g. India, Nigeria)
Red: completely unfree (e.g. Sudan, North Korea)

What the data suggests about well-being:

The data suggests that in high poverty rated countries, the level of economic freedom is low as well
If a country has less/least freedom and income to begin with, it’s harder to achieve those certain aspects sooner rather than later

Internal factors:

India’s overall freedom score is 56.5
India is the 121st country in ranking of freedom
Overall score is below the regional and world averages
Ranked 26th among 40 countries in the Asia-Pacific region

External factors:

(As of Dec 1, 2020) 137,621 deaths in India because of the pandemic
Economy forecast to contract by 10.3% for the year

Bibliography:
2021 Index of Economic Freedom
Achieved: 25.03.21
https://www.heritage.org/index/

Level of economic freedom in Australia (Qualitative)

grace_nedelkovski — 2021-04-19 16:37:13 UTC

Description of data: This map shows the levels of economic freedom around the world

Green: free (e.g. Australia, Switzerland)
Lime green: moderately free (e.g. Finland, Germany)
Yellow: in between (e.g. Mexico, Saudi Arabia)
Orange: moderately unfree (e.g. India, Nigeria)
Red: completely unfree (e.g. Sudan, North Korea)

What the data suggests about well-being:

The data suggests that in low poverty rated countries, the level of economic freedom is really high
Australia is an extremely free country, meaning it’s level of economic freedom is much higher than India’s

Internal factors:

Australia’s overall freedom score is 82.4
Australia is the 3rd country in ranking of freedom
Overall score is above the regional and world averages
Ranked 3rd among 40 countries in the Asia-Pacific region

External factors:

(As of Dec 1, 2020) 908 deaths were recorded in Australia
Because if the pandemic, the level of unemployment rates are increasing rapidly

Bibliography:
2021 Index of Economic Freedom
https://www.heritage.org/index/
Achieved: 25.03.21

Life Expectancy In India (Qualitative)

grace_nedelkovski — 2021-04-20 10:22:43 UTC

Description of data: In the first link the map shows the years of life expectancy, globally

Orange-Red: 75-80+ years
All Greens: 65-70+ years
Yellow: 60+ years
All Pinks: 50-55+ years
Dark Purple: 45+ years
Blue: 40+ years
Light Purple: 0+ years

In the second and third link the graphs show the life expectancy from birth (in years) from the past, current and in the predicted future

What the data suggests about well-being:

Countries with a higher population count and lower poverty rates seem to have a higher life expectancy, and a predicted increase in population growth for the future
Countries with a lower population count and a higher population rate seem to have a lower life expectancy, and a predicted decrease or stagnated population growth for the future

Internal Factors:

India’s life expectancy is expected to decrease rapidly in the future due to the increase in pollution
The current life expectancy for India in 2021 is 69.96 years
This is a 0.33% increase from 2020

External Factors:

India is rank 125th in countries ranked from highest years of life expectancy to lowest

Bibliography
1.
https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/world-life-expectancy-map
World Life Expectancy Map
Achieved 26.03.21
2.
https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/IND/india/life-expectancy
^^ Not including the impact of COVID-19
Life Expectancy from 1950 - 2021
Achieved 26.03.21

Life Expectancy in Australia (Qualitative)

grace_nedelkovski — 2021-04-20 10:28:34 UTC

Countries with a higher population count and lower poverty rates seem to have a higher life expectancy, and a predicted increase in population growth for the future
Countries with a lower population count and a higher population rate seem to have a lower life expectancy, and a predicted decrease or stagnated population growth for the future

Internal Factors:

The current life expectancy for Australia in 2021 is 83.64 years
This is a 0.18% increase from 2020
Australia’s population and life expectancy is predicted to continue to increase in the future

External Factors:

Australia is ranked 6th in the list of countries from highest life expectancy to lowest

Bibliography
1.
https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/world-life-expectancy-map
World Life Expectancy Map
Achieved 26.03.21
2.
https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/AUS/australia/life-expectancy
^^ Not including the impact of COVID-19
Life Expectancy from 1950 - 2021
Achieved 26.03.21

Income in India (yearly) (Quantitative)

grace_nedelkovski — 2021-04-20 23:44:25 UTC

Description of data:

Difference between lowest (yearly) salary and highest is 1,613,100 INR
1 Indian Rupee is 0.017 in AUD
Average yearly income is 383,000 INR (6579.67 AUD)

What the data suggests about well-being:

India’s yearly salary is extremely high (if you’re earning an average income) which also includes housing, transport, etc.
This suggests that India has a good well-being in their country as the salaries are fairly high

Internal Factors:

Almost everyone in India earns 1,710,000 INR or less on average yearly income
Higher years of experience=higher income (<2 years - 2-5 is a +32% difference)
Higher education levels also give you a higher income each year

External Factors:

February 2020 - rise in income: 31.1% - fall in income: 8.8% (beginning of COVID-19)
March 2020 - rise in income: 28.7% - fall in income: 11.3% (during COVID-19)
April 2020 - rise in income: 10.6% - fall in income: 45.7%
This suggests that during the pandemic, India’s levels of income dropped dramatically and people were earning nearly 50% less than they normally would (on average)

Bibliography:
1.
http://www.salaryexplorer.com/salary-survey.php?loc=100&loctype=1#disabled
Average Salary In India 2021
Achieved 26.03.21

2.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111510/india-coronavirus-impact-on-household-income/
India: COVID-19 Impact On Household Income
Achieved 26.03.21

Income in Australia (yearly) (Quantitative)

grace_nedelkovski — 2021-04-20 23:57:51 UTC

Description of data:

Difference between lowest (yearly) income and highest (yearly) income is $382,000
The average yearly income is $90,8000
A high income is $314,200 more then the average income

What the data suggests about well-being:

Australia’s average income isn’t as high as i a lot of other countries, and is a lot lower then the highest amount you can earn
The average yearly salary is $90,800 which also includes housing, transport, etc
This suggests that Australia’s well-being is good because the income is high, and everything is affordable

Internal Factors:

Almost everyone in Australia earns $405,000 or less
25% of employees earn less than $50,400
A higher amount years of experience=higher salary (2-5 years < 5-10 years: increase by 36%)
If you have a higher level of education (even if on the same job) you will have an increase in pay (Bachelor’s Degree +29% to a Master’s Degree)

External Factors:

Since March 2020, WA’s payroll job salary increased by 3.2% and NT’s increased by 3.0%
Since March 2020, SA’s total wages increased by 4.2% and VIC’s increased by 3.6%
Since March 2021, QLD’s payroll increased by 0.3% and ACT’s decreased by 0.3%
Since March 2021, NT’s total wages decreased by 2.1% and WA’s decreased by 1.6%
This suggests that during the pandemic, employees average income was increased due to the rapidly increasing wages
Toward the end of the pandemic (for Australia) the payrolls started to decrease and the wages began to decrease majorly aswell

Bibliography:
1.
http://www.salaryexplorer.com/salary-survey.php?loc=13&loctype=1
Salary and Cost of Living Comparison
Achieved 26.03.21

2.
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/earnings-and-work-hours/weekly-payroll-jobs-and-wages-australia/latest-release
COVID-19 | Australian Bureau of Statistics
Achieved 26.03.21