In 2011, Cambodia had a GDP of $33.8 billion and a per capita GDP of $2,200. Nearly a third of its people lived below the poverty level, and average life expectancy was 62.5 years. Which of these additional factors would most support the conclusion that Cambodia is a developing economy rather than an emerging economy?

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tkhunny · Answer

Is this a mathematics problem?  How does the GDP stack up in a World List?  How about the per capita GDP?  Is the life expectancy reasonably comparable?  Does that have anything to do with Economy?  Think it through.  Compare it to known definitions.

mahulpatel8 · Answer

A rapidly increasing GDP
 Decreasing illiteracy rates
 Increased foreign investment
 Lack of basic infrastructure

mahulpatel8 · Answer

I think it is the last answer

rz172 · Answer

this is economics though

tkhunny · Answer

All of the evidence is just a piece of data.

All of the potential answers, except the last, are Rates of Change.

You cannot determine "rapidly increasing" without at least TWO data points.

Calculating SLOPE or Rate of Change makes it a valid mathematics problem.