How does the steady increase in the Human Development Index over time relate to our discussion of relative wealth versus absolute well-being? In your opinion, which is more important to focus on: human development indicators or economic inequality (if you had to choose one)? Why?

Open data on the Human Development Index

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/augmented-human-development-index?tab=chart&time=earliest..2020&country=~USA