Territorial Differentiation of the Standard of Living of the Population of the North Caucasus

Introduction. One of the indicators characterizing the difference of socio-economic development of any state, subject and municipality is the standard of living of the population. The article analyzes the standard of living of the population of the regions of the North Caucasus economic region.

Materials and research methods. The article puts forward a solution to the problem of developing an integral indicator of the living standard based on the method of summing the points. Data from open statistical sources of the Federal State Statistics Service and the Unified interdepartmental information and statistical system database of 2018, 2019 and 2020 are used as an information basis. Based on the results of average values obtained over a three-year observation period, a rating and subsequent typology of regions were specified. In total, five groups of territories with different indicators of the living standard were identified, and their mapping was carried out.

Research results and their discussion. The article analyzes the dynamics of the integral indicator of the living standard in individual regions. Distinctive features are established and a component-by-component analysis of the components of the living standard by groups of regions with different parameters is performed. The features of the territorial differentiation of the North Caucasus are revealed both in terms of integral and specific indicators.

Conclusion. The integral index of the living standard makes it possible to assess the nature of the well-being of the population of individual territories, although it does not always take into account the disproportions between individual indicators, which are leveled when they are integrated. The living standard of the population in the regions of the North Caucasus economic region in some cases lags behind the average one in Russia, which is especially noticeable in terms of material well-being. Significant inter-regional inequality in terms of living standards has been established. Particularly low parameters are characteristic of ethnic republics.

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