When Sen showed that Black males in the U.S. have a lower life expectancy than males in Kerala India, he was making the point that

Question 23 options:

1)

the U.S. has a poor record on civil rights.

2)

it is possible for people in one country to have higher incomes but still fall short in important capabilities compared with people in countries with lower incomes.

3)

people with higher incomes will always enjoy more capabilities as well.

4)

income has nothing to do with capabilities.