Human development - Country rankings

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Human Development Index (0 - 1), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 184 countries was 0.746 points. The highest value was in Iceland: 0.972 points and the lowest value was in the Central African Republic: 0.414 points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The United Nations
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Countries Human development, 2023 Global rank Available data
Iceland 0.972 1 1980 - 2023
Norway 0.97 2 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 0.97 3 1980 - 2023
Denmark 0.962 4 1980 - 2023
Germany 0.959 5 1980 - 2023
Sweden 0.959 6 1980 - 2023
Australia 0.958 7 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.955 8 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 0.955 9 1980 - 2023
Belgium 0.951 10 1980 - 2023
Ireland 0.949 11 1980 - 2023
Finland 0.948 12 1980 - 2023
Singapore 0.946 13 1990 - 2023
UK 0.946 14 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.94 15 1980 - 2023
Canada 0.939 16 1980 - 2023
Liechtenstein 0.938 17 2000 - 2023
New Zealand 0.938 18 1980 - 2023
USA 0.938 19 1980 - 2023
South Korea 0.937 20 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 0.931 21 1990 - 2023
Austria 0.93 22 1980 - 2023
Japan 0.925 23 1980 - 2023
Malta 0.924 24 1980 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.922 25 1980 - 2023
France 0.92 26 1980 - 2023
Israel 0.919 27 1980 - 2023
Spain 0.918 28 1980 - 2023
Czechia 0.915 29 1990 - 2023
Italy 0.915 30 1980 - 2023
San Marino 0.915 31 2021 - 2023
Andorra 0.913 32 2000 - 2023
Cyprus 0.913 33 1980 - 2023
Greece 0.908 34 1980 - 2023
Poland 0.906 35 1980 - 2023
Estonia 0.905 36 1990 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.9 37 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 0.899 38 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 0.895 39 1990 - 2023
Portugal 0.89 40 1980 - 2023
Croatia 0.889 41 1990 - 2023
Latvia 0.889 42 1990 - 2023
Qatar 0.886 43 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 0.88 44 1990 - 2023
Chile 0.878 45 1980 - 2023
Hungary 0.87 46 1980 - 2023
Argentina 0.865 47 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 0.862 48 2003 - 2023
Uruguay 0.862 49 1980 - 2023
Oman 0.858 50 2000 - 2023
Turkey 0.853 51 1980 - 2023
Kuwait 0.852 52 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.851 53 2005 - 2023
Seychelles 0.848 54 2000 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.845 55 1980 - 2023
Romania 0.845 56 1980 - 2023
Georgia 0.844 57 2000 - 2023
Panama 0.839 58 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0.837 59 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.837 60 1990 - 2023
Costa Rica 0.833 61 1980 - 2023
Serbia 0.833 62 1990 - 2023
Russia 0.832 63 1990 - 2023
Belarus 0.824 64 1995 - 2023
Bahamas 0.82 65 2000 - 2023
Malaysia 0.819 66 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.815 67 2000 - 2023
Armenia 0.811 68 1990 - 2023
Barbados 0.811 69 1980 - 2023
Albania 0.81 70 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.807 71 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 0.806 72 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.804 73 2000 - 2023
Iran 0.799 74 1980 - 2023
Thailand 0.798 75 1980 - 2023
China 0.797 76 1980 - 2023
Peru 0.794 77 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0.791 78 2002 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.789 79 1995 - 2023
Mexico 0.789 80 1980 - 2023
Colombia 0.788 81 1980 - 2023
Brazil 0.786 82 1980 - 2023
Palau 0.786 83 2000 - 2023
Moldova 0.785 84 1990 - 2023
Ukraine 0.779 85 1990 - 2023
Ecuador 0.777 86 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.776 87 1980 - 2023
Guyana 0.776 88 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.776 89 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0.769 90 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0.766 91 1995 - 2023
Vietnam 0.766 92 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.764 93 2010 - 2023
Algeria 0.763 94 1980 - 2023
Cuba 0.762 95 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0.761 96 1991 - 2023
Paraguay 0.756 97 1980 - 2023
Egypt 0.754 98 1980 - 2023
Jordan 0.754 99 1980 - 2023
Lebanon 0.752 100 2005 - 2023
Mongolia 0.747 101 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 0.746 102 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0.741 103 2022 - 2023
South Africa 0.741 104 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.74 105 2000 - 2023
Bolivia 0.733 106 1980 - 2023
Gabon 0.733 107 1980 - 2023
Botswana 0.731 108 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0.731 109 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 0.728 110 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0.722 111 2004 - 2023
Belize 0.721 112 1980 - 2023
Libya 0.721 113 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 0.72 114 1980 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.72 115 1990 - 2023
Philippines 0.72 116 1980 - 2023
Morocco 0.71 117 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 0.709 118 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0.708 119 1990 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.706 120 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 0.698 121 2005 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.695 122 2000 - 2023
Iraq 0.695 123 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.691 124 1990 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.685 125 1980 - 2023
India 0.685 126 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 0.678 127 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.674 128 2000 - 2023
Palestine 0.674 129 2004 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.668 130 2000 - 2023
Namibia 0.665 131 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 0.662 132 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 0.649 133 1980 - 2023
Honduras 0.645 134 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0.644 135 2000 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.637 136 1990 - 2023
Ghana 0.628 137 1980 - 2023
Kenya 0.628 138 1980 - 2023
Nepal 0.622 139 1980 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.621 140 2005 - 2023
Laos 0.617 141 1980 - 2023
Angola 0.616 142 1999 - 2023
Micronesia 0.615 143 2000 - 2023
Burma 0.609 144 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 0.606 145 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0.603 146 2000 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.598 147 1980 - 2023
Zambia 0.595 148 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 0.588 149 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.584 150 1999 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.582 151 1980 - 2023
Uganda 0.582 152 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 0.578 153 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.576 154 1980 - 2023
Togo 0.571 155 1980 - 2023
Syria 0.564 156 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0.563 157 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 0.56 158 2003 - 2023
Tanzania 0.555 159 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0.554 160 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0.55 161 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 0.544 162 1980 - 2023
Senegal 0.53 163 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0.524 164 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.522 165 1980 - 2023
Malawi 0.517 166 1980 - 2023
Benin 0.515 167 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.514 168 2005 - 2023
Djibouti 0.513 169 1995 - 2023
Sudan 0.511 170 1980 - 2023
Liberia 0.51 171 1999 - 2023
Eritrea 0.503 172 2005 - 2023
Guinea 0.5 173 1990 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.496 174 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 0.493 175 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 0.487 176 2000 - 2023
Yemen 0.47 177 1990 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.467 178 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.459 179 2000 - 2023
Burundi 0.439 180 1980 - 2023
Mali 0.419 181 1980 - 2023
Niger 0.419 182 1980 - 2023
Chad 0.416 183 2000 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.414 184 1980 - 2023


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Definition: The Human Development Index measures three basic dimensions of human development: long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living. Four indicators are used to calculate the index: life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling, and gross national income per capita.

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1. Iceland
2. Norway
3. Switzerland
4. Denmark
5. Germany
6. Sweden
7. Australia
8. Hong Kong
9. Netherlands
10. Belgium
11. Ireland
12. Finland
13. Singapore
14. UK
15. UA Emirates
16. Canada
17. Liechtenstein
18. New Zealand
19. USA
20. South Korea
21. Slovenia
22. Austria
23. Japan
24. Malta
25. Luxembourg
26. France
27. Israel
28. Spain
29. Czechia
30. Italy
31. San Marino
32. Andorra
33. Cyprus
34. Greece
35. Poland
36. Estonia
37. Saudi Arabia
38. Bahrain
39. Lithuania
40. Portugal
41. Croatia
42. Latvia
43. Qatar
44. Slovakia
45. Chile
46. Hungary
47. Argentina
48. Montenegro
49. Uruguay
50. Oman
51. Turkey
52. Kuwait
53. Ant.& Barb.
54. Seychelles
55. Bulgaria
56. Romania
57. Georgia
58. Panama
59. Brunei
60. Kazakhstan
61. Costa Rica
62. Serbia
63. Russia
64. Belarus
65. Bahamas
66. Malaysia
67. North Macedonia
68. Armenia
69. Barbados
70. Albania
71. Tr.&Tobago
72. Mauritius
73. Bosnia & Herz.
74. Iran
75. Thailand
76. China
77. Peru
78. Grenada
79. Azerbaijan
80. Mexico
81. Colombia
82. Brazil
83. Palau
84. Moldova
85. Ukraine
86. Ecuador
87. Domin. Rep.
88. Guyana
89. Sri Lanka
90. Tonga
91. Maldives
92. Vietnam
93. Turkmenistan
94. Algeria
95. Cuba
96. Dominica
97. Paraguay
98. Egypt
99. Jordan
100. Lebanon
101. Mongolia
102. Tunisia
103. Somalia
104. South Africa
105. Uzbekistan
106. Bolivia
107. Gabon
108. Botswana
109. Fiji
110. Indonesia
111. Suriname
112. Belize
113. Libya
114. Jamaica
115. Kyrgyzstan
116. Philippines
117. Morocco
118. Venezuela
119. Samoa
120. Nicaragua
121. Bhutan
122. Ethiopia
123. Iraq
124. Tajikistan
125. Bangladesh
126. India
127. El Salvador
128. Eq. Guinea
129. Palestine
130. Cape Verde
131. Namibia
132. Guatemala
133. DR Congo
134. Honduras
135. Kiribati
136. S.T.&Principe
137. Ghana
138. Kenya
139. Nepal
140. Vanuatu
141. Laos
142. Angola
143. Micronesia
144. Burma
145. Cambodia
146. Comoros
147. Zimbabwe
148. Zambia
149. Cameroon
150. Solomon Isl.
151. Ivory Coast
152. Uganda
153. Rwanda
154. Papua N.G.
155. Togo
156. Syria
157. Mauritania
158. Nigeria
159. Tanzania
160. Haiti
161. Lesotho
162. Pakistan
163. Senegal
164. Gambia
165. R. of Congo
166. Malawi
167. Benin
168. G.-Bissau
169. Djibouti
170. Sudan
171. Liberia
172. Eritrea
173. Guinea
174. Afghanistan
175. Mozambique
176. Madagascar
177. Yemen
178. Sierra Leone
179. Burkina Faso
180. Burundi
181. Mali
182. Niger
183. Chad
184. C.A. Republic
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