Human development - Country rankings
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Human Development Index (0 - 1), 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 45 countries was 0.747 points. The highest value was in Hong Kong: 0.956 points and the lowest value was in Yemen: 0.424 points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: The United Nations
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Countries | Human development, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
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Hong Kong | 0.956 | 1 | 1980 - 2022 |
Singapore | 0.949 | 2 | 1990 - 2022 |
UA Emirates | 0.937 | 3 | 1980 - 2022 |
South Korea | 0.929 | 4 | 1980 - 2022 |
Japan | 0.92 | 5 | 1980 - 2022 |
Israel | 0.915 | 6 | 1980 - 2022 |
Bahrain | 0.888 | 7 | 1980 - 2022 |
Qatar | 0.875 | 8 | 1980 - 2022 |
Saudi Arabia | 0.875 | 9 | 1980 - 2022 |
Kuwait | 0.847 | 10 | 1980 - 2022 |
Brunei | 0.823 | 11 | 1980 - 2022 |
Oman | 0.819 | 12 | 2000 - 2022 |
Georgia | 0.814 | 13 | 2000 - 2022 |
Malaysia | 0.807 | 14 | 1980 - 2022 |
Thailand | 0.803 | 15 | 1980 - 2022 |
Kazakhstan | 0.802 | 16 | 1990 - 2022 |
China | 0.788 | 17 | 1980 - 2022 |
Armenia | 0.786 | 18 | 1990 - 2022 |
Iran | 0.78 | 19 | 1980 - 2022 |
Sri Lanka | 0.78 | 20 | 1980 - 2022 |
Maldives | 0.762 | 21 | 1995 - 2022 |
Azerbaijan | 0.76 | 22 | 1995 - 2022 |
Turkmenistan | 0.744 | 23 | 2010 - 2022 |
Mongolia | 0.741 | 24 | 1980 - 2022 |
Jordan | 0.736 | 25 | 1980 - 2022 |
Uzbekistan | 0.727 | 26 | 2000 - 2022 |
Vietnam | 0.726 | 27 | 1980 - 2022 |
Lebanon | 0.723 | 28 | 2005 - 2022 |
Palestine | 0.716 | 29 | 2004 - 2022 |
Indonesia | 0.713 | 30 | 1980 - 2022 |
Philippines | 0.71 | 31 | 1980 - 2022 |
Kyrgyzstan | 0.701 | 32 | 1990 - 2022 |
Bhutan | 0.681 | 33 | 2005 - 2022 |
Tajikistan | 0.679 | 34 | 1990 - 2022 |
Iraq | 0.673 | 35 | 1980 - 2022 |
Bangladesh | 0.67 | 36 | 1980 - 2022 |
India | 0.644 | 37 | 1980 - 2022 |
Laos | 0.62 | 38 | 1980 - 2022 |
Burma | 0.608 | 39 | 1980 - 2022 |
Nepal | 0.601 | 40 | 1980 - 2022 |
Cambodia | 0.6 | 41 | 1980 - 2022 |
Syria | 0.557 | 42 | 1980 - 2022 |
Pakistan | 0.54 | 43 | 1980 - 2022 |
Afghanistan | 0.462 | 44 | 1980 - 2022 |
Yemen | 0.424 | 45 | 1990 - 2022 |
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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