Human development - Country rankings

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Human Development Index (0 - 1), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 45 countries was 0.761 points. The highest value was in Hong Kong: 0.955 points and the lowest value was in Yemen: 0.47 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
Hong Kong 0.955 1 1980 - 2023
Singapore 0.946 2 1990 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.94 3 1980 - 2023
South Korea 0.937 4 1980 - 2023
Japan 0.925 5 1980 - 2023
Israel 0.919 6 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.9 7 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 0.899 8 1980 - 2023
Qatar 0.886 9 1980 - 2023
Oman 0.858 10 2000 - 2023
Kuwait 0.852 11 1980 - 2023
Georgia 0.844 12 2000 - 2023
Brunei 0.837 13 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.837 14 1990 - 2023
Malaysia 0.819 15 1980 - 2023
Armenia 0.811 16 1990 - 2023
Iran 0.799 17 1980 - 2023
Thailand 0.798 18 1980 - 2023
China 0.797 19 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.789 20 1995 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.776 21 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0.766 22 1995 - 2023
Vietnam 0.766 23 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.764 24 2010 - 2023
Jordan 0.754 25 1980 - 2023
Lebanon 0.752 26 2005 - 2023
Mongolia 0.747 27 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.74 28 2000 - 2023
Indonesia 0.728 29 1980 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.72 30 1990 - 2023
Philippines 0.72 31 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 0.698 32 2005 - 2023
Iraq 0.695 33 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.691 34 1990 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.685 35 1980 - 2023
India 0.685 36 1980 - 2023
Palestine 0.674 37 2004 - 2023
Nepal 0.622 38 1980 - 2023
Laos 0.617 39 1980 - 2023
Burma 0.609 40 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 0.606 41 1980 - 2023
Syria 0.564 42 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 0.544 43 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.496 44 1980 - 2023
Yemen 0.47 45 1990 - 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. Hong Kong
2. Singapore
3. UA Emirates
4. South Korea
5. Japan
6. Israel
7. Saudi Arabia
8. Bahrain
9. Qatar
10. Oman
11. Kuwait
12. Georgia
13. Brunei
14. Kazakhstan
15. Malaysia
16. Armenia
17. Iran
18. Thailand
19. China
20. Azerbaijan
21. Sri Lanka
22. Maldives
23. Vietnam
24. Turkmenistan
25. Jordan
26. Lebanon
27. Mongolia
28. Uzbekistan
29. Indonesia
30. Kyrgyzstan
31. Philippines
32. Bhutan
33. Iraq
34. Tajikistan
35. Bangladesh
36. India
37. Palestine
38. Nepal
39. Laos
40. Burma
41. Cambodia
42. Syria
43. Pakistan
44. Afghanistan
45. Yemen
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0.886
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0.819
0.811
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0.798
0.797
0.789
0.776
0.766
0.766
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0.754
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0.740
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