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Human Development Index (0 - 1), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 11 countries was 0.714 points. The highest value was in Australia: 0.946 points and the lowest value was in the Solomon Islands: 0.562 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
Australia 0.946 1 1980 - 2022
New Zealand 0.939 2 1980 - 2022
Palau 0.797 3 2000 - 2022
Tonga 0.739 4 1980 - 2022
Fiji 0.729 5 1980 - 2022
Samoa 0.702 6 1990 - 2022
Micronesia 0.634 7 2000 - 2022
Kiribati 0.628 8 2000 - 2022
Vanuatu 0.614 9 2005 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0.568 10 1980 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0.562 11 1999 - 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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