Human development - Country rankings

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Human Development Index (0 - 1), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 44 countries was 0.898 points. The highest value was in Iceland: 0.972 points and the lowest value was in Ukraine: 0.779 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
Netherlands 0.955 7 1980 - 2023
Belgium 0.951 8 1980 - 2023
Ireland 0.949 9 1980 - 2023
Finland 0.948 10 1980 - 2023
UK 0.946 11 1980 - 2023
Liechtenstein 0.938 12 2000 - 2023
Slovenia 0.931 13 1990 - 2023
Austria 0.93 14 1980 - 2023
Malta 0.924 15 1980 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.922 16 1980 - 2023
France 0.92 17 1980 - 2023
Spain 0.918 18 1980 - 2023
Czechia 0.915 19 1990 - 2023
Italy 0.915 20 1980 - 2023
San Marino 0.915 21 2021 - 2023
Andorra 0.913 22 2000 - 2023
Cyprus 0.913 23 1980 - 2023
Greece 0.908 24 1980 - 2023
Poland 0.906 25 1980 - 2023
Estonia 0.905 26 1990 - 2023
Lithuania 0.895 27 1990 - 2023
Portugal 0.89 28 1980 - 2023
Croatia 0.889 29 1990 - 2023
Latvia 0.889 30 1990 - 2023
Slovakia 0.88 31 1990 - 2023
Hungary 0.87 32 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 0.862 33 2003 - 2023
Turkey 0.853 34 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.845 35 1980 - 2023
Romania 0.845 36 1980 - 2023
Serbia 0.833 37 1990 - 2023
Russia 0.832 38 1990 - 2023
Belarus 0.824 39 1995 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.815 40 2000 - 2023
Albania 0.81 41 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.804 42 2000 - 2023
Moldova 0.785 43 1990 - 2023
Ukraine 0.779 44 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. Iceland
2. Norway
3. Switzerland
4. Denmark
5. Germany
6. Sweden
7. Netherlands
8. Belgium
9. Ireland
10. Finland
11. UK
12. Liechtenstein
13. Slovenia
14. Austria
15. Malta
16. Luxembourg
17. France
18. Spain
19. Czechia
20. Italy
21. San Marino
22. Andorra
23. Cyprus
24. Greece
25. Poland
26. Estonia
27. Lithuania
28. Portugal
29. Croatia
30. Latvia
31. Slovakia
32. Hungary
33. Montenegro
34. Turkey
35. Bulgaria
36. Romania
37. Serbia
38. Russia
39. Belarus
40. North Macedonia
41. Albania
42. Bosnia & Herz.
43. Moldova
44. Ukraine
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