Human development - Country rankings

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Human Development Index (0 - 1), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 27 countries was 0.915 points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.962 points and the lowest value was in Bulgaria: 0.845 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
Denmark 0.962 1 1980 - 2023
Germany 0.959 2 1980 - 2023
Sweden 0.959 3 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 0.955 4 1980 - 2023
Belgium 0.951 5 1980 - 2023
Ireland 0.949 6 1980 - 2023
Finland 0.948 7 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 0.931 8 1990 - 2023
Austria 0.93 9 1980 - 2023
Malta 0.924 10 1980 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.922 11 1980 - 2023
France 0.92 12 1980 - 2023
Spain 0.918 13 1980 - 2023
Czechia 0.915 14 1990 - 2023
Italy 0.915 15 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 0.913 16 1980 - 2023
Greece 0.908 17 1980 - 2023
Poland 0.906 18 1980 - 2023
Estonia 0.905 19 1990 - 2023
Lithuania 0.895 20 1990 - 2023
Portugal 0.89 21 1980 - 2023
Croatia 0.889 22 1990 - 2023
Latvia 0.889 23 1990 - 2023
Slovakia 0.88 24 1990 - 2023
Hungary 0.87 25 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.845 26 1980 - 2023
Romania 0.845 27 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. Denmark
2. Germany
3. Sweden
4. Netherlands
5. Belgium
6. Ireland
7. Finland
8. Slovenia
9. Austria
10. Malta
11. Luxembourg
12. France
13. Spain
14. Czechia
15. Italy
16. Cyprus
17. Greece
18. Poland
19. Estonia
20. Lithuania
21. Portugal
22. Croatia
23. Latvia
24. Slovakia
25. Hungary
26. Bulgaria
27. Romania
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