Human development - Country rankings

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Human Development Index (0 - 1), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 27 countries was 0.903 points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.952 points and the lowest value was in Bulgaria: 0.799 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
Denmark 0.952 1 1980 - 2022
Sweden 0.952 2 1980 - 2022
Germany 0.95 3 1980 - 2022
Ireland 0.95 4 1980 - 2022
Netherlands 0.946 5 1980 - 2022
Belgium 0.942 6 1980 - 2022
Finland 0.942 7 1980 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.927 8 1980 - 2022
Austria 0.926 9 1980 - 2022
Slovenia 0.926 10 1990 - 2022
Malta 0.915 11 1980 - 2022
Spain 0.911 12 1980 - 2022
France 0.91 13 1980 - 2022
Cyprus 0.907 14 1980 - 2022
Italy 0.906 15 1980 - 2022
Estonia 0.899 16 1990 - 2022
Czechia 0.895 17 1990 - 2022
Greece 0.893 18 1980 - 2022
Poland 0.881 19 1980 - 2022
Latvia 0.879 20 1990 - 2022
Lithuania 0.879 21 1990 - 2022
Croatia 0.878 22 1990 - 2022
Portugal 0.874 23 1980 - 2022
Slovakia 0.855 24 1990 - 2022
Hungary 0.851 25 1980 - 2022
Romania 0.827 26 1980 - 2022
Bulgaria 0.799 27 1980 - 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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1. Denmark
2. Sweden
3. Germany
4. Ireland
5. Netherlands
6. Belgium
7. Finland
8. Luxembourg
9. Austria
10. Slovenia
11. Malta
12. Spain
13. France
14. Cyprus
15. Italy
16. Estonia
17. Czechia
18. Greece
19. Poland
20. Latvia
21. Lithuania
22. Croatia
23. Portugal
24. Slovakia
25. Hungary
26. Romania
27. Bulgaria
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