Human development - Country rankings

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Human Development Index (0 - 1), 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 27 countries was 0.896 points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.948 points and the lowest value was in Bulgaria: 0.795 points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The United Nations
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Countries Human development, 2021 Global rank Available data
Denmark 0.948 1 1980 - 2021
Sweden 0.947 2 1980 - 2021
Ireland 0.945 3 1980 - 2021
Germany 0.942 4 1980 - 2021
Netherlands 0.941 5 1980 - 2021
Finland 0.94 6 1980 - 2021
Belgium 0.937 7 1980 - 2021
Luxembourg 0.93 8 1980 - 2021
Malta 0.918 9 1980 - 2021
Slovenia 0.918 10 1990 - 2021
Austria 0.916 11 1980 - 2021
Spain 0.905 12 1980 - 2021
France 0.903 13 1980 - 2021
Cyprus 0.896 14 1980 - 2021
Italy 0.895 15 1980 - 2021
Estonia 0.89 16 1990 - 2021
Czechia 0.889 17 1990 - 2021
Greece 0.887 18 1980 - 2021
Poland 0.876 19 1980 - 2021
Lithuania 0.875 20 1990 - 2021
Portugal 0.866 21 1980 - 2021
Latvia 0.863 22 1990 - 2021
Croatia 0.858 23 1990 - 2021
Slovakia 0.848 24 1990 - 2021
Hungary 0.846 25 1980 - 2021
Romania 0.821 26 1980 - 2021
Bulgaria 0.795 27 1980 - 2021



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. Ireland
4. Germany
5. Netherlands
6. Finland
7. Belgium
8. Luxembourg
9. Malta
10. Slovenia
11. Austria
12. Spain
13. France
14. Cyprus
15. Italy
16. Estonia
17. Czechia
18. Greece
19. Poland
20. Lithuania
21. Portugal
22. Latvia
23. Croatia
24. Slovakia
25. Hungary
26. Romania
27. Bulgaria
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