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Human Development Index (0 - 1), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 18 countries was 0.739 points. The highest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 0.937 points and the lowest value was in Yemen: 0.424 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
UA Emirates 0.937 1 1980 - 2022
Bahrain 0.888 2 1980 - 2022
Qatar 0.875 3 1980 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.875 4 1980 - 2022
Kuwait 0.847 5 1980 - 2022
Oman 0.819 6 2000 - 2022
Iran 0.78 7 1980 - 2022
Libya 0.746 8 1980 - 2022
Algeria 0.745 9 1980 - 2022
Jordan 0.736 10 1980 - 2022
Tunisia 0.732 11 1980 - 2022
Egypt 0.728 12 1980 - 2022
Lebanon 0.723 13 2005 - 2022
Morocco 0.698 14 1980 - 2022
Iraq 0.673 15 1980 - 2022
Syria 0.557 16 1980 - 2022
Djibouti 0.515 17 1995 - 2022
Yemen 0.424 18 1990 - 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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