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Human Development Index (0 - 1), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 20 countries was 0.758 points. The highest value was in Canada: 0.935 points and the lowest value was in Haiti: 0.552 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
Canada 0.935 1 1980 - 2022
USA 0.927 2 1980 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0.826 3 2005 - 2022
Bahamas 0.82 4 2000 - 2022
Panama 0.82 5 1980 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0.814 6 1980 - 2022
Barbados 0.809 7 1980 - 2022
Costa Rica 0.806 8 1980 - 2022
Grenada 0.793 9 2002 - 2022
Mexico 0.781 10 1980 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 0.766 11 1980 - 2022
Cuba 0.764 12 1980 - 2022
Dominica 0.74 13 1991 - 2022
Jamaica 0.706 14 1980 - 2022
Belize 0.7 15 1980 - 2022
El Salvador 0.674 16 1980 - 2022
Nicaragua 0.669 17 1980 - 2022
Guatemala 0.629 18 1980 - 2022
Honduras 0.624 19 1980 - 2022
Haiti 0.552 20 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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