Human development - Country rankings

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Human Development Index (0 - 1), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 184 countries was 0.727 points. The highest value was in Switzerland: 0.967 points and the lowest value was in South Africa: 0.381 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
Switzerland 0.967 1 1980 - 2022
Norway 0.966 2 1980 - 2022
Iceland 0.959 3 1980 - 2022
Hong Kong 0.956 4 1980 - 2022
Denmark 0.952 5 1980 - 2022
Sweden 0.952 6 1980 - 2022
Germany 0.95 7 1980 - 2022
Ireland 0.95 8 1980 - 2022
Singapore 0.949 9 1990 - 2022
Australia 0.946 10 1980 - 2022
Netherlands 0.946 11 1980 - 2022
Belgium 0.942 12 1980 - 2022
Finland 0.942 13 1980 - 2022
Liechtenstein 0.942 14 2000 - 2022
UK 0.94 15 1980 - 2022
New Zealand 0.939 16 1980 - 2022
UA Emirates 0.937 17 1980 - 2022
Canada 0.935 18 1980 - 2022
South Korea 0.929 19 1980 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.927 20 1980 - 2022
USA 0.927 21 1980 - 2022
Austria 0.926 22 1980 - 2022
Slovenia 0.926 23 1990 - 2022
Japan 0.92 24 1980 - 2022
Israel 0.915 25 1980 - 2022
Malta 0.915 26 1980 - 2022
Spain 0.911 27 1980 - 2022
France 0.91 28 1980 - 2022
Cyprus 0.907 29 1980 - 2022
Italy 0.906 30 1980 - 2022
Estonia 0.899 31 1990 - 2022
Czechia 0.895 32 1990 - 2022
Greece 0.893 33 1980 - 2022
Bahrain 0.888 34 1980 - 2022
Andorra 0.884 35 2000 - 2022
Poland 0.881 36 1980 - 2022
Latvia 0.879 37 1990 - 2022
Lithuania 0.879 38 1990 - 2022
Croatia 0.878 39 1990 - 2022
Qatar 0.875 40 1980 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.875 41 1980 - 2022
Portugal 0.874 42 1980 - 2022
San Marino 0.867 43 2021 - 2022
Chile 0.86 44 1980 - 2022
Slovakia 0.855 45 1990 - 2022
Turkey 0.855 46 1980 - 2022
Hungary 0.851 47 1980 - 2022
Argentina 0.849 48 1980 - 2022
Kuwait 0.847 49 1980 - 2022
Montenegro 0.844 50 2003 - 2022
Uruguay 0.83 51 1980 - 2022
Romania 0.827 52 1980 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0.826 53 2005 - 2022
Brunei 0.823 54 1980 - 2022
Russia 0.821 55 1990 - 2022
Bahamas 0.82 56 2000 - 2022
Panama 0.82 57 1980 - 2022
Oman 0.819 58 2000 - 2022
Georgia 0.814 59 2000 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0.814 60 1980 - 2022
Barbados 0.809 61 1980 - 2022
Malaysia 0.807 62 1980 - 2022
Costa Rica 0.806 63 1980 - 2022
Serbia 0.805 64 1990 - 2022
Thailand 0.803 65 1980 - 2022
Kazakhstan 0.802 66 1990 - 2022
Seychelles 0.802 67 2000 - 2022
Belarus 0.801 68 1995 - 2022
Bulgaria 0.799 69 1980 - 2022
Palau 0.797 70 2000 - 2022
Mauritius 0.796 71 1980 - 2022
Grenada 0.793 72 2002 - 2022
Albania 0.789 73 1980 - 2022
China 0.788 74 1980 - 2022
Armenia 0.786 75 1990 - 2022
Mexico 0.781 76 1980 - 2022
Iran 0.78 77 1980 - 2022
Sri Lanka 0.78 78 1980 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 0.779 79 2000 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 0.766 80 1980 - 2022
Ecuador 0.765 81 1980 - 2022
North Macedonia 0.765 82 2000 - 2022
Cuba 0.764 83 1980 - 2022
Moldova 0.763 84 1990 - 2022
Maldives 0.762 85 1995 - 2022
Peru 0.762 86 1980 - 2022
Azerbaijan 0.76 87 1995 - 2022
Brazil 0.76 88 1980 - 2022
Colombia 0.758 89 1980 - 2022
Libya 0.746 90 1980 - 2022
Algeria 0.745 91 1980 - 2022
Turkmenistan 0.744 92 2010 - 2022
Guyana 0.742 93 1980 - 2022
Mongolia 0.741 94 1980 - 2022
Dominica 0.74 95 1991 - 2022
Tonga 0.739 96 1980 - 2022
Jordan 0.736 97 1980 - 2022
Ukraine 0.734 98 1990 - 2022
Tunisia 0.732 99 1980 - 2022
Paraguay 0.731 100 1980 - 2022
Fiji 0.729 101 1980 - 2022
Egypt 0.728 102 1980 - 2022
Uzbekistan 0.727 103 2000 - 2022
Vietnam 0.726 104 1980 - 2022
Lebanon 0.723 105 2005 - 2022
Somalia 0.717 106 2022 - 2022
Palestine 0.716 107 2004 - 2022
Indonesia 0.713 108 1980 - 2022
Philippines 0.71 109 1980 - 2022
Botswana 0.708 110 1980 - 2022
Jamaica 0.706 111 1980 - 2022
Samoa 0.702 112 1990 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 0.701 113 1990 - 2022
Belize 0.7 114 1980 - 2022
Venezuela 0.699 115 1980 - 2022
Bolivia 0.698 116 1980 - 2022
Morocco 0.698 117 1980 - 2022
Gabon 0.693 118 1980 - 2022
Suriname 0.69 119 2004 - 2022
Bhutan 0.681 120 2005 - 2022
Tajikistan 0.679 121 1990 - 2022
El Salvador 0.674 122 1980 - 2022
Iraq 0.673 123 1980 - 2022
Bangladesh 0.67 124 1980 - 2022
Nicaragua 0.669 125 1980 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.661 126 2000 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0.65 127 2000 - 2022
India 0.644 128 1980 - 2022
Micronesia 0.634 129 2000 - 2022
Guatemala 0.629 130 1980 - 2022
Kiribati 0.628 131 2000 - 2022
Honduras 0.624 132 1980 - 2022
Laos 0.62 133 1980 - 2022
Vanuatu 0.614 134 2005 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0.613 135 1990 - 2022
Ethiopia 0.61 136 2000 - 2022
Namibia 0.61 137 1980 - 2022
Burma 0.608 138 1980 - 2022
Ghana 0.602 139 1980 - 2022
Kenya 0.601 140 1980 - 2022
Nepal 0.601 141 1980 - 2022
Cambodia 0.6 142 1980 - 2022
DR Congo 0.593 143 1980 - 2022
Angola 0.591 144 1999 - 2022
Cameroon 0.587 145 1980 - 2022
Comoros 0.586 146 2000 - 2022
Zambia 0.569 147 1980 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0.568 148 1980 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0.562 149 1999 - 2022
Syria 0.557 150 1980 - 2022
Haiti 0.552 151 1980 - 2022
Uganda 0.55 152 1980 - 2022
Zimbabwe 0.55 153 1980 - 2022
Nigeria 0.548 154 2003 - 2022
Rwanda 0.548 155 1980 - 2022
Togo 0.547 156 1980 - 2022
Mauritania 0.54 157 1980 - 2022
Pakistan 0.54 158 1980 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0.534 159 1980 - 2022
Tanzania 0.532 160 1980 - 2022
Lesotho 0.521 161 1980 - 2022
Senegal 0.517 162 1980 - 2022
Sudan 0.516 163 1980 - 2022
Djibouti 0.515 164 1995 - 2022
Malawi 0.508 165 1980 - 2022
Benin 0.504 166 1980 - 2022
Gambia 0.495 167 1980 - 2022
Eritrea 0.493 168 2005 - 2022
Liberia 0.487 169 1999 - 2022
Madagascar 0.487 170 2000 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0.483 171 2005 - 2022
R. of Congo 0.481 172 1980 - 2022
Guinea 0.471 173 1990 - 2022
Afghanistan 0.462 174 1980 - 2022
Mozambique 0.461 175 1980 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.458 176 1980 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.438 177 2000 - 2022
Yemen 0.424 178 1990 - 2022
Burundi 0.42 179 1980 - 2022
Mali 0.41 180 1980 - 2022
Chad 0.394 181 2000 - 2022
Niger 0.394 182 1980 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0.387 183 1980 - 2022
South Africa 0.381 184 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. Switzerland
2. Norway
3. Iceland
4. Hong Kong
5. Denmark
6. Sweden
7. Germany
8. Ireland
9. Singapore
10. Australia
11. Netherlands
12. Belgium
13. Finland
14. Liechtenstein
15. UK
16. New Zealand
17. UA Emirates
18. Canada
19. South Korea
20. Luxembourg
21. USA
22. Austria
23. Slovenia
24. Japan
25. Israel
26. Malta
27. Spain
28. France
29. Cyprus
30. Italy
31. Estonia
32. Czechia
33. Greece
34. Bahrain
35. Andorra
36. Poland
37. Latvia
38. Lithuania
39. Croatia
40. Qatar
41. Saudi Arabia
42. Portugal
43. San Marino
44. Chile
45. Slovakia
46. Turkey
47. Hungary
48. Argentina
49. Kuwait
50. Montenegro
51. Uruguay
52. Romania
53. Ant.& Barb.
54. Brunei
55. Russia
56. Bahamas
57. Panama
58. Oman
59. Georgia
60. Tr.&Tobago
61. Barbados
62. Malaysia
63. Costa Rica
64. Serbia
65. Thailand
66. Kazakhstan
67. Seychelles
68. Belarus
69. Bulgaria
70. Palau
71. Mauritius
72. Grenada
73. Albania
74. China
75. Armenia
76. Mexico
77. Iran
78. Sri Lanka
79. Bosnia & Herz.
80. Domin. Rep.
81. Ecuador
82. North Macedonia
83. Cuba
84. Moldova
85. Maldives
86. Peru
87. Azerbaijan
88. Brazil
89. Colombia
90. Libya
91. Algeria
92. Turkmenistan
93. Guyana
94. Mongolia
95. Dominica
96. Tonga
97. Jordan
98. Ukraine
99. Tunisia
100. Paraguay
101. Fiji
102. Egypt
103. Uzbekistan
104. Vietnam
105. Lebanon
106. Somalia
107. Palestine
108. Indonesia
109. Philippines
110. Botswana
111. Jamaica
112. Samoa
113. Kyrgyzstan
114. Belize
115. Venezuela
116. Bolivia
117. Morocco
118. Gabon
119. Suriname
120. Bhutan
121. Tajikistan
122. El Salvador
123. Iraq
124. Bangladesh
125. Nicaragua
126. Cape Verde
127. Eq. Guinea
128. India
129. Micronesia
130. Guatemala
131. Kiribati
132. Honduras
133. Laos
134. Vanuatu
135. S.T.&Principe
136. Ethiopia
137. Namibia
138. Burma
139. Ghana
140. Kenya
141. Nepal
142. Cambodia
143. DR Congo
144. Angola
145. Cameroon
146. Comoros
147. Zambia
148. Papua N.G.
149. Solomon Isl.
150. Syria
151. Haiti
152. Uganda
153. Zimbabwe
154. Nigeria
155. Rwanda
156. Togo
157. Mauritania
158. Pakistan
159. Ivory Coast
160. Tanzania
161. Lesotho
162. Senegal
163. Sudan
164. Djibouti
165. Malawi
166. Benin
167. Gambia
168. Eritrea
169. Liberia
170. Madagascar
171. G.-Bissau
172. R. of Congo
173. Guinea
174. Afghanistan
175. Mozambique
176. Sierra Leone
177. Burkina Faso
178. Yemen
179. Burundi
180. Mali
181. Chad
182. Niger
183. C.A. Republic
184. South Africa
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