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Human Development Index (index 0–1)
UNDP Human Development Index (0–1): a summary of a long and healthy life, education and a decent standard of living. Via Our World in Data. Higher is better.
Source: Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) · Our World in Data · human-development-index#hdi__sex_total
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Human Development Indexindex 0–1 | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.972 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 2 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.970 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 2 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.970 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 4 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.962 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 5 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.959 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.959 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 7 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.958 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 8 |  Hong Kong |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.955 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 8 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.955 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 10 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.951 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 11 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.949 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 12 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.948 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 13 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.946 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 13 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.946 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 15 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.940 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 16 |  Canada |
North America | 0.939 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 17 |  Liechtenstein |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.938 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 17 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.938 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 17 |  United States |
North America | 0.938 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 20 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.937 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 21 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.931 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 22 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.930 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 23 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.925 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 24 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.924 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 25 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.922 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 26 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.920 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 27 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.919 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 28 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.918 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 29 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.915 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 29 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.915 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 29 |  San Marino |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.915 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 32 |  Andorra |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.913 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 32 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.913 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 34 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.908 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 35 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.906 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 36 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.905 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 37 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.900 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 38 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.899 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 39 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.895 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 40 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.890 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 41 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.889 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 41 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.889 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 43 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.886 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 44 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.880 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 45 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.878 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 46 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.870 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 47 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.865 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 48 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.862 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 48 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.862 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 50 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.858 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 51 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.853 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 52 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.852 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 53 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.851 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 54 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.848 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 55 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.845 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 55 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.845 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 57 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.844 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 58 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.840 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 59 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.839 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 60 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.837 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 60 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.837 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 62 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.833 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 62 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.833 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 64 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.832 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 65 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.824 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 66 |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.820 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 67 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.819 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 68 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.815 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 69 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.811 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 69 |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.811 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 71 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.810 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 72 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.807 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 73 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.806 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 74 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.804 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 75 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.799 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 76 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.798 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 76 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.798 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 78 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.797 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 79 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.794 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 80 |  Grenada |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.791 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 81 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.789 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 81 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.789 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 83 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.788 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 84 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.786 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 84 |  Palau |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.786 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 86 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.785 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 87 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.779 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 88 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.777 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 89 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.776 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 89 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.776 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 89 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 0.776 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 92 |  Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.769 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 93 |  Maldives |
South Asia | 0.766 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 93 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.766 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 95 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.764 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 96 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.763 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 97 |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.762 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 98 |  Dominica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.761 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 99 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.756 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 100 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.754 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 100 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.754 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 102 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.752 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 103 |  Saint Lucia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.748 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 104 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.747 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 105 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.746 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 106 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.741 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 107 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.740 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 108 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.733 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 108 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.733 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 108 |  Marshall Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.733 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 111 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.731 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 111 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.731 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 113 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.728 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 114 |  Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.722 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 115 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.721 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 115 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.721 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 117 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.720 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 117 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.720 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 117 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.720 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 120 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.710 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 121 |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.709 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 122 |  Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.708 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 123 |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.706 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 124 |  Naoero |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.703 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 125 |  Bhutan |
South Asia | 0.698 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 126 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.695 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 126 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.695 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 128 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.691 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 129 |  Tuvalu |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.689 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 130 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 0.685 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 130 |  India |
South Asia | 0.685 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 132 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.678 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 133 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.674 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 133 |  Palestine |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.674 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 135 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.668 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 136 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.665 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 137 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.662 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 138 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.649 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 139 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.645 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 140 |  Kiribati |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.644 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 141 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.637 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 142 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.634 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 143 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.628 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 143 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.628 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 145 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 0.622 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 146 |  Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.621 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 147 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.617 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 148 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.616 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 149 |  Micronesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.615 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 150 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.609 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 151 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.606 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 152 |  Comoros |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.603 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 153 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.598 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 154 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.595 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 155 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.588 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 156 |  Solomon Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.584 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 157 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.582 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 157 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.582 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 159 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.578 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 160 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.576 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 161 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.571 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 162 |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.564 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 163 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.563 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 164 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.560 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 165 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.555 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 166 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.554 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 167 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.550 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 168 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.544 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 169 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.530 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 170 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.524 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 171 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.522 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 172 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.517 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 173 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.515 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 174 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.514 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 175 |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.513 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 176 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.511 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 177 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.510 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 178 |  Eritrea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.503 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 179 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.500 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 180 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.497 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 181 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.496 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 182 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.493 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 183 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.487 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 184 |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.470 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 185 |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.467 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 186 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.459 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 187 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.439 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 188 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.419 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 188 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.419 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 190 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.416 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 191 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.414 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 192 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.404 index 0–1 | 2023 |
| 193 |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.388 index 0–1 | 2023 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 193 ranked.