The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country scores a higher HDI when the lifespan is higher, the education level is higher, and the gross national income GNI (PPP) per capita is higher. It was developed by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and was further used to measure a country's development by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The HDI provide a richer picture of progress than gross domestic product (GDP), which relates to a country’s wealth, or even GDP per capita, which tells us something about an individual’s means but nothing about their life outcomes.
The Human Development Index (HDI) ranks the countries based on their performance in the key areas of health, education and access to resources. These scores are between 0 and 1.
The index does not take into account several factors, such as the net wealth per capita or the relative quality of goods in a country. This situation tends to lower the ranking for some of the most advanced countries, such as the G7 members and others.
Rank | Country Territory |
HDI | HDI Annual Growth |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
![]() | 0.957 | Increase 0.20% |
2 |
![]() | 0.955 | Increase 0.65% |
3 |
![]() | 0.955 | Increase 0.16% |
4 |
![]() | 0.949 | Increase 0.62% |
5 |
![]() | 0.949 | Increase 0.54% |
6 |
![]() | 0.947 | Increase 0.24% |
7 |
![]() | 0.945 | Increase 0.41% |
8 |
![]() | 0.944 | Increase 0.32% |
9 |
![]() | 0.944 | Increase 0.17% |
10 |
![]() | 0.94 | Increase 0.28% |
11 |
![]() | 0.938 | Increase 0.26% |
12 |
![]() | 0.938 | Increase 0.35% |
13 |
![]() | 0.932 | Increase 0.24% |
14 |
![]() | 0.931 | Increase 0.30% |
15 |
![]() | 0.931 | Increase 0.25% |
16 |
![]() | 0.929 | Increase 0.34% |
17 |
![]() | 0.926 | Increase 0.12% |
18 |
![]() | 0.922 | Increase 0.22% |
19 |
![]() | 0.919 | Increase 0.18% |
20 |
![]() | 0.919 | Increase 0.39% |
21 |
![]() | 0.919 | Increase 0.29% |
22 |
![]() | 0.917 | Increase 0.35% |
23 |
![]() | 0.916 | Increase 0.33% |
24 |
![]() | 0.916 | Increase 0.22% |
25 |
![]() | 0.904 | Increase 0.40% |
26 |
![]() | 0.901 | Increase 0.28% |
27 |
![]() | 0.9 | Increase 0.38% |
28 |
![]() | 0.895 | Increase 0.54% |
29 |
![]() | 0.892 | Increase 0.51% |
30 |
![]() | 0.892 | Increase 0.16% |
31 |
![]() | 0.89 | Increase 0.91% |
32 |
![]() | 0.888 | Increase 0.29% |
33 |
![]() | 0.887 | Increase 0.40% |
34 |
![]() | 0.882 | Increase 0.66% |
35 |
![]() | 0.88 | Increase 0.52% |
36 |
![]() | 0.868 | Increase 0.40% |
37 |
![]() | 0.866 | Increase 0.55% |
38 |
![]() | 0.864 | Increase 0.46% |
39 |
![]() | 0.86 | Increase 0.38% |
40 |
![]() | 0.854 | Increase 0.60% |
41 |
![]() | 0.854 | Increase 0.30% |
42 |
![]() | 0.852 | Increase 0.70% |
43 |
![]() | 0.851 | Increase 0.48% |
44 |
![]() | 0.851 | Increase 0.65% |
45 |
![]() | 0.848 | Increase 0.19% |
46 |
![]() | 0.845 | Increase 0.21% |
47 |
![]() | 0.838 | Increase 0.15% |
48 |
![]() | 0.829 | Increase 0.37% |
49 |
![]() | 0.828 | Increase 0.31% |
50 |
![]() | 0.826 | Increase 0.55% |
51 |
![]() | 0.825 | Increase 0.86% |
52 |
![]() | 0.824 | Increase 0.60% |
53 |
![]() | 0.823 | Increase 0.39% |
54 |
![]() | 0.82 | Increase 1.16% |
55 |
![]() | 0.817 | Increase 0.49% |
56 |
![]() | 0.816 | Increase 0.39% |
57 |
![]() | 0.815 | Increase 0.58% |
58 |
![]() | 0.814 | Increase 0.23% |
59 |
![]() | 0.814 | Increase 0.12% |
60 |
![]() | 0.813 | Increase 0.43% |
61 |
![]() | 0.812 | Increase 0.87% |
62 |
![]() | 0.81 | Increase 0.54% |
63 |
![]() | 0.81 | Increase 0.64% |
64 |
![]() | 0.806 | Increase 0.25% |
65 |
![]() | 0.806 | Increase 0.57% |
66 |
![]() | 0.804 | Increase 0.76% |
67 |
![]() | 0.796 | Increase 0.17% |
68 |
![]() | 0.796 | Increase 0.46% |
69 |
![]() | 0.795 | Increase 0.72% |
70 |
![]() | 0.783 | Increase 0.60% |
71 |
![]() | 0.783 | Increase 0.03% |
72 |
![]() | 0.782 | Increase 0.41% |
73 |
![]() | 0.78 | Increase 0.88% |
74 |
![]() | 0.779 | Increase 0.45% |
75 |
![]() | 0.779 | Increase 0.36% |
76 |
![]() | 0.779 | Increase 0.48% |
77 |
![]() | 0.779 | Increase 0.35% |
78 |
![]() | 0.778 | Increase 0.22% |
79 |
![]() | 0.777 | Increase 0.79% |
80 |
![]() | 0.777 | Increase 0.83% |
81 |
![]() | 0.776 | Increase 0.42% |
82 |
![]() | 0.774 | Increase 0.46% |
83 |
![]() | 0.767 | Increase 0.57% |
84 |
![]() | 0.765 | Increase 0.57% |
85 |
![]() | 0.761 | Increase 0.95% |
86 |
![]() | 0.759 | Increase 0.50% |
87 |
![]() | 0.759 | Increase 0.43% |
88 |
![]() | 0.756 | Increase 0.76% |
89 |
![]() | 0.756 | Increase 0.45% |
90 |
![]() | 0.75 | Increase 0.56% |
91 |
![]() | 0.748 | Increase 0.41% |
92 |
![]() | 0.744 | Decrease 0.32% |
93 |
![]() | 0.743 | Increase 0.43% |
94 |
![]() | 0.742 | Increase 0.03% |
95 |
![]() | 0.74 | Increase 0.37% |
96 |
![]() | 0.74 | Increase 0.86% |
97 |
![]() | 0.738 | Increase 0.31% |
98 |
![]() | 0.738 | Increase 0.43% |
99 |
![]() | 0.737 | Increase 0.64% |
100 |
![]() | 0.735 | Increase 1.15% |
101 |
![]() | 0.734 | Increase 0.03% |
102 |
![]() | 0.729 | Decrease 0.12% |
103 |
![]() | 0.728 | Increase 0.50% |
104 |
![]() | 0.725 | Increase 0.41% |
105 |
![]() | 0.724 | Decrease 1.08% |
106 |
![]() | 0.72 | Increase 0.82% |
107 |
![]() | 0.718 | Increase 0.76% |
108 |
![]() | 0.718 | Increase 0.82% |
109 |
![]() | 0.718 | Increase 0.86% |
110 |
![]() | 0.716 | Increase 0.33% |
111 |
![]() | 0.715 | Increase 0.79% |
112 |
![]() | 0.715 | Increase 0.27% |
113 |
![]() | 0.711 | Decrease 0.69% |
114 |
![]() | 0.709 | Increase 0.73% |
115 |
![]() | 0.708 | Increase 0.38% |
116 |
![]() | 0.707 | Increase 0.63% |
117 |
![]() | 0.704 | Increase 0.70% |
118 |
![]() | 0.704 | NA[a] |
119 |
![]() | 0.703 | Increase 0.84% |
120 |
![]() | 0.697 | Increase 0.57% |
121 |
![]() | 0.686 | Increase 1.20% |
122 |
![]() | 0.682 | Increase 0.55% |
123 |
![]() | 0.674 | Increase 0.65% |
124 |
![]() | 0.673 | Increase 0.08% |
125 |
![]() | 0.668 | Increase 0.51% |
126 |
![]() | 0.665 | Increase 0.57% |
127 |
![]() | 0.663 | Increase 1.00% |
128 |
![]() | 0.66 | Increase 0.66% |
129 |
![]() | 0.654 | Increase 1.46% |
130 |
![]() | 0.646 | Increase 1.03% |
131 |
![]() | 0.645 | Increase 1.21% |
132 |
![]() | 0.634 | Increase 0.43% |
133 |
![]() | 0.632 | Increase 1.41% |
134 |
![]() | 0.63 | Increase 0.67% |
135 |
![]() | 0.625 | Increase 1.21% |
136 |
![]() | 0.62 | Increase 0.35% |
137 |
![]() | 0.613 | Increase 1.17% |
138 |
![]() | 0.611 | Increase 2.03% |
139 |
![]() | 0.611 | Increase 0.87% |
140 |
![]() | 0.609 | Increase 0.35% |
141 |
![]() | 0.606 | Decrease 0.40% |
142 |
![]() | 0.602 | Increase 1.28% |
143 |
![]() | 0.601 | Increase 0.97% |
144 |
![]() | 0.594 | Increase 1.09% |
145 |
![]() | 0.592 | Increase 0.30% |
146 |
![]() | 0.584 | Increase 1.15% |
147 |
![]() | 0.583 | Increase 1.39% |
148 |
![]() | 0.581 | Increase 1.31% |
149 |
![]() | 0.574 | Increase 1.10% |
150 |
![]() | 0.571 | Increase 1.90% |
151 |
![]() | 0.567 | Decrease 1.87% |
152 |
![]() | 0.567 | Increase 0.61% |
153 |
![]() | 0.563 | Increase 1.22% |
154 |
![]() | 0.557 | Increase 0.94% |
155 |
![]() | 0.555 | Increase 0.68% |
156 |
![]() | 0.554 | Increase 0.68% |
157 |
![]() | 0.546 | Increase 0.87% |
158 |
![]() | 0.545 | Increase 1.10% |
159 |
![]() | 0.544 | Increase 0.99% |
160 |
![]() | 0.543 | Increase 1.10% |
161 |
![]() | 0.539 | Increase 1.25% |
162 |
![]() | 0.538 | Increase 1.56% |
163 |
![]() | 0.529 | Increase 1.06% |
164 |
![]() | 0.528 | Increase 0.36% |
165 |
![]() | 0.527 | Increase 1.52% |
166 |
![]() | 0.524 | Increase 1.61% |
167 |
![]() | 0.515 | Increase 1.12% |
168 |
![]() | 0.512 | Increase 1.00% |
169 |
![]() | 0.511 | Increase 0.89% |
170 |
![]() | 0.51 | Increase 0.94% |
171 |
![]() | 0.51 | Increase 0.89% |
172 |
![]() | 0.496 | Increase 0.87% |
173 |
![]() | 0.485 | Increase 1.58% |
174 |
![]() | 0.483 | Increase 1.27% |
175 |
![]() | 0.48 | Increase 1.07% |
176 |
![]() | 0.48 | Increase 1.10% |
177 |
![]() | 0.48 | Increase 0.60% |
178 |
![]() | 0.477 | Increase 1.53% |
179 |
![]() | 0.47 | Decrease 0.82% |
180 |
![]() | 0.459 | Increase 0.57% |
181 |
![]() | 0.456 | Increase 1.44% |
182 |
![]() | 0.452 | Increase 1.83% |
183 |
![]() | 0.452 | Increase 1.40% |
184 |
![]() | 0.434 | Increase 0.69% |
185 |
![]() | 0.433 | Increase 0.58% |
186 |
![]() | 0.433 | Increase 0.61% |
187 |
![]() | 0.398 | Increase 0.84% |
188 |
![]() | 0.397 | Increase 0.94% |
189 |
![]() | 0.394 | Increase 1.95% |