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Human Development Index Rankings

Ranked by the UN's Human Development Index, which folds life expectancy, schooling and income into one 0–1 score. It's the standard development yardstick — and like all composites, it hides trade-offs. Two countries with identical HDI can feel nothing alike.

UNDP Human Development Report · 191 countries covered

Europe top 10Asia top 10North America top 10South America top 10Africa top 10Oceania top 10

Full ranking · 191 countries

#CountryHDI
1Switzerland0.967
2Norway0.966
3Iceland0.959
4Denmark0.952
5Sweden0.952
6Germany0.950
7Ireland0.950
8Singapore0.949
9Australia0.946
10Netherlands0.946
11Belgium0.942
12Finland0.942
13Liechtenstein0.942
14United Kingdom0.940
15New Zealand0.939
16United Arab Emirates0.937
17Canada0.935
18South Korea0.929
19Luxembourg0.927
20United States0.927
21Austria0.926
22Slovenia0.926
23Japan0.920
24Israel0.915
25Malta0.915
26Spain0.911
27France0.910
28Cyprus0.907
29Italy0.906
30Estonia0.899
31Czechia0.895
32Greece0.893
33Bahrain0.888
34Andorra0.884
35Poland0.881
36Latvia0.879
37Lithuania0.879
38Croatia0.878
39Qatar0.875
40Saudi Arabia0.875
41Portugal0.874
42San Marino0.867
43Chile0.860
44Slovakia0.855
45Turkey0.855
46Hungary0.851
47Argentina0.849
48Kuwait0.847
49Montenegro0.844
50Saint Kitts and Nevis0.838
51Uruguay0.830
52Romania0.827
53Antigua and Barbuda0.826
54Brunei0.823
55Russia0.821
56Bahamas0.820
57Panama0.820
58Oman0.819
59Georgia0.814
60Trinidad and Tobago0.814
61Barbados0.809
62Malaysia0.807
63Costa Rica0.806
64Serbia0.805
65Thailand0.803
66Kazakhstan0.802
67Seychelles0.802
68Belarus0.801
69Bulgaria0.799
70Palau0.797
71Mauritius0.796
72Grenada0.793
73Albania0.789
74China0.788
75Armenia0.786
76Mexico0.781
77Iran0.780
78Sri Lanka0.780
79Bosnia and Herzegovina0.779
80Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.772
81Dominican Republic0.766
82Ecuador0.765
83North Macedonia0.765
84Cuba0.764
85Moldova0.763
86Maldives0.762
87Peru0.762
88Azerbaijan0.760
89Brazil0.760
90Colombia0.758
91Libya0.746
92Algeria0.745
93Turkmenistan0.744
94Guyana0.742
95Mongolia0.741
96Dominica0.740
97Tonga0.739
98Jordan0.736
99Ukraine0.734
100Tunisia0.732
101Marshall Islands0.731
102Paraguay0.731
103Fiji0.729
104Egypt0.728
105Uzbekistan0.727
106Vietnam0.726
107Saint Lucia0.725
108Lebanon0.723
109South Africa0.717
110Indonesia0.713
111Philippines0.710
112Botswana0.708
113Jamaica0.706
114Samoa0.702
115Kyrgyzstan0.701
116Belize0.700
117Venezuela0.699
118Bolivia0.698
119Morocco0.698
120Nauru0.696
121Gabon0.693
122Suriname0.690
123Bhutan0.681
124Tajikistan0.679
125El Salvador0.674
126Iraq0.673
127Bangladesh0.670
128Nicaragua0.669
129Cape Verde0.661
130Tuvalu0.653
131Equatorial Guinea0.650
132India0.644
133Micronesia0.634
134Guatemala0.629
135Kiribati0.628
136Honduras0.624
137Laos0.620
138Vanuatu0.614
139São Tomé and Príncipe0.613
140Eswatini0.610
141Namibia0.610
142Myanmar0.608
143Ghana0.602
144Kenya0.601
145Nepal0.601
146Cambodia0.600
147Republic of the Congo0.593
148Angola0.591
149Cameroon0.587
150Comoros0.586
151Zambia0.569
152Papua New Guinea0.568
153Timor-Leste0.566
154Solomon Islands0.562
155Syria0.557
156Haiti0.552
157Uganda0.550
158Zimbabwe0.550
159Nigeria0.548
160Rwanda0.548
161Togo0.547
162Mauritania0.540
163Pakistan0.540
164Ivory Coast0.534
165Tanzania0.532
166Lesotho0.521
167Senegal0.517
168Sudan0.516
169Djibouti0.515
170Malawi0.508
171Benin0.504
172Gambia0.495
173Eritrea0.493
174Ethiopia0.492
175Liberia0.487
176Madagascar0.487
177Guinea-Bissau0.483
178DR Congo0.481
179Guinea0.471
180Afghanistan0.462
181Mozambique0.461
182Sierra Leone0.458
183Burkina Faso0.438
184Yemen0.424
185Burundi0.420
186Mali0.410
187Chad0.394
188Niger0.394
189Central African Republic0.387
190South Sudan0.381
191Somalia0.380

Human Development Index Rankings — Europe

Top 10 of 44 ranked Europe countries; world rank in the left column.

#1Switzerland0.967
#2Norway0.966
#3Iceland0.959
#4Denmark0.952
#5Sweden0.952
#6Germany0.950
#7Ireland0.950
#10Netherlands0.946
#11Belgium0.942
#12Finland0.942

Human Development Index Rankings — Asia

Top 10 of 43 ranked Asia countries; world rank in the left column.

#8Singapore0.949
#16United Arab Emirates0.937
#18South Korea0.929
#23Japan0.920
#24Israel0.915
#33Bahrain0.888
#39Qatar0.875
#40Saudi Arabia0.875
#45Turkey0.855
#48Kuwait0.847

Human Development Index Rankings — North America

Top 10 of 23 ranked North America countries; world rank in the left column.

#17Canada0.935
#20United States0.927
#50Saint Kitts and Nevis0.838
#53Antigua and Barbuda0.826
#56Bahamas0.820
#57Panama0.820
#60Trinidad and Tobago0.814
#61Barbados0.809
#63Costa Rica0.806
#72Grenada0.793

Human Development Index Rankings — South America

Top 10 of 12 ranked South America countries; world rank in the left column.

#43Chile0.860
#47Argentina0.849
#51Uruguay0.830
#82Ecuador0.765
#87Peru0.762
#89Brazil0.760
#90Colombia0.758
#94Guyana0.742
#102Paraguay0.731
#117Venezuela0.699

Human Development Index Rankings — Africa

Top 10 of 54 ranked Africa countries; world rank in the left column.

#67Seychelles0.802
#71Mauritius0.796
#91Libya0.746
#92Algeria0.745
#100Tunisia0.732
#104Egypt0.728
#109South Africa0.717
#112Botswana0.708
#119Morocco0.698
#121Gabon0.693

Human Development Index Rankings — Oceania

Top 10 of 15 ranked countries in Oceania; world rank in the left column.

#9Australia0.946
#15New Zealand0.939
#70Palau0.797
#97Tonga0.739
#101Marshall Islands0.731
#103Fiji0.729
#114Samoa0.702
#120Nauru0.696
#130Tuvalu0.653
#133Micronesia0.634

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