List of countries by Human Development Index

[1][2] The HDI is the most widely used indicator of human development and has changed how people view the concept.

[6] In response to the former, the UNDP introduced the inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) in its 2010 report, and in response to the latter the Gender Development Index (GDI) was introduced in the 1995 report.

The index incorporates three dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, knowledge, and decent living standards.

The geometric mean of the three indices—that is, the cube root of the product of the indices—is the human development index.

The data used to calculate HDI comes mostly from United Nations agencies and international institutions, such as United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The Cook Islands, the Holy See (Vatican City), and Niue are the only three state parties within the United Nations System which are not included in the report.

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World map of countries or territories by Human Development Index scores in increments of 0.050 (based on 2022 data, published in 2024)
  • ≥ 0.950
  • 0.900–0.950
  • 0.850–0.899
  • 0.800–0.849
  • 0.750–0.799
  • 0.700–0.749
  • 0.650–0.699
  • 0.600–0.649
  • 0.550–0.599
  • 0.500–0.549
  • 0.450–0.499
  • 0.400–0.449
  • ≤ 0.399
  • Data unavailable
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Average annual HDI growth from 2010 to 2022 published in 2023 [ needs update ]
  • ≥ 1.4%
  • 1.2%…1.4%
  • 1%…1.2%
  • 0.8%…1%
  • 0.6%…0.8%
  • 0.4%…0.6%
  • 0.2%…0.4%
  • 0%…0.2%
  • −0.5%…0%
  • −1%…−0.5%
  • < −1%
  • No data