Human Development Index

Global Ranking

(0-1)Source: United Nations

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Norway	0.957	2020	1	0.954
2	Switzerland	0.955	2020	2	0.946
2 ↑	Ireland	0.955	2020	3	0.942
4 ↑	Iceland	0.949	2020	6	0.938
4	Hong Kong	0.949	2020	4	0.939
6 ↓	Germany	0.947	2020	4	0.939
7 ↑	Sweden	0.945	2020	8	0.937
8 ↓	Australia	0.944	2020	6	0.938
8 ↑	Netherlands	0.944	2020	10	0.933
10 ↑	Denmark	0.94	2020	11	0.93
11 ↓	Singapore	0.938	2020	9	0.935
11 ↑	Finland	0.938	2020	12	0.925
13 ↑	United Kingdom	0.932	2020	15	0.92
14	New Zealand	0.931	2020	14	0.921
14 ↑	Belgium	0.931	2020	17	0.919
16 ↓	Canada	0.929	2020	13	0.922
17 ↓	United States	0.926	2020	15	0.92
18 ↑	Austria	0.922	2020	20	0.914
19 ↓	Liechtenstein	0.919	2020	18	0.917
19	Japan	0.919	2020	19	0.915
19 ↑	Israel	0.919	2020	22	0.906
22 ↑	Slovenia	0.917	2020	24	0.902
23 ↓	Luxembourg	0.916	2020	21	0.909
23 ↓	South Korea	0.916	2020	22	0.906
25	Spain	0.904	2020	25	0.893
26	France	0.901	2020	26	0.891
27 ↓	Czech Republic	0.9	2020	26	0.891
28	Malta	0.895	2020	28	0.885
29	Italy	0.892	2020	29	0.883
29 ↑	Estonia	0.892	2020	30	0.882
31 ↑	United Arab Emirates	0.89	2020	35	0.866
32 ↓	Greece	0.888	2020	31	0.872
33 ↑	Cuba	0.887	2020	72	0.778
34	Lithuania	0.882	2020	34	0.869
35 ↓	Poland	0.88	2020	31	0.872
36 ↓	Cyprus	0.873	2018	33	0.871
37 ↓	Andorra	0.868	2020	36	0.857
38 ↑	Latvia	0.866	2020	39	0.854
39 ↑	Portugal	0.864	2020	40	0.85
40 ↓	Slovakia	0.86	2020	36	0.857
41 ↑	Hungary	0.854	2020	43	0.845
41 ↓	Saudi Arabia	0.854	2020	36	0.857
43 ↑	Bahrain	0.852	2020	45	0.838
44 ↓	Chile	0.851	2020	42	0.847
45 ↓	Qatar	0.848	2020	41	0.848
46 ↑	Argentina	0.845	2020	48	0.83
47 ↓	Brunei	0.838	2020	43	0.845
48 ↑	Montenegro	0.829	2020	52	0.816
49 ↑	Romania	0.828	2020	52	0.816
50 ↑	Palau	0.826	2020	55	0.814
51 ↓	Kazakhstan	0.825	2020	50	0.817
52 ↓	Russia	0.824	2020	49	0.824
53 ↓	Belarus	0.823	2020	50	0.817
54 ↑	Turkey	0.82	2020	59	0.806
55 ↑	Uruguay	0.817	2020	57	0.808
56 ↓	Bulgaria	0.816	2020	52	0.816
57 ↑	Panama	0.815	2020	67	0.795
58 ↑	Bahamas	0.814	2020	60	0.805
58 ↓	Barbados	0.814	2020	56	0.813
60 ↓	Oman	0.813	2020	47	0.834
61 ↑	Georgia	0.812	2020	70	0.786
62 ↓	Malaysia	0.81	2020	61	0.804
63 ↓	Kuwait	0.806	2020	57	0.808
63	Serbia	0.806	2020	63	0.799
65 ↑	Mauritius	0.804	2020	66	0.796
66 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	0.796	2020	63	0.799
66 ↓	Seychelles	0.796	2020	62	0.801
68 ↑	Albania	0.795	2020	69	0.791
69 ↓	Iran	0.783	2020	65	0.797
69 ↓	Croatia	0.783	2020	46	0.837
71	Sri Lanka	0.782	2020	71	0.78
72 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.78	2020	74	0.769
73 ↑	Mexico	0.779	2020	75	0.767
73 ↑	Grenada	0.779	2020	77	0.763
73 ↑	Ukraine	0.779	2020	87	0.75
76 ↓	Antigua and Barbuda	0.778	2020	73	0.776
77 ↓	Thailand	0.777	2020	76	0.765
77 ↑	Peru	0.777	2020	81	0.759
79 ↑	Armenia	0.776	2020	80	0.76
80 ↑	Macedonia	0.774	2020	81	0.759
81 ↓	Colombia	0.767	2020	78	0.761
82 ↓	Brazil	0.765	2020	78	0.761
83 ↑	China	0.761	2020	84	0.758
84 ↑	Saint Lucia	0.759	2020	88	0.745
84	Ecuador	0.759	2020	84	0.758
86	Azerbaijan	0.756	2020	86	0.754
86 ↑	Dominican Republic	0.756	2020	88	0.745
88 ↑	Moldova	0.75	2020	106	0.711
89 ↓	Algeria	0.748	2020	81	0.759
90 ↑	Lebanon	0.744	2020	92	0.73
91 ↑	Fiji	0.743	2020	97	0.724
92 ↑	Dominica	0.742	2020	97	0.724
93 ↑	Maldives	0.74	2020	103	0.719
93 ↓	Tunisia	0.74	2020	90	0.739
95 ↓	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.738	2020	93	0.728
95 ↑	Suriname	0.738	2020	97	0.724
97 ↓	Mongolia	0.737	2020	91	0.735
98 ↓	Botswana	0.735	2020	93	0.728
99 ↓	Jamaica	0.734	2020	95	0.726
100 ↑	Jordan	0.729	2020	101	0.723
101 ↓	Paraguay	0.728	2020	97	0.724
102 ↑	Tonga	0.725	2020	104	0.717
103 ↑	Libya	0.724	2020	109	0.708
104 ↑	Uzbekistan	0.72	2020	107	0.71
105 ↑	Bolivia	0.718	2020	113	0.703
105	Philippines	0.718	2020	105	0.712
105 ↑	Indonesia	0.718	2020	110	0.707
108 ↓	Belize	0.716	2020	102	0.72
109 ↑	Samoa	0.715	2020	110	0.707
109 ↓	Turkmenistan	0.715	2020	107	0.71
111 ↓	Venezuela	0.711	2020	95	0.726
112	South Africa	0.709	2020	112	0.705
113 ↑	Egypt	0.707	2020	115	0.7
114 ↑	Vietnam	0.704	2020	116	0.693
115 ↓	Gabon	0.703	2020	114	0.702
116 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	0.697	2020	119	0.674
117 ↑	Morocco	0.686	2020	118	0.676
118 ↑	Guyana	0.682	2020	120	0.67
119 ↓	Iraq	0.674	2020	117	0.689
120 ↑	El Salvador	0.673	2020	121	0.667
121 ↑	Tajikistan	0.668	2020	122	0.656
122 ↑	Cape Verde	0.665	2020	123	0.651
123	Guatemala	0.663	2020	123	0.651
124 ↓	Nicaragua	0.66	2020	123	0.651
125 ↑	Bhutan	0.654	2020	130	0.617
126 ↑	Namibia	0.646	2020	127	0.645
127 ↓	India	0.645	2020	126	0.647
128	Honduras	0.634	2020	128	0.623
129 ↑	Bangladesh	0.632	2020	131	0.614
130 ↓	Kiribati	0.63	2020	128	0.623
131 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	0.625	2020	133	0.609
132 ↓	Micronesia	0.62	2020	131	0.614
133 ↑	Laos	0.613	2020	136	0.604
134 ↑	Ghana	0.611	2020	138	0.596
134	Swaziland	0.611	2020	134	0.608
136 ↑	Vanuatu	0.609	2020	137	0.597
137 ↑	Nepal	0.602	2020	143	0.579
138 ↑	Kenya	0.601	2020	143	0.579
139 ↑	Cambodia	0.594	2020	142	0.581
140	Equatorial Guinea	0.592	2020	140	0.588
141 ↓	Zambia	0.584	2020	139	0.591
142 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	0.583	2020	141	0.584
143 ↑	Angola	0.581	2020	145	0.574
144 ↓	Republic of the Congo	0.574	2020	134	0.608
145 ↑	Zimbabwe	0.571	2020	146	0.563
146 ↑	Solomon Islands	0.567	2020	149	0.557
146 ↑	Syria	0.567	2020	150	0.549
148 ↓	Cameroon	0.563	2020	146	0.563
149 ↓	Pakistan	0.557	2020	148	0.56
150 ↑	Papua New Guinea	0.555	2020	151	0.543
151 ↑	Comoros	0.554	2020	152	0.538
152 ↑	Mauritania	0.546	2020	157	0.527
153 ↑	Benin	0.545	2020	159	0.52
154 ↑	Uganda	0.544	2020	155	0.528
155 ↓	Rwanda	0.543	2020	153	0.536
156 ↓	Nigeria	0.539	2020	154	0.534
157 ↑	Ivory Coast	0.538	2020	161	0.516
157 ↓	Costa Rica	0.538	2020	68	0.794
159 ↓	Tanzania	0.529	2020	155	0.528
160 ↓	Madagascar	0.528	2020	158	0.521
161 ↓	Lesotho	0.527	2020	160	0.518
162 ↑	Djibouti	0.524	2020	167	0.495
163	Togo	0.515	2020	163	0.513
164 ↓	Senegal	0.512	2020	162	0.514
165 ↑	Afghanistan	0.511	2020	166	0.496
166 ↓	Haiti	0.51	2020	165	0.503
166 ↓	Sudan	0.51	2020	164	0.507
168 ↑	Gambia	0.496	2020	170	0.466
169	Ethiopia	0.485	2020	169	0.47
170 ↓	Malawi	0.483	2020	168	0.485
171 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	0.48	2020	174	0.461
171 ↑	Liberia	0.48	2020	172	0.465
171 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.48	2020	175	0.459
174 ↓	Guinea	0.477	2020	170	0.466
175 ↓	Yemen	0.47	2020	173	0.463
176 ↑	Eritrea	0.459	2020	178	0.434
177 ↓	Mozambique	0.456	2020	176	0.446
178 ↓	Sierra Leone	0.452	2020	177	0.438
178	Burkina Faso	0.452	2020	178	0.434
180	Mali	0.434	2020	180	0.427
181	Burundi	0.433	2020	181	0.423
182	Chad	0.398	2020	182	0.401
183	Central African Republic	0.397	2020	183	0.381
184	Niger	0.394	2020	184	0.377

Definition of Human Development Index

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.