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Human Development Index 2022

1.	Switzerland	0.967
2.	Norway	0.966
3.	Iceland	0.959
4.	Hong Kong	0.956
5.	Denmark	0.952
6.	Sweden	0.952
7.	Ireland	0.950
8.	Germany	0.950
9.	Singapore	0.949
10.	Australia	0.946
11.	Netherlands	0.946
12.	Belgium	0.942
13.	Finland	0.942
14.	Liechtenstein	0.942
15.	United Kingdom	0.940
16.	New Zealand	0.939
17.	United Arab Emirates	0.937
18.	Canada	0.935
19.	South Korea	0.929
20.	United States	0.927
21.	Luxembourg	0.927
22.	Slovenia	0.926
23.	Austria	0.926
24.	Japan	0.920
25.	Israel	0.915
26.	Malta	0.915
27.	Spain	0.911
28.	France	0.910
29.	Cyprus	0.907
30.	Italy	0.906
31.	Estonia	0.899
32.	Czech Republic	0.895
33.	Greece	0.893
34.	Bahrain	0.888
35.	Andorra	0.884
36.	Poland	0.881
37.	Latvia	0.879
38.	Lithuania	0.879
39.	Croatia	0.878
40.	Saudi Arabia	0.875
41.	Qatar	0.875
42.	Portugal	0.874
43.	San Marino	0.867
44.	Chile	0.860
45.	Slovakia	0.855
46.	Turkey	0.855
47.	Hungary	0.851
48.	Argentina	0.849
49.	Kuwait	0.847
50.	Montenegro	0.844
51.	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.838
52.	Uruguay	0.830
53.	Romania	0.827
54.	Antigua and Barbuda	0.826
55.	Brunei	0.823
56.	Russia	0.821
57.	Bahamas	0.820
58.	Panama	0.820
59.	Oman	0.819
60.	Trinidad and Tobago	0.814
61.	Georgia	0.814
62.	Barbados	0.809
63.	Malaysia	0.807
64.	Costa Rica	0.806
65.	Serbia	0.805
66.	Thailand	0.803
67.	Kazakhstan	0.802
68.	Seychelles	0.802
69.	Belarus	0.801
70.	Bulgaria	0.799
71.	Palau	0.797
72.	Mauritius	0.796
73.	Grenada	0.793
74.	Albania	0.789
75.	China	0.788
76.	Armenia	0.786
77.	Mexico	0.781
78.	Iran	0.780
79.	Sri Lanka	0.780
80.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.779
81.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.772
82.	Dominican Republic	0.766
83.	Ecuador	0.765
84.	North Macedonia	0.765
85.	Cuba	0.764
86.	Moldova	0.763
87.	Maldives	0.762
88.	Peru	0.762
89.	Brazil	0.760
90.	Azerbaijan	0.760
91.	Colombia	0.758
92.	Libya	0.746
93.	Algeria	0.745
94.	Turkmenistan	0.744
95.	Guyana	0.742
96.	Mongolia	0.741
97.	Dominica	0.740
98.	Tonga	0.739
99.	Jordan	0.736
100.	Ukraine	0.734
101.	Tunisia	0.732
102.	Marshall Islands	0.731
103.	Paraguay	0.731
104.	Fiji	0.729
105.	Egypt	0.728
106.	Uzbekistan	0.727
107.	Vietnam	0.726
108.	Saint Lucia	0.725
109.	Lebanon	0.723
110.	South Africa	0.717
111.	Palestine	0.716
112.	Indonesia	0.713
113.	Philippines	0.710
114.	Botswana	0.708
115.	Jamaica	0.706
116.	Samoa	0.702
117.	Kyrgyzstan	0.701
118.	Belize	0.700
119.	Venezuela	0.699
120.	Bolivia	0.698
121.	Morocco	0.698
122.	Nauru	0.696
123.	Gabon	0.693
124.	Suriname	0.690
125.	Bhutan	0.681
126.	Tajikistan	0.679
127.	El Salvador	0.674
128.	Iraq	0.673
129.	Bangladesh	0.670
130.	Nicaragua	0.669
131.	Cape Verde	0.661
132.	Tuvalu	0.653
133.	Equatorial Guinea	0.650
134.	India	0.644
135.	Micronesia	0.634
136.	Guatemala	0.629
137.	Kiribati	0.628
138.	Honduras	0.624
139.	Laos	0.620
140.	Vanuatu	0.614
141.	Sao Tome and Principe	0.613
142.	Namibia	0.610
143.	Eswatini	0.610
144.	Myanmar	0.608
145.	Ghana	0.602
146.	Kenya	0.601
147.	Nepal	0.601
148.	Cambodia	0.600
149.	Republic of the Congo	0.593
150.	Angola	0.591
151.	Cameroon	0.587
152.	Comoros	0.586
153.	Zambia	0.569
154.	Papua New Guinea	0.568
155.	Timor Leste	0.566
156.	Solomon Islands	0.562
157.	Syria	0.557
158.	Haiti	0.552
159.	Uganda	0.550
160.	Zimbabwe	0.550
161.	Rwanda	0.548
162.	Nigeria	0.548
163.	Togo	0.547
164.	Mauritania	0.540
165.	Pakistan	0.540
166.	Ivory Coast	0.534
167.	Tanzania	0.532
168.	Lesotho	0.521
169.	Senegal	0.517
170.	Sudan	0.516
171.	Djibouti	0.515
172.	Malawi	0.508
173.	Benin	0.504
174.	Gambia	0.495
175.	Eritrea	0.493
176.	Ethiopia	0.492
177.	Liberia	0.487
178.	Madagascar	0.487
179.	Guinea Bissau	0.483
180.	DR Congo	0.481
181.	Guinea	0.471
182.	Afghanistan	0.462
183.	Mozambique	0.461
184.	Sierra Leone	0.458
185.	Burkina Faso	0.438
186.	Yemen	0.424
187.	Burundi	0.420
188.	Mali	0.410
189.	Chad	0.394
190.	Niger	0.394
191.	Central African Republic	0.387
192.	South Sudan	0.381
193.	Somalia	0.380

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Global Insights on Human Development

Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistical measure that quantifies a country's overall achievements in its social and economic dimensions. The measure serves as a reliable benchmark to assess developments in health, education, and economic standard of living over time across regions and in comparison to other nations.

Notably, the HDI is constantly fluctuating, revealing a dynamic global landscape of development. However, the inevitability of change doesn't dilute the importance of longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses.

The United States records an HDI of 0.921 as per recent data, which signifies a high level of human development. While this is a respectable score, it is important to explore the broader context by featuring top global performers and investigating the index's key components in detail.

Here are a few key findings from the data:

Five counties – Switzerland (0.962), Norway (0.961), Iceland (0.959), Hong Kong (0.952), and Australia (0.951) – stand at the pinnacle of the HDI chart with soaring figures. Indicating an optimal balance of economic prosperity, educational attainment, and healthy life expectancy, they set the bar high for global development aspirations.
While the United States boasts a commendable HDI of 0.921, it isn't in the top ten, signifying there's still room for enhancement, particularly in aspects such as health and education.
There is a significant disparity in global human development. For instance, South Sudan sits at the bottom of the index with an HDI of 0.385, reflecting the harsh realities of conflict-ridden zones or economically disadvantaged regions.
It's noteworthy how small, developed nations such as Ireland and Denmark outperform larger economies, hinting that size isn't always a predictor of human development proficiency.
High HDI doesn't exclude issues of inequality. Countries must prioritize inclusive growth that benefits all sections of society.

HDI By Country

Region ↕	Human Development Index 2022↕	Education Index 2022↕	Inequality-adjusted HDI 2022↕
Afghanistan	0.462	0.381	0.300
Albania	0.789	0.739	0.687
Algeria	0.745	0.664	0.588
Andorra	0.884	0.742	0.810
Angola	0.591	0.532	0.344
Antigua and Barbuda	0.826	0.781
Argentina	0.849	0.870	0.747
Armenia	0.786	0.777	0.721
Australia	0.946	0.923	0.860
Austria	0.926	0.866	0.859
Azerbaijan	0.760	0.706	0.707
Bahamas	0.820	0.754	0.663
Bahrain	0.888	0.819
Bangladesh	0.670	0.577	0.470
Barbados	0.809	0.788	0.617
Belarus	0.801	0.796	0.750
Belgium	0.942	0.917	0.878
Belize	0.700	0.638
Benin	0.504	0.389	0.309
Bhutan	0.681	0.557	0.465
Bolivia	0.698	0.743	0.560
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.779	0.719	0.667
Botswana	0.708	0.663	0.488
Brazil	0.760	0.710	0.577
Brunei	0.823	0.687	0.727
Bulgaria	0.799	0.766	0.703
Burkina Faso	0.438	0.302	0.261
Burundi	0.420	0.388	0.273
Cambodia	0.600	0.496	0.438
Cameroon	0.587	0.589	0.362
Canada	0.935	0.908	0.864
Cape Verde	0.661	0.523	0.471
Central African Republic	0.387	0.336	0.237
Chad	0.394	0.304	0.238
Chile	0.860	0.837	0.704
China	0.788	0.692	0.662
Colombia	0.758	0.697	0.568
Comoros	0.586	0.568	0.334
Costa Rica	0.806	0.741	0.656
Croatia	0.878	0.843	0.817
Cuba	0.764	0.753
Cyprus	0.907	0.863	0.827
Czech Republic	0.895	0.883	0.848
DR Congo	0.481	0.507	0.315
Denmark	0.952	0.933	0.898
Djibouti	0.515	0.352	0.341
Dominica	0.740	0.684
Dominican Republic	0.766	0.684	0.627
Ecuador	0.765	0.714	0.630
Egypt	0.728	0.685	0.561
El Salvador	0.674	0.571	0.548
Equatorial Guinea	0.650	0.613
Eritrea	0.493	0.373
Estonia	0.899	0.892	0.835
Eswatini	0.610	0.604	0.372
Ethiopia	0.492	0.355	0.324
Fiji	0.729	0.730	0.632
Finland	0.942	0.930	0.886
France	0.910	0.834	0.820
Gabon	0.693	0.664	0.526
Gambia	0.495	0.400	0.311
Georgia	0.814	0.887	0.728
Germany	0.950	0.957	0.881
Ghana	0.602	0.536	0.378
Greece	0.893	0.880	0.801
Grenada	0.793	0.791
Guatemala	0.629	0.490	0.453
Guinea	0.471	0.363	0.285
Guinea Bissau	0.483	0.415	0.310
Guyana	0.742	0.648
Haiti	0.552	0.495	0.335
Honduras	0.624	0.521	0.480
Hong Kong	0.956	0.904	0.840
Hungary	0.851	0.826	0.800
Iceland	0.959	0.960	0.910
India	0.644	0.570	0.444
Indonesia	0.713	0.676	0.588
Iran	0.780	0.748	0.584
Iraq	0.673	0.566	0.519
Ireland	0.950	0.890	0.886
Israel	0.915	0.863	0.808
Italy	0.906	0.821	0.802
Ivory Coast	0.534	0.421	0.318
Jamaica	0.706	0.654	0.584
Japan	0.920	0.854	0.844
Jordan	0.736	0.697	0.615
Kazakhstan	0.802	0.824	0.734
Kenya	0.601	0.573	0.438
Kiribati	0.628	0.631	0.528
Kuwait	0.847	0.683
Kyrgyzstan	0.701	0.761	0.634
Laos	0.620	0.480	0.466
Latvia	0.879	0.904	0.802
Lebanon	0.723	0.623
Lesotho	0.521	0.558	0.332
Liberia	0.487	0.468	0.310
Libya	0.746	0.649
Liechtenstein	0.942	0.844
Lithuania	0.879	0.906	0.795
Luxembourg	0.927	0.828	0.839
Madagascar	0.487	0.409	0.328
Malawi	0.508	0.493	0.359
Malaysia	0.807	0.715	0.692
Maldives	0.762	0.599	0.597
Mali	0.410	0.248	0.277
Malta	0.915	0.848	0.837
Marshall Islands	0.731	0.882	0.620
Mauritania	0.540	0.385	0.351
Mauritius	0.796	0.739	0.625
Mexico	0.781	0.709	0.641
Micronesia	0.634	0.593
Moldova	0.763	0.807	0.698
Mongolia	0.741	0.716	0.645
Montenegro	0.844	0.839	0.756
Morocco	0.698	0.609	0.508
Mozambique	0.461	0.427	0.270
Myanmar	0.608	0.553	0.475
Namibia	0.610	0.568	0.399
Nauru	0.696	0.657
Nepal	0.601	0.500	0.424
Netherlands	0.946	0.920	0.885
New Zealand	0.939	0.930	0.856
Nicaragua	0.669	0.593	0.507
Niger	0.394	0.243	0.262
Nigeria	0.548	0.545	0.369
North Macedonia	0.765	0.701	0.679
Norway	0.966	0.937	0.903
Oman	0.819	0.758	0.721
Pakistan	0.540	0.366	0.360
Palau	0.797	0.911	0.633
Palestine	0.716	0.697	0.587
Panama	0.820	0.723	0.647
Papua New Guinea	0.568	0.472	0.407
Paraguay	0.731	0.683	0.582
Peru	0.762	0.744	0.607
Philippines	0.710	0.656	0.590
Poland	0.881	0.882	0.797
Portugal	0.874	0.787	0.774
Qatar	0.875	0.706
Republic of the Congo	0.593	0.621	0.385
Romania	0.827	0.783	0.739
Russia	0.821	0.849	0.747
Rwanda	0.548	0.480	0.377
Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.838	0.860
Saint Lucia	0.725	0.639	0.539
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.772	0.819
Samoa	0.702	0.724	0.602
San Marino	0.867	0.694
Sao Tome and Principe	0.613	0.549	0.459
Saudi Arabia	0.875	0.799
Senegal	0.517	0.349	0.334
Serbia	0.805	0.786	0.740
Seychelles	0.802	0.759	0.715
Sierra Leone	0.458	0.367	0.277
Singapore	0.949	0.866	0.825
Slovakia	0.855	0.842	0.808
Slovenia	0.926	0.913	0.882
Solomon Islands	0.562	0.483
Somalia	0.380	0.274
South Africa	0.717	0.784	0.462
South Korea	0.929	0.878	0.841
South Sudan	0.381	0.346	0.222
Spain	0.911	0.848	0.796
Sri Lanka	0.780	0.751	0.630
Sudan	0.516	0.366	0.331
Suriname	0.690	0.586
Sweden	0.952	0.923	0.878
Switzerland	0.967	0.924	0.891
Syria	0.557	0.396
Tajikistan	0.679	0.679	0.585
Tanzania	0.532	0.426	0.372
Thailand	0.803	0.727	0.681
Timor Leste	0.566	0.567	0.407
Togo	0.547	0.548	0.345
Tonga	0.739	0.816	0.654
Trinidad and Tobago	0.814	0.782
Tunisia	0.732	0.672	0.574
Turkey	0.855	0.793	0.717
Turkmenistan	0.744	0.737
Tuvalu	0.653	0.689	0.545
Uganda	0.550	0.526	0.377
Ukraine	0.734	0.739	0.676
United Arab Emirates	0.937	0.904	0.859
United Kingdom	0.940	0.936	0.865
United States	0.927	0.909	0.823
Uruguay	0.830	0.787	0.720
Uzbekistan	0.727	0.730
Vanuatu	0.614	0.568
Venezuela	0.699	0.695	0.600
Vietnam	0.726	0.647	0.607
Yemen	0.424	0.313	0.285
Zambia	0.569	0.549	0.344
Zimbabwe	0.550	0.599	0.370

Highest HDI Countries

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a measure of development that the United Nations Development Programme uses. It includes a variety of factors such as life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators. Here are the top ten countries with the highest HDI values.

Switzerland takes the lead with an HDI value of 0.962, closely followed by Norway at 0.961. Not far behind is Iceland with an HDI value of 0.959, making it third on our list. Fourth place goes to Hong Kong with an HDI of 0.952, followed by Australia at 0.951.

Denmark ranks sixth with an HDI value of 0.948 with Sweden just slightly behind at 0.947. The eighth highest HDI value belongs to Ireland at 0.945, followed by Germany's HDI of 0.942 and rounding off the top ten is the Netherlands with an HDI value of 0.941.

These HDI values are not just numbers; they represent the overall development of these countries and their commitment to ensuring a high quality of life for their citizens.

10 Countries with the Highest Human Development Index (HDI) Values:

Switzerland - 0.962
Norway - 0.961
Iceland - 0.959
Hong Kong - 0.952
Australia - 0.951
Denmark - 0.948
Sweden - 0.947
Ireland - 0.945
Germany - 0.942
Netherlands - 0.941

Lowest HDI Countries

The Human Development Index, or HDI, measures important aspects, including life expectancy, education level, and per capita income indicators, to rank countries into tiers of human development. Below are the ten countries with the lowest HDI values.

The country with the lowest HDI is South Sudan, with an HDI value of 0.385. Chad comes next in line with an HDI score of 0.394. Niger holds the third lowest HDI value, standing at 0.400. Central African Republic comes in right next with an HDI of 0.404. Burundi has an HDI value of 0.426, while Mali just tails behind it at 0.428.

Moving further along, Mozambique has an HDI of 0.446, whereas Burkina Faso's HDI is slightly higher at 0.449. Yemen reports an HDI score of 0.455. Lastly, Guinea rounds out our list with an HDI value of 0.465.

The ten countries with the lowest HDI values are:

South Sudan - 0.385
Chad - 0.394
Niger - 0.400
Central African Republic - 0.404
Burundi - 0.426
Mali - 0.428
Mozambique - 0.446
Burkina Faso - 0.449
Yemen - 0.455
Guinea - 0.465

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Global Insights on Human Development

HDI By Country

Highest HDI Countries

Lowest HDI Countries

By Region

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

DR Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong