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Countries by Human Development Index

UNDP composite of life expectancy, education and income, on a 0–1 scale.

192 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.

#1 Iceland
0.972
Europe
Our World in Data, 2023
#2 Switzerland
0.970
Europe
Our World in Data, 2023
#2 Norway
0.970
Europe
Our World in Data, 2023
Median country
0.761
Across 192 ranked countries

Full Ranking (192 Countries)

Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.

192 countries
Values are the most recent published observation per country, so the year varies. The trend column shows each country's population from 1950 to 2025 (top 25 rows only, to keep the page light) — it is context, not the ranked measure.
1Iceland0.972
2Switzerland0.970
2Norway0.970
4Denmark0.962
5Germany0.959
5Sweden0.959
7Australia0.958
8Netherlands0.955
8Hong Kong0.955
10Belgium0.951
11Ireland0.949
12Finland0.948
13United Kingdom0.946
13Singapore0.946
15United Arab Emirates0.940
16Canada0.939
17United States0.938
17New Zealand0.938
17Liechtenstein0.938
20South Korea0.937
21Slovenia0.931
22Austria0.930
23Japan0.925
24Malta0.924
25Luxembourg0.922
26France0.920
27Israel0.919
28Spain0.918
29Italy0.915
29Czech Republic0.915
29San Marino0.915
32Cyprus0.913
32Andorra0.913
34Greece0.908
35Poland0.906
36Estonia0.905
37Saudi Arabia0.900
38Bahrain0.899
39Lithuania0.895
40Portugal0.890
41Croatia0.889
41Latvia0.889
43Qatar0.886
44Slovakia0.880
45Chile0.878
46Hungary0.870
47Argentina0.865
48Uruguay0.862
48Montenegro0.862
50Oman0.858
51Turkey0.853
52Kuwait0.852
53Antigua and Barbuda0.851
54Seychelles0.848
55Romania0.845
55Bulgaria0.845
57Georgia0.844
58Panama0.839
59Kazakhstan0.837
59Brunei0.837
61Serbia0.833
61Costa Rica0.833
63Russia0.832
64Belarus0.824
65Bahamas0.820
66Malaysia0.819
67North Macedonia0.815
68Armenia0.811
68Barbados0.811
70Albania0.810
71Trinidad and Tobago0.807
72Mauritius0.806
73Bosnia and Herzegovina0.804
74Iran0.799
75Thailand0.798
75Saint Vincent0.798
77China0.797
78Peru0.794
79Grenada0.791
80Mexico0.789
80Azerbaijan0.789
82Colombia0.788
83Brazil0.786
83Palau0.786
85Moldova0.785
86Ukraine0.779
87Ecuador0.777
88Sri Lanka0.776
88Dominican Republic0.776
88Guyana0.776
91Tonga0.769
92Vietnam0.766
92Maldives0.766
94Turkmenistan0.764
95Algeria0.763
96Cuba0.762
97Dominica0.761
98Paraguay0.756
99Egypt0.754
99Jordan0.754
101Lebanon0.752
102Saint Lucia0.748
103Mongolia0.747
104Tunisia0.746
105South Africa0.741
106Uzbekistan0.740
107Bolivia0.733
107Gabon0.733
107Marshall Islands0.733
110Botswana0.731
110Fiji0.731
112Indonesia0.728
113Suriname0.722
114Libya0.721
114Belize0.721
116Philippines0.720
116Kyrgyzstan0.720
116Jamaica0.720
119Morocco0.710
120Venezuela0.709
121Samoa0.708
122Nicaragua0.706
123Nauru0.703
124Bhutan0.698
125Iraq0.695
125Eswatini0.695
127Tajikistan0.691
128Tuvalu0.689
129India0.685
129Bangladesh0.685
131El Salvador0.678
132State of Palestine0.674
132Equatorial Guinea0.674
134Cape Verde0.668
135Namibia0.665
136Guatemala0.662
137Congo0.649
138Honduras0.645
139Kiribati0.644
140Sao Tome and Principe0.637
141Timor-Leste0.634
142Kenya0.628
142Ghana0.628
144Nepal0.622
145Vanuatu0.621
146Laos0.617
147Angola0.616
148Micronesia0.615
149Myanmar0.609
150Cambodia0.606
151Comoros0.603
152Zimbabwe0.598
153Zambia0.595
154Cameroon0.588
155Solomon Islands0.584
156Uganda0.582
156Ivory Coast0.582
158Rwanda0.578
159Papua New Guinea0.576
160Togo0.571
161Syria0.564
162Mauritania0.563
163Nigeria0.560
164Tanzania0.555
165Haiti0.554
166Lesotho0.550
167Pakistan0.544
168Senegal0.530
169Gambia0.524
170DR Congo0.522
171Malawi0.517
172Benin0.515
173Guinea-Bissau0.514
174Djibouti0.513
175Sudan0.511
176Liberia0.510
177Eritrea0.503
178Guinea0.500
179Ethiopia0.497
180Afghanistan0.496
181Mozambique0.493
182Madagascar0.487
183Yemen0.470
184Sierra Leone0.467
185Burkina Faso0.459
186Burundi0.439
187Niger0.419
187Mali0.419
189Chad0.416
190Central African Republic0.414
191Somalia0.404
192South Sudan0.388

Top 10

The ten highest-ranked countries by human development index.

  1. Iceland0.972
  2. Switzerland0.970
  3. Norway0.970
  4. Denmark0.962
  5. Germany0.959
  6. Sweden0.959
  7. Australia0.958
  8. Netherlands0.955
  9. Hong Kong0.955
  10. Belgium0.951
Top ten countries by human development index
NameHuman Development Index
Iceland0.972
Switzerland0.970
Norway0.970
Denmark0.962
Germany0.959
Sweden0.959
Australia0.958
Netherlands0.955
Hong Kong0.955
Belgium0.951

By Continent

Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.

Average human development index by continent
NameValueShare
Europe0.919.9%
South America0.817.4%
North America0.817.1%
Asia0.816.8%
Oceania0.715.9%
Africa0.612.8%

Average by continent

About This Data

Definition

UNDP composite of life expectancy, education and income, on a 0–1 scale.

Coverage and vintage

192 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is Our World in Data, 2023.