Table

Human Development Index trends, 19802012

HDI rank

Very high human development

1 Norway
2 Australia
3 United States
4 Netherlands
5 Germany
6 New Zealand
7 Ireland
7 Sweden
9 Switzerland
10 Japan
11 Canada
12 Korea, Republic of
13 Hong Kong, China (SAR)
13 Iceland
15 Denmark
16 Israel
17 Belgium
18 Austria
18 Singapore
20 France
21 Finland
21 Slovenia
23 Spain
24 Liechtenstein
25 Italy
26 Luxembourg
26 United Kingdom
28 Czech Republic
29 Greece
30 Brunei Darussalam
31 Cyprus
32 Malta
33 Andorra
33 Estonia
35 Slovakia
36 Qatar
37 Hungary
38 Barbados
39 Poland
40 Chile
41 Lithuania
41 United Arab Emirates
43 Portugal
44 Latvia
45 Argentina
46 Seychelles
47 Croatia
High human development
48 Bahrain
49 Bahamas
50 Belarus
51 Uruguay
52 Montenegro
52 Palau
54 Kuwait
55 Russian Federation
56 Romania
57 Bulgaria
57 Saudi Arabia
59 Cuba
59 Panama
61 Mexico
62 Costa Rica

148

Human Development Index (HDI)

HDI rank

Value

Change

Average annual HDI growth

(%)

1980

1990

2000

2005

2007

2010

2011

2012

20072012a

0.804
0.857
0.843
0.799
0.738
0.807
0.745
0.792
0.818
0.788
0.825
0.640
0.712
0.769
0.790
0.773
0.764
0.747
..
0.728
0.766
..
0.698
..
0.723
0.735
0.748
..
0.726
0.765
0.715
0.713
..
..
..
0.729
0.709
0.706
..
0.638
..
..
0.644
0.675
0.675
..
..

0.852
0.880
0.878
0.842
0.803
0.835
0.793
0.823
0.840
0.837
0.865
0.749
0.788
0.815
0.816
0.809
0.817
0.797
0.756
0.784
0.801
..
0.756
..
0.771
0.796
0.784
..
0.772
0.782
0.779
0.757
..
0.728
0.754
0.743
0.714
0.760
..
0.702
0.732
..
0.714
0.699
0.701
..
0.716

0.922
0.914
0.907
0.891
0.870
0.887
0.879
0.903
0.882
0.878
0.887
0.839
0.815
0.871
0.869
0.865
0.884
0.848
0.826
0.853
0.845
0.842
0.847
..
0.833
0.861
0.841
0.824
0.810
0.830
0.808
0.801
..
0.786
0.785
0.801
0.790
0.790
0.778
0.759
0.756
..
0.783
0.738
0.755
0.774
0.755

0.948
0.927
0.923
0.899
0.901
0.908
0.907
0.905
0.898
0.896
0.906
0.875
0.857
0.901
0.893
0.885
0.884
0.867
0.852
0.877
0.882
0.876
0.865
..
0.869
0.875
0.865
0.862
0.862
0.848
0.817
0.827
..
0.830
0.814
0.828
0.820
0.798
0.798
0.789
0.802
0.831
0.796
0.792
0.771
0.781
0.787

0.952
0.931
0.929
0.911
0.907
0.912
0.918
0.909
0.901
0.903
0.909
0.890
0.877
0.908
0.898
0.892
0.891
0.879
..
0.885
0.890
0.888
0.874
..
0.878
0.879
0.867
0.869
0.865
0.853
0.827
0.829
..
0.841
0.830
0.833
0.826
0.808
0.806
0.800
0.810
0.827
0.806
0.808
0.787
0.792
0.798

0.952
0.935
0.934
0.919
0.916
0.917
0.916
0.913
0.912
0.909
0.909
0.905
0.900
0.901
0.899
0.896
0.896
0.892
0.892
0.891
0.890
0.892
0.884
0.882
0.881
0.875
0.874
0.871
0.866
0.854
0.849
0.844
0.846
0.839
0.836
0.827
0.829
0.823
0.817
0.813
0.810
0.816
0.817
0.805
0.805
0.799
0.804

0.953
0.936
0.936
0.921
0.919
0.918
0.915
0.915
0.912
0.910
0.910
0.907
0.904
0.905
0.901
0.899
0.897
0.894
0.894
0.893
0.892
0.892
0.885
0.883
0.881
0.875
0.875
0.872
0.862
0.854
0.849
0.846
0.847
0.844
0.838
0.832
0.830
0.824
0.819
0.817
0.814
0.817
0.817
0.809
0.810
0.804
0.804

0.955
0.938
0.937
0.921
0.920
0.919
0.916
0.916
0.913
0.912
0.911
0.909
0.906
0.906
0.901
0.900
0.897
0.895
0.895
0.893
0.892
0.892
0.885
0.883
0.881
0.875
0.875
0.873
0.860
0.855
0.848
0.847
0.846
0.846
0.840
0.834
0.831
0.825
0.821
0.819
0.818
0.818
0.816
0.814
0.811
0.806
0.805

0
0
0
2
5
1
3
0
3
1
4
4
10
4
2
2
2
2
7
1
5
3
1
..
2
5
2
1
0
0
4
2
..
2
1
3
1
2
3
5
2
5
1
4
4
1
1

0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
1
1
0
1

0.59
0.27
0.40
0.52
0.85
0.34
0.62
0.38
0.27
0.61
0.48
1.58
1.02
0.58
0.33
0.45
0.67
0.66
..
0.75
0.45
..
0.80
..
0.64
0.81
0.47
..
0.62
0.22
0.86
0.59
..
..
..
0.18
0.07
0.73
..
0.96
..
..
1.04
0.35
0.38
..
..

0.79
0.37
0.33
0.56
0.81
0.60
1.04
0.93
0.49
0.48
0.25
1.14
0.34
0.67
0.63
0.68
0.79
0.62
0.89
0.85
0.54
..
1.15
..
0.78
0.78
0.70
..
0.48
0.59
0.36
0.57
..
0.76
0.40
0.76
1.02
0.38
..
0.78
0.32
..
0.93
0.55
0.74
..
0.52

0.32
0.23
0.29
0.31
0.53
0.33
0.42
0.11
0.33
0.35
0.24
0.76
1.00
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.14
0.51
0.77
0.44
0.52
0.58
0.43
..
0.56
0.16
0.39
0.56
0.67
0.28
0.50
0.52
..
0.65
0.64
0.32
0.48
0.41
0.49
0.68
0.68
..
0.43
0.87
0.64
0.31
0.63

0.29
0.22
0.27
0.28
0.47
0.29
0.35
0.12
0.29
0.32
0.22
0.67
0.89
0.33
0.30
0.33
0.12
0.46
0.67
0.38
0.45
0.48
0.37
..
0.46
0.14
0.33
0.48
0.50
0.25
0.41
0.46
..
0.62
0.57
0.33
0.42
0.37
0.46
0.64
0.65
..
0.35
0.82
0.60
0.33
0.54

0.644
..
..
0.664
..
..
0.695
..
..
0.673
0.575
0.626
0.634
0.598
0.621

0.713
..
..
0.693
..
..
0.712
0.730
0.706
0.704
0.653
0.681
0.666
0.654
0.663

0.781
..
..
0.741
..
0.765
0.781
0.713
0.709
0.721
0.717
0.690
0.724
0.723
0.705

0.802
..
0.730
0.744
0.756
0.786
0.784
0.753
0.756
0.756
0.748
0.735
0.746
0.745
0.732

0.802
..
0.756
0.771
0.775
0.792
0.787
0.770
0.772
0.766
0.756
0.770
0.758
0.758
0.744

0.794
0.791
0.785
0.785
0.787
0.779
0.786
0.782
0.783
0.778
0.777
0.775
0.770
0.770
0.768

0.795
0.792
0.789
0.789
0.791
0.786
0.788
0.784
0.784
0.780
0.780
0.777
0.776
0.773
0.770

0.796
0.794
0.793
0.792
0.791
0.791
0.790
0.788
0.786
0.782
0.782
0.780
0.780
0.775
0.773

4
..
12
3
0
4
4
0
3
0
5
4
1
1
4

0
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0

1.02
..
..
0.42
..
..
0.25
..
..
0.45
1.29
0.83
0.49
0.89
0.65

0.92
..
..
0.68
..
..
0.92
0.23
0.05
0.24
0.93
0.14
0.85
1.00
0.62

0.16
..
..
0.58
..
0.18
0.06
0.93
0.99
0.77
0.81
1.17
0.62
0.64
0.85

0.15
..
..
0.55
..
0.27
0.10
0.84
0.86
0.67
0.74
1.02
0.62
0.59
0.76

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HDI rank

63 Grenada
64 Libya
64 Malaysia
64 Serbia
67 Antigua and Barbuda
67 Trinidad and Tobago
69 Kazakhstan
70 Albania
71 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
72 Dominica
72 Georgia
72 Lebanon
72 Saint Kitts and Nevis
76 Iran, Islamic Republic of
77 Peru
78 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
78 Ukraine
80 Mauritius
81 Bosnia and Herzegovina
82 Azerbaijan
83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
84 Oman
85 Brazil
85 Jamaica
87 Armenia
88 Saint Lucia
89 Ecuador
90 Turkey
91 Colombia
92 Sri Lanka
93 Algeria
94 Tunisia
Medium human development
95 Tonga
96 Belize
96 Dominican Republic
96 Fiji
96 Samoa
100 Jordan
101 China
102 Turkmenistan
103 Thailand
104 Maldives
105 Suriname
106 Gabon
107 El Salvador
108 Bolivia, Plurinational State of
108 Mongolia
110 Palestine, State of
111 Paraguay
112 Egypt
113 Moldova, Republic of
114 Philippines
114 Uzbekistan
116 Syrian Arab Republic
117 Micronesia, Federated States of
118 Guyana
119 Botswana
120 Honduras
121 Indonesia
121 Kiribati
121 South Africa
124 Vanuatu
125 Kyrgyzstan

Human Development Index (HDI)

HDI rank

Value

Change

Average annual HDI growth

(%)

1980

1990

2000

2005

2007

2010

2011

2012

20072012a

..
..
0.563
..
..
0.680
..
..
0.629
..
..
..
..
0.443
0.580
..
..
0.551
..
..
..
..
0.522
0.612
..
..
0.596
0.474
0.556
0.557
0.461
0.459

..
..
0.635
..
..
0.685
..
0.661
0.635
..
..
..
..
0.540
0.619
..
0.714
0.626
..
..
..
..
0.590
0.642
0.628
..
0.635
0.569
0.600
0.608
0.562
0.553

..
..
0.712
0.726
..
0.707
0.663
0.698
0.662
0.722
..
..
..
0.654
0.679
..
0.673
0.676
..
..
..
..
0.669
0.679
0.648
..
0.659
0.645
0.658
0.653
0.625
0.642

..
0.746
0.742
0.751
..
0.741
0.721
0.729
0.694
0.732
0.713
0.714
..
0.685
0.699
0.711
0.718
0.708
0.724
..
..
..
0.699
0.695
0.695
..
0.682
0.684
0.681
0.683
0.680
0.679

..
0.760
0.753
0.760
..
0.752
0.734
0.737
0.712
0.739
0.732
0.728
..
0.706
0.716
0.719
0.732
0.720
0.729
..
..
..
0.710
0.701
0.723
..
0.688
0.702
0.698
0.693
0.691
0.694

0.768
0.773
0.763
0.767
0.761
0.758
0.744
0.746
0.744
0.743
0.735
0.743
0.745
0.740
0.733
0.736
0.733
0.732
0.733
0.734
0.731
0.728
0.726
0.727
0.722
0.723
0.719
0.715
0.714
0.705
0.710
0.710

0.770
0.725
0.766
0.769
0.759
0.759
0.750
0.748
0.746
0.744
0.740
0.744
0.745
0.742
0.738
0.738
0.737
0.735
0.734
0.732
0.732
0.729
0.728
0.729
0.726
0.724
0.722
0.720
0.717
0.711
0.711
0.710

0.770
0.769
0.769
0.769
0.760
0.760
0.754
0.749
0.748
0.745
0.745
0.745
0.745
0.742
0.741
0.740
0.740
0.737
0.735
0.734
0.733
0.731
0.730
0.730
0.729
0.725
0.724
0.722
0.719
0.715
0.713
0.712

..
5
1
5
..
1
2
0
9
3
0
3
..
7
3
1
5
2
6
..
..
..
0
4
7
..
10
1
0
5
5
2

1
23 b
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
0
1
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0

..
..
1.21
..
..
0.08
..
..
0.11
..
..
..
..
1.99
0.65
..
..
1.28
..
..
..
..
1.23
0.47
..
..
0.63
1.85
0.76
0.88
2.01
1.87

..
..
1.15
..
..
0.32
..
0.54
0.41
..
..
..
..
1.94
0.93
..
0.58
0.77
..
..
..
..
1.26
0.57
0.33
..
0.37
1.26
0.93
0.72
1.07
1.51

..
..
0.69
0.56
..
0.70
1.15
0.66
1.17
0.28
..
..
..
1.25
0.78
..
0.85
0.81
..
..
..
..
0.82
0.69
1.08
..
0.89
1.04
0.82
0.78
1.28
1.01

..
..
0.64
0.49
..
0.60
1.08
0.59
1.03
0.26
..
..
..
1.05
0.73
..
0.80
0.73
..
..
..
..
0.73
0.61
0.98
..
0.79
0.95
0.75
0.76
1.10
0.86

..
0.621
0.525
0.572
..
0.545
0.407
..
0.490
..
..
0.526
0.471
0.489
..
..
0.549
0.407
..
0.561
..
0.501
..
0.513
0.449
0.456
0.422
..
0.570
..
..

0.656
0.653
0.584
0.614
..
0.592
0.495
..
0.569
..
..
0.610
0.528
0.557
0.559
..
0.578
0.502
0.650
0.581
..
0.557
..
0.502
0.586
0.520
0.479
..
0.621
..
0.609

0.689
0.672
0.641
0.670
0.663
0.650
0.590
..
0.625
0.592
..
0.627
0.620
0.620
0.564
..
0.617
0.593
0.592
0.610
..
0.596
..
0.578
0.587
0.563
0.540
..
0.622
..
0.582

0.704
0.694
0.669
0.693
0.689
0.684
0.637
..
0.662
0.639
0.666
0.653
0.655
0.647
0.622
..
0.641
0.625
0.636
0.630
0.617
0.618
..
0.610
0.604
0.582
0.575
..
0.604
..
0.601

0.705
0.696
0.683
0.695
0.695
0.695
0.662
..
0.676
0.663
0.672
0.662
0.671
0.652
0.638
..
0.650
0.640
0.644
0.636
0.630
0.623
..
0.617
0.619
0.594
0.595
..
0.609
..
0.612

0.709
0.700
0.697
0.699
0.699
0.699
0.689
0.688
0.686
0.683
0.679
0.676
0.678
0.668
0.657
0.662
0.668
0.661
0.652
0.649
0.644
0.646
0.639
0.628
0.633
0.629
0.620
0.628
0.621
0.623
0.615

0.709
0.701
0.700
0.700
0.701
0.699
0.695
0.693
0.686
0.687
0.681
0.679
0.679
0.671
0.668
0.666
0.670
0.661
0.657
0.651
0.649
0.646
0.640
0.632
0.634
0.630
0.624
0.627
0.625
0.625
0.621

0.710
0.702
0.702
0.702
0.702
0.700
0.699
0.698
0.690
0.688
0.684
0.683
0.680
0.675
0.675
0.670
0.669
0.662
0.660
0.654
0.654
0.648
0.645
0.636
0.634
0.632
0.629
0.629
0.629
0.626
0.622

7
4
4
3
3
7
4
..
1
1
2
0
3
0
4
..
1
0
2
0
1
0
..
1
1
3
1
..
0
..
3

0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
3
0
1
2
0

..
0.51
1.07
0.71
..
0.83
1.96
..
1.50
..
..
1.49
1.14
1.31
..
..
0.52
2.12
..
0.35
..
1.07
..
0.21
2.71
1.33
1.26
..
0.87
..
..

0.49
0.29
0.93
0.87
..
0.95
1.78
..
0.94
..
..
0.27
1.62
1.08
0.08
..
0.66
1.68
0.93
0.49
..
0.67
..
1.41
0.00
0.79
1.21
..
0.01
..
0.45

0.28
0.40
0.85
0.43
0.52
0.72
1.55
..
0.93
1.43
..
0.75
0.90
0.75
1.54
..
0.79
1.08
0.96
0.61
..
0.80
..
0.83
0.77
1.12
1.39
..
0.01
..
0.54

0.25
0.35
0.76
0.39
0.48
0.62
1.42
..
0.82
1.26
..
0.72
0.78
0.71
1.51
..
0.67
0.92
0.91
0.58
..
0.70
..
0.79
0.66
0.97
1.28
..
0.11
..
0.56

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HDI rank

125 Tajikistan
127 Viet Nam
128 Namibia
129 Nicaragua
130 Morocco
131 Iraq
132 Cape Verde
133 Guatemala
134 Timor-Leste
135 Ghana
136 Equatorial Guinea
136 India
138 Cambodia
138 Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
140 Bhutan
141 Swaziland
Low human development
142 Congo
143 Solomon Islands
144 Sao Tome and Principe
145 Kenya
146 Bangladesh
146 Pakistan
148 Angola
149 Myanmar
150 Cameroon
151 Madagascar
152 Tanzania, United Republic of
153 Nigeria
154 Senegal
155 Mauritania
156 Papua New Guinea
157 Nepal
158 Lesotho
159 Togo
160 Yemen
161 Haiti
161 Uganda
163 Zambia
164 Djibouti
165 Gambia
166 Benin
167 Rwanda
168 Cte dIvoire
169 Comoros
170 Malawi
171 Sudan
172 Zimbabwe
173 Ethiopia
174 Liberia
175 Afghanistan
176 Guinea-Bissau
177 Sierra Leone
178 Burundi
178 Guinea
180 Central African Republic
181 Eritrea
182 Mali
183 Burkina Faso
184 Chad
185 Mozambique
186 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
186 Niger

150

Human Development Index (HDI)

HDI rank

Value

Change

Average annual HDI growth

(%)

1980

1990

2000

2005

2007

2010

2011

2012

20072012a

..
..
..
0.461
0.371
..
..
0.432
..
0.391
..
0.345
..
..
..
..

0.615
0.439
0.569
0.479
0.440
..
..
0.464
..
0.427
..
0.410
..
0.379
..
0.533

0.529
0.534
0.564
0.529
0.512
..
0.532
0.523
0.418
0.461
0.498
0.463
0.444
0.453
..
0.502

0.582
0.573
0.579
0.572
0.558
0.564
..
0.551
0.461
0.491
0.523
0.507
0.501
0.494
..
0.504

0.587
0.590
0.592
0.583
0.571
0.567
..
0.570
0.519
0.506
0.533
0.525
0.520
0.510
..
0.520

0.612
0.611
0.604
0.593
0.586
0.578
0.581
0.579
0.565
0.540
0.547
0.547
0.532
0.534
0.525
0.532

0.618
0.614
0.606
0.597
0.589
0.583
0.584
0.580
0.571
0.553
0.551
0.551
0.538
0.538
0.532
0.536

0.622
0.617
0.608
0.599
0.591
0.590
0.586
0.581
0.576
0.558
0.554
0.554
0.543
0.543
0.538
0.536

3
0
2
0
0
1
..
1
5
7
2
1
1
3
..
3

1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1

..
..
..
0.37
1.71
..
..
0.72
..
0.90
..
1.75
..
..
..
..

1.50
1.98
0.10
1.01
1.54
..
..
1.20
..
0.77
..
1.23
..
1.80
..
0.59

1.47
1.37
0.69
1.15
1.35
..
0.88
1.02
3.06
1.58
0.96
1.67
1.82
1.66
..
0.58

1.36
1.22
0.64
1.04
1.20
..
0.81
0.89
2.71
1.60
0.90
1.50
1.68
1.53
..
0.55

0.470
..
..
0.424
0.312
0.337
..
0.281
0.373
..
..
..
0.322
0.340
0.324
0.234
0.422
0.357
..
0.335
..
0.405
..
0.279
0.253
0.277
0.348
..
0.272
0.269
0.367
..
0.298
0.209
..
0.255
0.217
..
0.285
..
0.176
..
..
0.217
0.286
0.179

0.510
..
..
0.463
0.361
0.383
..
0.305
0.431
..
0.353
..
0.368
0.357
0.368
0.341
0.474
0.382
0.286
0.399
0.306
0.398
..
0.323
0.314
0.233
0.360
..
0.295
0.301
0.427
..
..
0.246
..
0.247
0.272
..
0.312
..
0.204
..
..
0.202
0.297
0.198

0.482
0.486
..
0.447
0.433
0.419
0.375
0.382
0.429
0.428
0.369
..
0.405
0.418
0.415
0.401
0.429
0.426
0.376
0.422
0.375
0.376
..
0.360
0.380
0.314
0.392
..
0.352
0.364
0.376
0.275
0.304
0.236
..
0.244
0.270
..
0.294
..
0.270
..
0.290
0.247
0.234
0.234

0.506
0.510
0.488
0.472
0.472
0.485
0.406
0.435
0.453
0.467
0.395
0.434
0.441
0.441
0.429
0.429
0.425
0.436
0.428
0.437
0.408
0.399
0.405
0.375
0.414
0.377
0.405
0.425
0.363
0.390
0.352
0.316
0.301
0.322
0.348
0.315
0.298
0.331
0.308
..
0.312
0.301
0.317
0.287
0.258
0.269

0.511
0.522
0.503
0.491
0.488
0.498
0.472
0.464
0.459
0.478
0.408
0.448
0.454
0.454
..
0.440
0.431
0.442
0.444
..
0.427
0.411
0.419
0.383
0.420
0.400
0.412
0.425
0.381
0.401
0.355
0.350
0.334
0.346
0.355
0.331
0.323
0.342
0.316
..
0.328
0.314
0.319
0.301
0.280
0.278

0.529
0.522
0.520
0.511
0.508
0.512
0.502
0.490
0.488
0.484
0.466
0.462
0.470
0.464
0.458
0.458
0.452
0.452
0.466
0.450
0.450
0.438
0.431
0.437
0.432
0.425
0.427
0.426
0.413
0.411
0.374
0.387
0.367
0.368
0.361
0.346
0.348
0.349
0.344
0.342
0.344
0.334
0.336
0.318
0.295
0.298

0.531
0.526
0.522
0.515
0.511
0.513
0.504
0.494
0.492
0.483
0.470
0.467
0.471
0.464
0.462
0.460
0.456
0.455
0.459
0.453
0.454
0.443
0.442
0.440
0.434
0.429
0.426
0.428
0.415
0.419
0.387
0.392
0.381
0.371
0.364
0.348
0.352
0.352
0.348
0.346
0.347
0.340
0.336
0.322
0.299
0.297

0.534
0.530
0.525
0.519
0.515
0.515
0.508
0.498
0.495
0.483
0.476
0.471
0.470
0.467
0.466
0.463
0.461
0.459
0.458
0.456
0.456
0.448
0.445
0.439
0.436
0.434
0.432
0.429
0.418
0.414
0.397
0.396
0.388
0.374
0.364
0.359
0.355
0.355
0.352
0.351
0.344
0.343
0.340
0.327
0.304
0.304

1
6
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
15
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
4
6
0
3
0
5
3
2
3
7
1
3
0
1
3
0
4
1
2
2
2
..
2
1
2
0
0
1

0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1

0.82
..
..
0.88
1.49
1.29
..
0.83
1.46
..
..
..
1.32
0.48
1.29
3.85
1.18
0.67
..
1.77
..
0.18
..
1.47
2.16
1.74
0.34
..
0.83
1.15
1.53
..
..
1.63
..
0.28
2.26
..
0.94
..
1.50
..
..
0.70
0.37
0.98

0.56
..
..
0.33
1.83
0.89
..
2.27
0.05
..
0.43
..
0.97
1.61
1.22
1.62
0.99
1.11
2.78
0.56
2.06
0.56
..
1.09
1.95
3.05
0.85
..
1.78
1.89
1.26
..
..
0.41
..
0.15
0.07
..
0.59
..
2.86
..
..
2.00
2.34
1.72

0.94
0.70
..
1.34
1.61
2.03
2.97
2.52
1.29
1.24
2.36
..
1.50
1.04
0.99
1.35
0.53
0.60
2.16
0.64
1.84
1.52
..
1.95
1.28
3.07
0.86
..
1.61
1.22
0.04
3.49
1.88
4.54
..
3.58
2.59
..
1.59
..
2.45
..
1.47
2.57
2.35
2.42

0.86
0.71
..
1.24
1.46
1.74
2.56
2.23
1.20
1.02
2.15
..
1.25
0.92
0.96
1.21
0.61
0.62
1.66
0.65
1.65
1.46
..
1.65
1.14
2.73
0.81
..
1.44
1.08
0.46
3.09
2.04
3.91
..
3.29
2.31
..
1.50
..
2.04
..
1.32
2.37
2.19
2.20

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HDI rank

Other countries or territories

Korea, Democratic Peoples Rep. of
Marshall Islands
Monaco
Nauru
San Marino
Somalia
South Sudan
Tuvalu
Human Development Index groups
Very high human development
High human development
Medium human development
Low human development
Regions
Arab States
East Asia and the Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Least developed countries
Small island developing states
World

Human Development Index (HDI)

HDI rank

Value

Change

1990

2000

2005

2007

2010

2011

2012

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..

20112012 1980/1990 1990/2000 2000/2010 2000/2012

0.773
0.605 c
0.419 c
0.315

0.817
0.656 c
0.481
0.350

0.867
0.695
0.549
0.385

0.889
0.725
0.589
0.424

0.896
0.738
0.609
0.442

0.902
0.753
0.631
0.461

0.904
0.755
0.636
0.464

0.905
0.758
0.640
0.466

0.56
0.81
1.38
1.05

0.59
0.58
1.32
0.95

0.40
0.80
1.41
1.82

0.36
0.72
1.29
1.62

0.443
0.432 c
0.651 c
0.574
0.357
0.366
0.290 c
0.530 c
0.561 c

0.517
0.502 c
0.701 c
0.623
0.418
0.387
0.327 c
0.571 c
0.600

0.583
0.584
0.709
0.683
0.470
0.405
0.367
0.600 c
0.639

0.622
0.626
0.743
0.708
0.514
0.432
0.401
0.623
0.666

0.633
0.649
0.757
0.722
0.531
0.449
0.421
0.658
0.678

0.648
0.673
0.766
0.736
0.552
0.468
0.443
0.645
0.690

0.650
0.678
0.769
0.739
0.555
0.472
0.446
0.647
0.692

0.652
0.683
0.771
0.741
0.558
0.475
0.449
0.648
0.694

1.56
1.51
0.74
0.83
1.58
0.58
1.22
0.75
0.68

1.21
1.51
0.12
0.93
1.19
0.44
1.15
0.50
0.64

1.07
1.43
0.77
0.74
1.60
1.47
1.91
0.73
0.77

0.94
1.31
0.70
0.67
1.43
1.34
1.70
0.65
0.68

DEFINITIONS

a A positive value indicates an improvement in rank.

Human Development Index (HDI): A composite

index measuring average achievement in three basic
dimensions of human developmenta long and
healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of
living. See Technical note 1 at http://hdr.undp.org/
en/media/HDR_2013_EN_TechNotes.pdf for details
on how the HDI is calculated.

c Based on fewer than half the countries in the

group or region.

(%)
a

1980

NOTES
b The substantial change in rank is due to an
updated International Monetary Fund estimate of
Libyas GDP growth in 2011.

20072012a

Average annual HDI growth

Average annual HDI growth: A smoothed

annualized growth of the HDI in a given period
calculated as the annual compound growth rate.
MAIN DATA SOURCES

Institute for Statistics (2012), World Bank (2012a)

and IMF (2012).
Columns 914: Calculated based on HDI values in
the relevant year.

Columns 18: HDRO calculations based on data

from UNDESA (2011), Barro and Lee (2011), UNESCO

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