Human Development Index by Country

What Is Human Development Index?

The Human Development Index (HDI) measures a country’s average achievements in health, education, and income. It is a composite index calculated by combining life expectancy at birth, mean and expected years of schooling, and gross national income per capita. Values range from 0 to 1, with higher scores indicating better overall human development.

Why Human Development Index Matters to a Country’s Progress

Captures quality of life by combining health, education, and income into a single measure of well-being.
Guides resource allocation, since policymakers use HDI rankings to target areas needing social or economic investment.
Enables fair global comparisons, showing how countries improve human development relative to national peers.

Implications for Policy & Society

Rising HDI often prompts governments to expand healthcare, education, and income support programs targeting low-performing groups.
Lower HDI rankings can attract international development aid and guide NGOs to focus on specific human development deficits.
Monitoring HDI trends helps identify whether social investments are translating into better health, schooling, and economic outcomes over time.
Addressing low subcomponents (for example, education or income) can lead to more inclusive growth, reducing long-term inequality and poverty.

How to Read the Rankings

A higher HDI value indicates better overall health, education, and income outcomes for the average person.
“Most Recent Year” shows the latest composite score; “Change” shows the difference from the prior year’s HDI.
Small year-to-year shifts can result from data revisions or temporary policy changes rather than lasting development trends.

Ranking Highlights

Botswana tops the progress rankings in Human Development Index, recording an increase from 0.68 to 0.71. Andorra follows with a gain from 0.86 to 0.88, while Armenia rounds out the top three, rising from 0.77 to 0.79.
Across all 190 countries, the average year-over-year change was +0.00 pts with a median change of +0.00 pts.
Overall, 76 countries improved in this area while 9 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.

Rank ⇵	Country ⇵	Most Recent Year ⇵	Previous Year ⇵	Change ⇵
1	Botswana	0.71 (2022)	0.68 (2021)	+0.03 pts
2	Andorra	0.88 (2022)	0.86 (2021)	+0.02 pts
3	Armenia	0.79 (2022)	0.77 (2021)	+0.02 pts
4	Azerbaijan	0.76 (2022)	0.74 (2021)	+0.02 pts
5	Cuba	0.76 (2022)	0.74 (2021)	+0.02 pts
6	Ecuador	0.77 (2022)	0.75 (2021)	+0.02 pts
7	Guyana	0.74 (2022)	0.72 (2021)	+0.02 pts
8	Mexico	0.78 (2022)	0.76 (2021)	+0.02 pts
9	Philippines	0.71 (2022)	0.69 (2021)	+0.02 pts
10	Qatar	0.88 (2022)	0.86 (2021)	+0.02 pts
11	San Marino	0.87 (2022)	0.85 (2021)	+0.02 pts
12	Türkiye	0.86 (2022)	0.84 (2021)	+0.02 pts
13	Bahamas	0.82 (2022)	0.80 (2021)	+0.02 pts
14	Uruguay	0.83 (2022)	0.81 (2021)	+0.02 pts
15	Argentina	0.85 (2022)	0.84 (2021)	+0.01 pts
16	Antigua and Barbuda	0.83 (2022)	0.82 (2021)	+0.01 pts
17	Austria	0.93 (2022)	0.92 (2021)	+0.01 pts
18	Bangladesh	0.67 (2022)	0.66 (2021)	+0.01 pts
19	Bahrain	0.89 (2022)	0.88 (2021)	+0.01 pts
20	Bolivia	0.70 (2022)	0.69 (2021)	+0.01 pts
21	Barbados	0.81 (2022)	0.80 (2021)	+0.01 pts
22	Cameroon	0.59 (2022)	0.58 (2021)	+0.01 pts
23	Colombia	0.76 (2022)	0.75 (2021)	+0.01 pts
24	Cabo Verde	0.66 (2022)	0.65 (2021)	+0.01 pts
25	Costa Rica	0.81 (2022)	0.80 (2021)	+0.01 pts
26	Cyprus	0.91 (2022)	0.90 (2021)	+0.01 pts
27	Czech Republic	0.90 (2022)	0.89 (2021)	+0.01 pts
28	Djibouti	0.52 (2022)	0.51 (2021)	+0.01 pts
29	Dominican Republic	0.77 (2022)	0.76 (2021)	+0.01 pts
30	Algeria	0.75 (2022)	0.74 (2021)	+0.01 pts
31	Spain	0.91 (2022)	0.90 (2021)	+0.01 pts
32	Estonia	0.90 (2022)	0.89 (2021)	+0.01 pts
33	Fiji	0.73 (2022)	0.72 (2021)	+0.01 pts
34	Gambia	0.50 (2022)	0.49 (2021)	+0.01 pts
35	Croatia	0.88 (2022)	0.87 (2021)	+0.01 pts
36	India	0.64 (2022)	0.63 (2021)	+0.01 pts
37	Israel	0.92 (2022)	0.91 (2021)	+0.01 pts
38	Italy	0.91 (2022)	0.90 (2021)	+0.01 pts
39	Jamaica	0.71 (2022)	0.70 (2021)	+0.01 pts
40	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.84 (2022)	0.83 (2021)	+0.01 pts
41	Kuwait	0.85 (2022)	0.84 (2021)	+0.01 pts
42	Liberia	0.49 (2022)	0.48 (2021)	+0.01 pts
43	Saint Lucia	0.73 (2022)	0.72 (2021)	+0.01 pts
44	Latvia	0.88 (2022)	0.87 (2021)	+0.01 pts
45	Morocco	0.70 (2022)	0.69 (2021)	+0.01 pts
46	Madagascar	0.49 (2022)	0.48 (2021)	+0.01 pts
47	Maldives	0.76 (2022)	0.75 (2021)	+0.01 pts
48	North Macedonia	0.77 (2022)	0.76 (2021)	+0.01 pts
49	Malta	0.92 (2022)	0.91 (2021)	+0.01 pts
50	Myanmar	0.61 (2022)	0.60 (2021)	+0.01 pts
51	Mongolia	0.74 (2022)	0.73 (2021)	+0.01 pts
52	Mauritius	0.80 (2022)	0.79 (2021)	+0.01 pts
53	Malaysia	0.81 (2022)	0.80 (2021)	+0.01 pts
54	Nigeria	0.55 (2022)	0.54 (2021)	+0.01 pts
55	Netherlands	0.95 (2022)	0.94 (2021)	+0.01 pts
56	Norway	0.97 (2022)	0.96 (2021)	+0.01 pts
57	Nepal	0.60 (2022)	0.59 (2021)	+0.01 pts
58	Nauru	0.70 (2022)	0.69 (2021)	+0.01 pts
59	Rwanda	0.55 (2022)	0.54 (2021)	+0.01 pts
60	Saudi Arabia	0.88 (2022)	0.87 (2021)	+0.01 pts
61	Senegal	0.52 (2022)	0.51 (2021)	+0.01 pts
62	Singapore	0.95 (2022)	0.94 (2021)	+0.01 pts
63	Serbia	0.81 (2022)	0.80 (2021)	+0.01 pts
64	Slovakia	0.86 (2022)	0.85 (2021)	+0.01 pts
65	Slovenia	0.93 (2022)	0.92 (2021)	+0.01 pts
66	Trinidad and Tobago	0.81 (2022)	0.80 (2021)	+0.01 pts
67	United States	0.93 (2022)	0.92 (2021)	+0.01 pts
68	Uzbekistan	0.73 (2022)	0.72 (2021)	+0.01 pts
69	Venezuela	0.70 (2022)	0.69 (2021)	+0.01 pts
70	Vietnam	0.73 (2022)	0.72 (2021)	+0.01 pts
71	United Arab Emirates	0.94 (2022)	0.93 (2021)	+0.01 pts
72	Canada	0.94 (2022)	0.93 (2021)	+0.01 pts
73	United Kingdom	0.94 (2022)	0.93 (2021)	+0.01 pts
74	Oman	0.82 (2022)	0.81 (2021)	+0.01 pts
75	Panama	0.82 (2022)	0.81 (2021)	+0.01 pts
76	Papua New Guinea	0.57 (2022)	0.56 (2021)	+0.01 pts
77	Angola	0.59 (2022)	0.59 (2021)	+0.00 pts
78	Albania	0.79 (2022)	0.79 (2021)	+0.00 pts
79	Australia	0.95 (2022)	0.95 (2021)	+0.00 pts
80	Burundi	0.42 (2022)	0.42 (2021)	+0.00 pts
81	Belgium	0.94 (2022)	0.94 (2021)	+0.00 pts
82	Benin	0.50 (2022)	0.50 (2021)	+0.00 pts
83	Bulgaria	0.80 (2022)	0.80 (2021)	+0.00 pts
84	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.78 (2022)	0.78 (2021)	+0.00 pts
85	Belarus	0.80 (2022)	0.80 (2021)	+0.00 pts
86	Belize	0.70 (2022)	0.70 (2021)	+0.00 pts
87	Brazil	0.76 (2022)	0.76 (2021)	+0.00 pts
88	Brunei	0.82 (2022)	0.82 (2021)	+0.00 pts
89	Bhutan	0.68 (2022)	0.68 (2021)	+0.00 pts
90	Central African Republic	0.39 (2022)	0.39 (2021)	+0.00 pts
91	Switzerland	0.97 (2022)	0.97 (2021)	+0.00 pts
92	Chile	0.86 (2022)	0.86 (2021)	+0.00 pts
93	China	0.79 (2022)	0.79 (2021)	+0.00 pts
94	Côte d'Ivoire	0.53 (2022)	0.53 (2021)	+0.00 pts
95	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.48 (2022)	0.48 (2021)	+0.00 pts
96	Comoros	0.59 (2022)	0.59 (2021)	+0.00 pts
97	Germany	0.95 (2022)	0.95 (2021)	+0.00 pts
98	Dominica	0.74 (2022)	0.74 (2021)	+0.00 pts
99	Denmark	0.95 (2022)	0.95 (2021)	+0.00 pts
100	Egypt	0.73 (2022)	0.73 (2021)	+0.00 pts
101	Eritrea	0.49 (2022)	0.49 (2021)	+0.00 pts
102	Ethiopia	0.49 (2022)	0.49 (2021)	+0.00 pts
103	Finland	0.94 (2022)	0.94 (2021)	+0.00 pts
104	France	0.91 (2022)	0.91 (2021)	+0.00 pts
105	Micronesia	0.63 (2022)	0.63 (2021)	+0.00 pts
106	Gabon	0.69 (2022)	0.69 (2021)	+0.00 pts
107	Georgia	0.81 (2022)	0.81 (2021)	+0.00 pts
108	Ghana	0.60 (2022)	0.60 (2021)	+0.00 pts
109	Guinea	0.47 (2022)	0.47 (2021)	+0.00 pts
110	Guinea-Bissau	0.48 (2022)	0.48 (2021)	+0.00 pts
111	Equatorial Guinea	0.65 (2022)	0.65 (2021)	+0.00 pts
112	Greece	0.89 (2022)	0.89 (2021)	+0.00 pts
113	Grenada	0.79 (2022)	0.79 (2021)	+0.00 pts
114	Guatemala	0.63 (2022)	0.63 (2021)	+0.00 pts
115	Honduras	0.62 (2022)	0.62 (2021)	+0.00 pts
116	Haiti	0.55 (2022)	0.55 (2021)	+0.00 pts
117	Hungary	0.85 (2022)	0.85 (2021)	+0.00 pts
118	Indonesia	0.71 (2022)	0.71 (2021)	+0.00 pts
119	Ireland	0.95 (2022)	0.95 (2021)	+0.00 pts
120	Iran	0.78 (2022)	0.78 (2021)	+0.00 pts
121	Iraq	0.67 (2022)	0.67 (2021)	+0.00 pts
122	Iceland	0.96 (2022)	0.96 (2021)	+0.00 pts
123	Jordan	0.74 (2022)	0.74 (2021)	+0.00 pts
124	Japan	0.92 (2022)	0.92 (2021)	+0.00 pts
125	Kazakhstan	0.80 (2022)	0.80 (2021)	+0.00 pts
126	Kenya	0.60 (2022)	0.60 (2021)	+0.00 pts
127	Kyrgyzstan	0.70 (2022)	0.70 (2021)	+0.00 pts
128	Cambodia	0.60 (2022)	0.60 (2021)	+0.00 pts
129	Kiribati	0.63 (2022)	0.63 (2021)	+0.00 pts
130	South Korea	0.93 (2022)	0.93 (2021)	+0.00 pts
131	Laos	0.62 (2022)	0.62 (2021)	+0.00 pts
132	Libya	0.75 (2022)	0.75 (2021)	+0.00 pts
133	Liechtenstein	0.94 (2022)	0.94 (2021)	+0.00 pts
134	Sri Lanka	0.78 (2022)	0.78 (2021)	+0.00 pts
135	Lesotho	0.52 (2022)	0.52 (2021)	+0.00 pts
136	Lithuania	0.88 (2022)	0.88 (2021)	+0.00 pts
137	Luxembourg	0.93 (2022)	0.93 (2021)	+0.00 pts
138	Marshall Islands	0.73 (2022)	0.73 (2021)	+0.00 pts
139	Mali	0.41 (2022)	0.41 (2021)	+0.00 pts
140	Montenegro	0.84 (2022)	0.84 (2021)	+0.00 pts
141	Mozambique	0.46 (2022)	0.46 (2021)	+0.00 pts
142	Mauritania	0.54 (2022)	0.54 (2021)	+0.00 pts
143	Malawi	0.51 (2022)	0.51 (2021)	+0.00 pts
144	Niger	0.39 (2022)	0.39 (2021)	+0.00 pts
145	Nicaragua	0.67 (2022)	0.67 (2021)	+0.00 pts
146	New Zealand	0.94 (2022)	0.94 (2021)	+0.00 pts
147	Pakistan	0.54 (2022)	0.54 (2021)	+0.00 pts
148	Peru	0.76 (2022)	0.76 (2021)	+0.00 pts
149	Palau	0.80 (2022)	0.80 (2021)	+0.00 pts
150	Poland	0.88 (2022)	0.88 (2021)	+0.00 pts
151	Portugal	0.87 (2022)	0.87 (2021)	+0.00 pts
152	Paraguay	0.73 (2022)	0.73 (2021)	+0.00 pts
153	Romania	0.83 (2022)	0.83 (2021)	+0.00 pts
154	Russia	0.82 (2022)	0.82 (2021)	+0.00 pts
155	Sudan	0.52 (2022)	0.52 (2021)	+0.00 pts
156	Solomon Islands	0.56 (2022)	0.56 (2021)	+0.00 pts
157	Sierra Leone	0.46 (2022)	0.46 (2021)	+0.00 pts
158	El Salvador	0.67 (2022)	0.67 (2021)	+0.00 pts
159	South Sudan	0.38 (2022)	0.38 (2021)	+0.00 pts
160	Sao Tome and Principe	0.61 (2022)	0.61 (2021)	+0.00 pts
161	Suriname	0.69 (2022)	0.69 (2021)	+0.00 pts
162	Sweden	0.95 (2022)	0.95 (2021)	+0.00 pts
163	Eswatini	0.61 (2022)	0.61 (2021)	+0.00 pts
164	Seychelles	0.80 (2022)	0.80 (2021)	+0.00 pts
165	Syria	0.56 (2022)	0.56 (2021)	+0.00 pts
166	Chad	0.39 (2022)	0.39 (2021)	+0.00 pts
167	Togo	0.55 (2022)	0.55 (2021)	+0.00 pts
168	Thailand	0.80 (2022)	0.80 (2021)	+0.00 pts
169	Tajikistan	0.68 (2022)	0.68 (2021)	+0.00 pts
170	Turkmenistan	0.74 (2022)	0.74 (2021)	+0.00 pts
171	Timor-Leste	0.57 (2022)	0.57 (2021)	+0.00 pts
172	Tonga	0.74 (2022)	0.74 (2021)	+0.00 pts
173	Tunisia	0.73 (2022)	0.73 (2021)	+0.00 pts
174	Tuvalu	0.65 (2022)	0.65 (2021)	+0.00 pts
175	Tanzania	0.53 (2022)	0.53 (2021)	+0.00 pts
176	Uganda	0.55 (2022)	0.55 (2021)	+0.00 pts
177	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.77 (2022)	0.77 (2021)	+0.00 pts
178	Vanuatu	0.61 (2022)	0.61 (2021)	+0.00 pts
179	South Africa	0.72 (2022)	0.72 (2021)	+0.00 pts
180	Zambia	0.57 (2022)	0.57 (2021)	+0.00 pts
181	Zimbabwe	0.55 (2022)	0.55 (2021)	+0.00 pts
182	Afghanistan	0.46 (2022)	0.47 (2021)	-0.01 pts
183	Burkina Faso	0.44 (2022)	0.45 (2021)	-0.01 pts
184	Congo	0.59 (2022)	0.60 (2021)	-0.01 pts
185	Lebanon	0.72 (2022)	0.73 (2021)	-0.01 pts
186	Moldova	0.76 (2022)	0.77 (2021)	-0.01 pts
187	Namibia	0.61 (2022)	0.62 (2021)	-0.01 pts
188	Samoa	0.70 (2022)	0.71 (2021)	-0.01 pts
189	Yemen	0.42 (2022)	0.43 (2021)	-0.01 pts
190	Ukraine	0.73 (2022)	0.76 (2021)	-0.03 pts

Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.