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.
Ranking Highlights
- Botswana tops the progress rankings in Human Development Index, recording an increase from 0.68 to 0.71. Philippines follows with a gain from 0.69 to 0.71, while Guyana rounds out the top three, rising from 0.72 to 0.74.
- Across all 190 countries, the average year-over-year change was +0.55% with a median change of +0.00%.
- 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) | +4.41% |
| 2 |  Philippines | 0.71 (2022) | 0.69 (2021) | +2.90% |
| 3 |  Guyana | 0.74 (2022) | 0.72 (2021) | +2.78% |
| 4 |  Azerbaijan | 0.76 (2022) | 0.74 (2021) | +2.70% |
| 5 |  Cuba | 0.76 (2022) | 0.74 (2021) | +2.70% |
| 6 |  Ecuador | 0.77 (2022) | 0.75 (2021) | +2.67% |
| 7 |  Mexico | 0.78 (2022) | 0.76 (2021) | +2.63% |
| 8 |  Armenia | 0.79 (2022) | 0.77 (2021) | +2.60% |
| 9 |  Bahamas | 0.82 (2022) | 0.80 (2021) | +2.50% |
| 10 |  Uruguay | 0.83 (2022) | 0.81 (2021) | +2.47% |
| 11 |  Türkiye | 0.86 (2022) | 0.84 (2021) | +2.38% |
| 12 |  San Marino | 0.87 (2022) | 0.85 (2021) | +2.35% |
| 13 |  Andorra | 0.88 (2022) | 0.86 (2021) | +2.33% |
| 14 |  Qatar | 0.88 (2022) | 0.86 (2021) | +2.33% |
| 15 |  Liberia | 0.49 (2022) | 0.48 (2021) | +2.08% |
| 16 |  Madagascar | 0.49 (2022) | 0.48 (2021) | +2.08% |
| 17 |  Gambia | 0.50 (2022) | 0.49 (2021) | +2.04% |
| 18 |  Djibouti | 0.52 (2022) | 0.51 (2021) | +1.96% |
| 19 |  Senegal | 0.52 (2022) | 0.51 (2021) | +1.96% |
| 20 |  Nigeria | 0.55 (2022) | 0.54 (2021) | +1.85% |
| 21 |  Rwanda | 0.55 (2022) | 0.54 (2021) | +1.85% |
| 22 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.57 (2022) | 0.56 (2021) | +1.79% |
| 23 |  Cameroon | 0.59 (2022) | 0.58 (2021) | +1.72% |
| 24 |  Nepal | 0.60 (2022) | 0.59 (2021) | +1.69% |
| 25 |  Myanmar | 0.61 (2022) | 0.60 (2021) | +1.67% |
| 26 |  India | 0.64 (2022) | 0.63 (2021) | +1.59% |
| 27 |  Cabo Verde | 0.66 (2022) | 0.65 (2021) | +1.54% |
| 28 |  Bangladesh | 0.67 (2022) | 0.66 (2021) | +1.52% |
| 29 |  Bolivia | 0.70 (2022) | 0.69 (2021) | +1.45% |
| 30 |  Morocco | 0.70 (2022) | 0.69 (2021) | +1.45% |
| 31 |  Nauru | 0.70 (2022) | 0.69 (2021) | +1.45% |
| 32 |  Venezuela | 0.70 (2022) | 0.69 (2021) | +1.45% |
| 33 |  Jamaica | 0.71 (2022) | 0.70 (2021) | +1.43% |
| 34 |  Fiji | 0.73 (2022) | 0.72 (2021) | +1.39% |
| 35 |  Saint Lucia | 0.73 (2022) | 0.72 (2021) | +1.39% |
| 36 |  Uzbekistan | 0.73 (2022) | 0.72 (2021) | +1.39% |
| 37 |  Vietnam | 0.73 (2022) | 0.72 (2021) | +1.39% |
| 38 |  Mongolia | 0.74 (2022) | 0.73 (2021) | +1.37% |
| 39 |  Algeria | 0.75 (2022) | 0.74 (2021) | +1.35% |
| 40 |  Colombia | 0.76 (2022) | 0.75 (2021) | +1.33% |
| 41 |  Maldives | 0.76 (2022) | 0.75 (2021) | +1.33% |
| 42 |  Dominican Republic | 0.77 (2022) | 0.76 (2021) | +1.32% |
| 43 |  North Macedonia | 0.77 (2022) | 0.76 (2021) | +1.32% |
| 44 |  Mauritius | 0.80 (2022) | 0.79 (2021) | +1.27% |
| 45 |  Barbados | 0.81 (2022) | 0.80 (2021) | +1.25% |
| 46 |  Costa Rica | 0.81 (2022) | 0.80 (2021) | +1.25% |
| 47 |  Malaysia | 0.81 (2022) | 0.80 (2021) | +1.25% |
| 48 |  Serbia | 0.81 (2022) | 0.80 (2021) | +1.25% |
| 49 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0.81 (2022) | 0.80 (2021) | +1.25% |
| 50 |  Oman | 0.82 (2022) | 0.81 (2021) | +1.23% |
| 51 |  Panama | 0.82 (2022) | 0.81 (2021) | +1.23% |
| 52 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.83 (2022) | 0.82 (2021) | +1.22% |
| 53 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.84 (2022) | 0.83 (2021) | +1.20% |
| 54 |  Argentina | 0.85 (2022) | 0.84 (2021) | +1.19% |
| 55 |  Kuwait | 0.85 (2022) | 0.84 (2021) | +1.19% |
| 56 |  Slovakia | 0.86 (2022) | 0.85 (2021) | +1.18% |
| 57 |  Croatia | 0.88 (2022) | 0.87 (2021) | +1.15% |
| 58 |  Latvia | 0.88 (2022) | 0.87 (2021) | +1.15% |
| 59 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.88 (2022) | 0.87 (2021) | +1.15% |
| 60 |  Bahrain | 0.89 (2022) | 0.88 (2021) | +1.14% |
| 61 |  Czech Republic | 0.90 (2022) | 0.89 (2021) | +1.12% |
| 62 |  Estonia | 0.90 (2022) | 0.89 (2021) | +1.12% |
| 63 |  Cyprus | 0.91 (2022) | 0.90 (2021) | +1.11% |
| 64 |  Spain | 0.91 (2022) | 0.90 (2021) | +1.11% |
| 65 |  Italy | 0.91 (2022) | 0.90 (2021) | +1.11% |
| 66 |  Israel | 0.92 (2022) | 0.91 (2021) | +1.10% |
| 67 |  Malta | 0.92 (2022) | 0.91 (2021) | +1.10% |
| 68 |  Austria | 0.93 (2022) | 0.92 (2021) | +1.09% |
| 69 |  Slovenia | 0.93 (2022) | 0.92 (2021) | +1.09% |
| 70 |  United States | 0.93 (2022) | 0.92 (2021) | +1.09% |
| 71 |  United Arab Emirates | 0.94 (2022) | 0.93 (2021) | +1.08% |
| 72 |  Canada | 0.94 (2022) | 0.93 (2021) | +1.08% |
| 73 |  United Kingdom | 0.94 (2022) | 0.93 (2021) | +1.08% |
| 74 |  Netherlands | 0.95 (2022) | 0.94 (2021) | +1.06% |
| 75 |  Singapore | 0.95 (2022) | 0.94 (2021) | +1.06% |
| 76 |  Norway | 0.97 (2022) | 0.96 (2021) | +1.04% |
| 77 |  Angola | 0.59 (2022) | 0.59 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 78 |  Albania | 0.79 (2022) | 0.79 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 79 |  Australia | 0.95 (2022) | 0.95 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 80 |  Burundi | 0.42 (2022) | 0.42 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 81 |  Belgium | 0.94 (2022) | 0.94 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 82 |  Benin | 0.50 (2022) | 0.50 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 83 |  Bulgaria | 0.80 (2022) | 0.80 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 84 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.78 (2022) | 0.78 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 85 |  Belarus | 0.80 (2022) | 0.80 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 86 |  Belize | 0.70 (2022) | 0.70 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 87 |  Brazil | 0.76 (2022) | 0.76 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 88 |  Brunei | 0.82 (2022) | 0.82 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 89 |  Bhutan | 0.68 (2022) | 0.68 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 90 |  Central African Republic | 0.39 (2022) | 0.39 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 91 |  Switzerland | 0.97 (2022) | 0.97 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 92 |  Chile | 0.86 (2022) | 0.86 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 93 |  China | 0.79 (2022) | 0.79 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 94 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 0.53 (2022) | 0.53 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 95 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.48 (2022) | 0.48 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 96 |  Comoros | 0.59 (2022) | 0.59 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 97 |  Germany | 0.95 (2022) | 0.95 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 98 |  Dominica | 0.74 (2022) | 0.74 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 99 |  Denmark | 0.95 (2022) | 0.95 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 100 |  Egypt | 0.73 (2022) | 0.73 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 101 |  Eritrea | 0.49 (2022) | 0.49 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 102 |  Ethiopia | 0.49 (2022) | 0.49 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 103 |  Finland | 0.94 (2022) | 0.94 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 104 |  France | 0.91 (2022) | 0.91 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 105 |  Micronesia | 0.63 (2022) | 0.63 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 106 |  Gabon | 0.69 (2022) | 0.69 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 107 |  Georgia | 0.81 (2022) | 0.81 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 108 |  Ghana | 0.60 (2022) | 0.60 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 109 |  Guinea | 0.47 (2022) | 0.47 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 110 |  Guinea-Bissau | 0.48 (2022) | 0.48 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 111 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.65 (2022) | 0.65 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 112 |  Greece | 0.89 (2022) | 0.89 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 113 |  Grenada | 0.79 (2022) | 0.79 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 114 |  Guatemala | 0.63 (2022) | 0.63 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 115 |  Honduras | 0.62 (2022) | 0.62 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 116 |  Haiti | 0.55 (2022) | 0.55 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 117 |  Hungary | 0.85 (2022) | 0.85 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 118 |  Indonesia | 0.71 (2022) | 0.71 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 119 |  Ireland | 0.95 (2022) | 0.95 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 120 |  Iran | 0.78 (2022) | 0.78 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 121 |  Iraq | 0.67 (2022) | 0.67 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 122 |  Iceland | 0.96 (2022) | 0.96 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 123 |  Jordan | 0.74 (2022) | 0.74 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 124 |  Japan | 0.92 (2022) | 0.92 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 125 |  Kazakhstan | 0.80 (2022) | 0.80 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 126 |  Kenya | 0.60 (2022) | 0.60 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 127 |  Kyrgyzstan | 0.70 (2022) | 0.70 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 128 |  Cambodia | 0.60 (2022) | 0.60 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 129 |  Kiribati | 0.63 (2022) | 0.63 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 130 |  South Korea | 0.93 (2022) | 0.93 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 131 |  Laos | 0.62 (2022) | 0.62 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 132 |  Libya | 0.75 (2022) | 0.75 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 133 |  Liechtenstein | 0.94 (2022) | 0.94 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 134 |  Sri Lanka | 0.78 (2022) | 0.78 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 135 |  Lesotho | 0.52 (2022) | 0.52 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 136 |  Lithuania | 0.88 (2022) | 0.88 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 137 |  Luxembourg | 0.93 (2022) | 0.93 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 138 |  Marshall Islands | 0.73 (2022) | 0.73 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 139 |  Mali | 0.41 (2022) | 0.41 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 140 |  Montenegro | 0.84 (2022) | 0.84 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 141 |  Mozambique | 0.46 (2022) | 0.46 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 142 |  Mauritania | 0.54 (2022) | 0.54 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 143 |  Malawi | 0.51 (2022) | 0.51 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 144 |  Niger | 0.39 (2022) | 0.39 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 145 |  Nicaragua | 0.67 (2022) | 0.67 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 146 |  New Zealand | 0.94 (2022) | 0.94 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 147 |  Pakistan | 0.54 (2022) | 0.54 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 148 |  Peru | 0.76 (2022) | 0.76 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 149 |  Palau | 0.80 (2022) | 0.80 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 150 |  Poland | 0.88 (2022) | 0.88 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 151 |  Portugal | 0.87 (2022) | 0.87 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 152 |  Paraguay | 0.73 (2022) | 0.73 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 153 |  Romania | 0.83 (2022) | 0.83 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 154 |  Russia | 0.82 (2022) | 0.82 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 155 |  Sudan | 0.52 (2022) | 0.52 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 156 |  Solomon Islands | 0.56 (2022) | 0.56 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 157 |  Sierra Leone | 0.46 (2022) | 0.46 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 158 |  El Salvador | 0.67 (2022) | 0.67 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 159 |  South Sudan | 0.38 (2022) | 0.38 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 160 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 0.61 (2022) | 0.61 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 161 |  Suriname | 0.69 (2022) | 0.69 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 162 |  Sweden | 0.95 (2022) | 0.95 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 163 |  Eswatini | 0.61 (2022) | 0.61 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 164 |  Seychelles | 0.80 (2022) | 0.80 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 165 |  Syria | 0.56 (2022) | 0.56 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 166 |  Chad | 0.39 (2022) | 0.39 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 167 |  Togo | 0.55 (2022) | 0.55 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 168 |  Thailand | 0.80 (2022) | 0.80 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 169 |  Tajikistan | 0.68 (2022) | 0.68 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 170 |  Turkmenistan | 0.74 (2022) | 0.74 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 171 |  Timor-Leste | 0.57 (2022) | 0.57 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 172 |  Tonga | 0.74 (2022) | 0.74 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 173 |  Tunisia | 0.73 (2022) | 0.73 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 174 |  Tuvalu | 0.65 (2022) | 0.65 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 175 |  Tanzania | 0.53 (2022) | 0.53 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 176 |  Uganda | 0.55 (2022) | 0.55 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 177 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.77 (2022) | 0.77 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 178 |  Vanuatu | 0.61 (2022) | 0.61 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 179 |  South Africa | 0.72 (2022) | 0.72 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 180 |  Zambia | 0.57 (2022) | 0.57 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 181 |  Zimbabwe | 0.55 (2022) | 0.55 (2021) | +0.00% |
| 182 |  Moldova | 0.76 (2022) | 0.77 (2021) | -1.30% |
| 183 |  Lebanon | 0.72 (2022) | 0.73 (2021) | -1.37% |
| 184 |  Samoa | 0.70 (2022) | 0.71 (2021) | -1.41% |
| 185 |  Namibia | 0.61 (2022) | 0.62 (2021) | -1.61% |
| 186 |  Congo | 0.59 (2022) | 0.60 (2021) | -1.67% |
| 187 |  Afghanistan | 0.46 (2022) | 0.47 (2021) | -2.13% |
| 188 |  Burkina Faso | 0.44 (2022) | 0.45 (2021) | -2.22% |
| 189 |  Yemen | 0.42 (2022) | 0.43 (2021) | -2.33% |
| 190 |  Ukraine | 0.73 (2022) | 0.76 (2021) | -3.95% |
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.
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