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Human Development Index2021

UNDP’s HDI combines life expectancy, education and living standards. Higher values indicate higher human development. The 2025 report provides observations through 2023, using one report’s historical series. It does not describe conditions in real time or cove

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Comparable ranking year2023Latest published year: 2023
Economies with data192 / 217No observation: 25
First-ranked country or territoryNorway0.969 index 0–1

Top 10

index 0–1 · 2021
01Norway
0.969
02Switzerland
0.968
03Iceland
0.967
04Hong Kong SAR China
0.961
05Germany
0.958
05Denmark
0.958
05Sweden
0.958
08Australia
0.954
09Netherlands
0.951
10Finland
0.949

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Human Development Index · 2021 · index 0–1
RankCountry / territoryValue (index 0–1)Year
01Norway0.9692021
02Switzerland0.9682021
03Iceland0.9672021
04Hong Kong SAR China0.9612021
05Germany0.9582021
05Denmark0.9582021
05Sweden0.9582021
08Australia0.9542021
09Netherlands0.9512021
10Finland0.9492021
11Belgium0.9482021
11Singapore0.9482021
13Ireland0.9462021
14United Kingdom0.9412021
15New Zealand0.9392021
16Canada0.9372021
17South Korea0.9332021
17Liechtenstein0.9332021
19Austria0.9302021
20Slovenia0.9242021
21Japan0.9222021
22United States0.9212021
23Israel0.9182021
23Luxembourg0.9182021
25France0.9152021
26Malta0.9142021
27Spain0.9122021
28Italy0.9082021
29Cyprus0.9072021
30United Arab Emirates0.9032021
30San Marino0.9032021
32Czechia0.9012021
33Estonia0.8992021
34Greece0.8972021
35Lithuania0.8872021
36Bahrain0.8852021
37Poland0.8842021
38Saudi Arabia0.8782021
39Croatia0.8762021
39Portugal0.8762021
41Andorra0.8712021
41Latvia0.8712021
43Qatar0.8662021
44Chile0.8652021
45Slovakia0.8592021
46Hungary0.8522021
47Argentina0.8472021
48Antigua & Barbuda0.8432021
49Türkiye0.8412021
50Montenegro0.8402021
51Kuwait0.8392021
52Seychelles0.8382021
53Uruguay0.8372021
54Brunei0.8352021
55Oman0.8342021
56Romania0.8292021
57Georgia0.8192021
57Panama0.8192021
59St. Kitts & Nevis0.8182021
60Bulgaria0.8172021
60Belarus0.8172021
60Costa Rica0.8172021
63Kazakhstan0.8162021
64Russia0.8132021
65Serbia0.8072021
66Barbados0.8032021
67Malaysia0.8022021
68Thailand0.8002021
69Trinidad & Tobago0.7962021
70Albania0.7942021
70Bahamas0.7942021
70China0.7942021
73Mauritius0.7892021
73Palau0.7892021
75Armenia0.7862021
76Bosnia & Herzegovina0.7832021
77Grenada0.7822021
78North Macedonia0.7812021
78St. Vincent & Grenadines0.7812021
80Iran0.7772021
80Sri Lanka0.7772021
82Moldova0.7732021
83Ukraine0.7722021
84Brazil0.7682021
85Azerbaijan0.7652021
86Peru0.7642021
87Tonga0.7632021
88Colombia0.7622021
88Dominican Republic0.7622021
90Mexico0.7612021
91Algeria0.7552021
92Turkmenistan0.7542021
92Vietnam0.7542021
94Ecuador0.7532021
95Dominica0.7492021
96Cuba0.7452021
96Maldives0.7452021
98Egypt0.7382021
99Jordan0.7362021
100Lebanon0.7332021
101Libya0.7292021
102Tunisia0.7282021
103Mongolia0.7272021
103Uzbekistan0.7272021
105St. Lucia0.7242021
106Marshall Islands0.7232021
106Paraguay0.7232021
108South Africa0.7212021
109Gabon0.7202021
110Palestinian Territories0.7182021
111Belize0.7132021
111Guyana0.7132021
113Indonesia0.7072021
114Samoa0.7062021
115Fiji0.7052021
116Kyrgyzstan0.7042021
117Jamaica0.7032021
118Botswana0.7002021
119Suriname0.6972021
120Venezuela0.6962021
121Bolivia0.6932021
122Nauru0.6922021
123Bhutan0.6912021
124Morocco0.6902021
124Philippines0.6902021
126Iraq0.6872021
127Nicaragua0.6822021
128Tuvalu0.6812021
129Tajikistan0.6722021
130Equatorial Guinea0.6712021
131Bangladesh0.6632021
131El Salvador0.6632021
133Eswatini0.6582021
134Cape Verde0.6512021
135India0.6472021
136Timor-Leste0.6442021
137Congo - Brazzaville0.6432021
138Guatemala0.6392021
139Kiribati0.6312021
139Namibia0.6312021
139São Tomé & Príncipe0.6312021
142Honduras0.6282021
143Ghana0.6182021
144Vanuatu0.6152021
145Laos0.6132021
146Micronesia0.6112021
147Angola0.6092021
148Kenya0.6082021
149Myanmar (Burma)0.6052021
150Nepal0.5962021
151Comoros0.5942021
151Cambodia0.5942021
153Zimbabwe0.5812021
154Solomon Islands0.5772021
155Cameroon0.5742021
155Zambia0.5742021
157Uganda0.5732021
158Syria0.5712021
159Papua New Guinea0.5672021
160Rwanda0.5622021
161Togo0.5602021
162Côte d’Ivoire0.5572021
163Nigeria0.5542021
164Mauritania0.5532021
165Haiti0.5482021
165Tanzania0.5482021
167Pakistan0.5372021
168Lesotho0.5322021
169Senegal0.5222021
170Gambia0.5132021
171Sudan0.5122021
172Malawi0.5092021
173Congo - Kinshasa0.5082021
174Benin0.5062021
175Liberia0.5032021
176Guinea-Bissau0.5022021
177Djibouti0.5012021
178Eritrea0.4962021
179Guinea0.4902021
180Ethiopia0.4872021
181Afghanistan0.4862021
182Madagascar0.4812021
183Mozambique0.4782021
184Sierra Leone0.4582021
184Yemen0.4582021
186Burkina Faso0.4542021
187Burundi0.4352021
188Mali0.4142021
189Niger0.4132021
190Chad0.4082021
191South Sudan0.3932021
192Central African Republic0.3392021
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How this ranking works

For annual statistics, the default is the newest year covering at least 70% of the maximum available country coverage, and at least 20 economies where possible. A ranking uses one year or report edition; missing observations are not replaced with another year. Newer years with lower coverage can be selected.

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Statistics reflect the public source snapshot, not live measurements. Some series are modeled estimates or multi-year averages. See original metadata.

No observation (25)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
UNDP’s HDI combines life expectancy, education and living standards. Higher values indicate higher human development. The 2025 report provides observations through 2023, using one report’s historical series. It does not describe conditions in real time or cover every aspect of inequality or personal safety.
Unit
index 0–1
Source & definition
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) · undp:HDR2025-HDI
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Original metadata
聯合國開發計畫署 HDI 綜合壽命、教育和生活水準，數值越高代表人類發展程度越高。2025版報告最新觀測年為2023，使用同一版歷史序列；不是2025年即時狀態，也不涵蓋全部不平等或人身安全問題。

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  "source_mapping": {
    "excluded_source_entities": [],
    "name_mapping": []
  },
  "report_edition": 2025,
  "latest_observation_year": 2023
}

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