List of countries by Human Development Index

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This is a list of countries by Human Development Index as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report 2007/2008, compiled on the basis of 2005 data and published on November 27, 2007. It covers 175 UN member countries (out of 192), along with: Hong Kong (SAR of China) and PA-governed territories. 17 UN member countries are not included due to lack of data. The average HDI of regions of the World and groups of countries are also included for comparison.

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, and standards of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being, especially child welfare. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, a developing, or an under-developed country, and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life. The index was developed in 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and Indian economist Amartya Sen.[1]

Countries fall into three broad categories based on their HDI: high, medium, and low human development.

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Rank Country HDI
in 2005 (published in 2007)
2005 data (published in 2007) Change compared to 2004 data (published in 2006)
1 Template:Increase (1) Template:Country data Iceland Template:Increase 0.968
2 Template:Decrease (1) Template:Country data Norway Template:Increase 0.968
3 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia Template:Increase 0.962
4 Template:Increase (2) Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada Template:Increase 0.961
5 Template:Decrease (1) Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Template:Increase 0.959
6 Template:Decrease (1) Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Template:Increase 0.956
7 Template:Increase (2) Template:Country data Switzerland Template:Increase 0.955
8 Template:Decrease (1) Template:Country data Japan Template:Increase 0.953
9 Template:Increase (1) Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Template:Increase 0.953
10 Template:Increase (6) Template:Country data France Template:Increase 0.952
11 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Template:Increase 0.952
12 Template:Decrease (4) Template:Country data United States Template:Increase 0.951
13 Template:Increase (6) Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Template:Increase 0.949
14 Template:Increase (1) Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Template:Increase 0.949
15 Template:Decrease (1) Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Template:Increase 0.948
16 Template:Increase (2) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Template:Increase 0.946
17 Template:Decrease (4) Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Template:Increase 0.946
18 Template:Decrease (6) Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Template:Decrease 0.944
19 Template:Increase (1) Template:Country data New Zealand Template:Increase 0.943
20 Template:Decrease (3) Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Template:Increase 0.941
21 Template:Increase (1) Template:Country data Hong Kong Template:Increase 0.937
22 Template:Decrease (1) Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Template:Increase 0.935
23 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Israel Template:Increase 0.932
24 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Template:Increase 0.926
25 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Singapore Template:Increase 0.922
26 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data South Korea Template:Increase 0.921
27 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Template:Increase 0.917
28 Template:Increase (1) Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Template:Steady 0.903
29 Template:Decrease (1) Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Template:Decrease 0.897
30 Template:Increase (4) Image:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Template:Increase 0.894
31 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Template:Increase 0.892
32 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Template:Increase 0.891
33 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Kuwait Template:Increase 0.891
34 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of Malta.svg Malta Template:Increase 0.878
35 Template:Increase (11) Template:Country data Qatar Template:Increase 0.875

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Rank Country HDI
in 2005 (published in 2007)
2005 data (published in 2007) Change compared to 2004 data (published in 2006)
36 Template:Decrease (1) Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Template:Increase 0.874
37 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Template:Increase 0.870
38 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Template:Increase 0.869
39 Template:Increase (10) Template:Country data United Arab Emirates Template:Increase 0.868
40 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Template:Increase 0.867
41 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain Template:Increase 0.866
42 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Template:Increase 0.863
43 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Template:Increase 0.862
44 Template:Decrease (4) Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Template:Increase 0.860
45 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Template:Increase 0.855
46 Template:Decrease (3) Template:Country data Uruguay Template:Increase 0.852
47 Template:Decrease (3) Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Template:Increase 0.850
48 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Template:Increase 0.846
49 Template:Increase (3) Image:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Template:Increase 0.845
50 Template:Decrease (3) Template:Country data Seychelles Template:Increase 0.843
51 Template:Decrease (1) Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Template:Increase 0.838
52 Template:Increase (1) Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Template:Increase 0.829
53 Template:Increase (1) Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Template:Increase 0.824
54 Template:Decrease (3) Template:Country data Saint Kitts and Nevis Template:Decrease 0.821
55 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Tonga Template:Increase 0.819
56 Template:Increase (8) Template:Country data Libya Template:Increase 0.818
57 Template:Increase (2) Image:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda Template:Increase 0.815
58 Template:Decrease (2) Template:Country data Oman Template:Increase 0.814
59 Template:Decrease (2) Template:Country data Trinidad and Tobago Template:Increase 0.814
60 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Template:Increase 0.813
61 Template:Increase (15) Template:Country data Saudi Arabia Template:Increase 0.812
62 Template:Decrease (4) Template:Country data Panama Template:Increase 0.812
63 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Template:Increase 0.811
64 Template:Increase (3) Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Template:Increase 0.804
65 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Template:Increase 0.804
66 Template:Decrease (4) Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Template:Increase 0.803
67 Template:Decrease (2) Template:Country data Russia Template:Increase 0.802
68 Template:Increase (5) Template:Country data Albania Template:Increase 0.801
69 Template:Decrease (3) Template:Country data FYR Macedonia FYR Macedonia Template:Increase 0.801
70 Template:Decrease (1) Template:Country data Brazil Template:Increase 0.800

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Rank Country HDI
in 2005 (published in 2007)
2005 data (published in 2007) Change compared to 2004 data (published in 2006)
71 Template:Decrease (3) Image:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica Template:Increase 0.798
72 Template:Decrease (1) Template:Country data Saint Lucia Template:Increase 0.795
73 Template:Increase (6) Template:Country data Kazakhstan Template:Increase 0.794
74 Template:Decrease (2) Template:Country data Venezuela Template:Increase 0.792
75 Template:Decrease (5) Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Template:Increase 0.791
76 Template:Increase (1) Template:Country data Ukraine Template:Increase 0.788
77 Template:Decrease (2) Template:Country data Samoa Template:Increase 0.785
78 Template:Decrease (4) Template:Country data Thailand Template:Decrease 0.781
79 Template:Increase (15) Image:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Template:Increase 0.779
80 Template:Increase (15) Image:Flag of Belize.svg Belize Template:Increase 0.778
81 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China[2] Template:Increase 0.777
82 Template:Increase (3) Template:Country data Grenada Template:Increase 0.777
83 Template:Decrease (3) Image:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Template:Increase 0.775
84 Template:Increase (8) Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Template:Increase 0.775
85 Template:Increase (4) Template:Country data Suriname Template:Increase 0.774
86 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Jordan Template:Increase 0.773
87 Template:Decrease (5) Template:Country data Peru Template:Increase 0.773
88 Template:Decrease (10) Image:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Template:Decrease 0.772
89 Template:Decrease (6) Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Template:Increase 0.772
90 Template:Decrease (6) Template:Country data Philippines Template:Increase 0.771
91 Template:Decrease (4) Template:Country data Tunisia Template:Increase 0.766
92 Template:Decrease (2) Template:Country data Fiji Template:Increase 0.762
93 Template:Decrease (5) Template:Country data Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Template:Increase 0.761
94 Template:Increase (2) Template:Country data Iran Template:Increase 0.759
95 Template:Decrease (4) Template:Country data Paraguay Template:Decrease 0.755
96 Template:Increase (1) Template:Country data Georgia Template:Increase 0.754
97 Template:Increase (6) Template:Country data Guyana Template:Increase 0.750
98 Template:Increase (1) Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Template:Increase 0.746
99 Template:Decrease (6) Template:Country data Sri Lanka Template:Decrease 0.743
100 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives Template:Increase 0.741
101 Template:Increase (3) Template:Country data Jamaica Template:Increase 0.736
102 Template:Increase (4) Image:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde Template:Increase 0.736
103 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Template:Increase 0.735
104 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Template:Increase 0.733
105 Template:Increase (4) Template:Country data Vietnam Template:Increase 0.733
106 Template:Decrease (6) Template:Country data Palestinian Authority Template:Decrease 0.731
107 Template:Increase (1) Template:Country data Indonesia Template:Increase 0.728
108 Template:Decrease (1) Template:Country data Syria Template:Increase 0.724
109 Template:Decrease (4) Template:Country data Turkmenistan Template:Decrease 0.713
110 Template:Increase (2) Template:Country data Nicaragua Template:Increase 0.710
111 Template:Increase (3) Image:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Template:Increase 0.708
112 Template:Decrease (1) Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Template:Increase 0.708

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Rank Country HDI
in 2005 (published in 2007)
2005 data (published in 2007) Change compared to 2004 data (published in 2006)
113 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Uzbekistan Template:Increase 0.702
114 Template:Increase (2) Image:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Template:Increase 0.700
115 Template:Increase (2) Template:Country data Honduras Template:Increase 0.700
116 Template:Decrease (6) Template:Country data Kyrgyzstan Template:Decrease 0.696
117 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Template:Increase 0.695
118 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Guatemala Template:Increase 0.689
119 Template:Increase (5) Template:Country data Gabon Template:Increase 0.677
120 Template:Decrease (1) Template:Country data Vanuatu Template:Increase 0.674
121 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data South Africa Template:Increase 0.674
122 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Tajikistan Template:Increase 0.673
123 Template:Increase (4) Template:Country data São Tomé and Príncipe Template:Increase 0.654
124 Template:Increase (7) Image:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Template:Increase 0.654
125 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Template:Increase 0.650
126 Template:Decrease (3) Image:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Template:Increase 0.646
127 Template:Decrease (7) Image:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea Template:Decrease 0.642
128 Template:Decrease (2) Template:Country data India Template:Increase 0.619
129 Template:Decrease (1) Template:Country data Solomon Islands Template:Increase 0.602
130 Template:Increase (3) Template:Country data Laos Template:Increase 0.601
131 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Template:Increase 0.598
132 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of Myanmar.svg Burma Template:Increase 0.583
133 Template:Increase (2) Image:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Template:Increase 0.579
134 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros Template:Increase 0.561
135 Template:Increase (1) Template:Country data Ghana Template:Increase 0.553
136 Template:Decrease (2) Template:Country data Pakistan Template:Increase 0.551
137 Template:Increase (16) Image:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania Template:Increase 0.550
138 Template:Increase (11) Image:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Template:Increase 0.549
139 Template:Increase (1) Image:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo[3] Template:Increase 0.548
140 Template:Decrease (3) Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Template:Increase 0.547
141 Template:Increase (5) Template:Country data Swaziland Template:Increase 0.547
142 Template:Decrease (4) Image:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Template:Increase 0.534
143 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar Template:Increase 0.533
144 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Template:Increase 0.532
145 Template:Decrease (6) Template:Country data Papua New Guinea Template:Increase 0.530
146 Template:Increase (8) Template:Country data Haiti Template:Increase 0.529
147 Template:Decrease (6) Template:Country data Sudan Template:Increase 0.526
148 Template:Increase (4) Template:Country data Kenya Template:Increase 0.521
149 Template:Decrease (1) Image:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti Template:Increase 0.516
150 Template:Decrease (8) Template:Country data East Timor Template:Increase 0.514
151 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Zimbabwe Template:Increase 0.513
152 Template:Decrease (5) Template:Country data Togo Template:Increase 0.512
153 Template:Decrease (3) Template:Country data Yemen Template:Increase 0.508
154 Template:Decrease (9) Template:Country data Uganda Template:Increase 0.505
155 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data The Gambia Template:Increase 0.502

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Rank Country HDI
in 2005 (published in 2007)
2005 data (published in 2007) Change compared to 2004 data (published in 2006)
156 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Senegal Template:Increase 0.499
157 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea Template:Increase 0.483
158 Template:Increase (1) Template:Country data Nigeria Template:Increase 0.470
159 Template:Increase (3) Template:Country data Tanzania Template:Increase 0.467
160 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Guinea Template:Increase 0.456
161 Template:Decrease (3) Template:Country data Rwanda Template:Increase 0.452
162 Template:Decrease (1) Image:Flag of Angola.svg Angola Template:Increase 0.446
163 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Benin.svg Benin Template:Increase 0.437
164 Template:Increase (2) Image:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Template:Increase 0.437
165 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Zambia Template:Increase 0.434
166 Template:Decrease (2) Template:Country data Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Template:Increase 0.432

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Rank Country HDI
in 2005 (published in 2007)
2005 data (published in 2007) Change compared to 2004 data (published in 2006)
167 Template:Increase (2) Image:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi Template:Increase 0.413
168 Template:Decrease (1) Image:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo[4] Template:Increase 0.411
169 Template:Increase (1) Image:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Template:Increase 0.406
170 Template:Increase (1) Image:Flag of Chad.svg Chad Template:Increase 0.388
171 Template:Increase (1) Image:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic Template:Increase 0.384
172 Template:Decrease (4) Image:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Template:Decrease 0.384
173 Template:Increase (2) Image:Flag of Mali.svg Mali Template:Increase 0.380
174 Template:Increase (3) Template:Country data Niger Template:Increase 0.374
175 Template:Decrease (2) Template:Country data Guinea-Bissau Template:Increase 0.374
176 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso Template:Increase 0.370
177 Template:Decrease (1) Template:Country data Sierra Leone Template:Increase 0.336

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Country HDI Year of publication
Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China (Taiwan)[5]0.9252006 (compiled on the basis of 2004 data)
Image:Flag of Macau.svg Macau SAR, China[6]0.9092006 (compiled on the basis of 2004 data)
Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro[7]0.7992005 (compiled on the basis of 2004 data)

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10 highest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
in 2005 (published in 2007)
2005 data (published in 2007) Change compared to 2004 data (published in 2006)
High
1 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada Template:Increase 0.961
2 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data United States Template:Increase 0.951
3 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Template:Increase 0.892
4 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Template:Increase 0.869
5 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Template:Increase 0.867
6 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Uruguay Template:Increase 0.852
7 Template:Steady (0) Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Template:Increase 0.846
8 Template:Increase (2) Image:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Template:Increase 0.845
9 Template:Decrease (1) Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Template:Increase 0.838
10 Template:Increase (1) Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Template:Increase 0.829

10 lowest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
in 2005 (published in 2007)
2005 data (published in 2007) Change compared to 2004 data (published in 2006)
Medium
1 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Haiti Template:Increase 0.529
2 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Guatemala Template:Increase 0.689
3 Template:Decrease (1) Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Template:Increase 0.695
4 Template:Increase (1) Template:Country data Honduras Template:Increase 0.700
5 Template:Steady (0) Template:Country data Nicaragua Template:Increase 0.710
6 Template:Decrease (2) Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Template:Increase 0.735
7 Template:Increase (1) Template:Country data Jamaica Template:Increase 0.736
8 Template:Increase (1) Template:Country data Guyana Template:Increase 0.750
9 Template:Decrease (2) Template:Country data Paraguay Template:Decrease 0.755
10