List of countries by Human Development Index

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List of countries by Human Development Index

World map indicating the Human Development Index (based on 2010 data, published on Nov 4, 2010)
  0.900 and over
  0.850–0.899
  0.800–0.849
  0.750–0.799
  0.700–0.749
  0.650–0.699
  0.600–0.649
  0.550–0.599
  0.500–0.549
  0.450–0.499
  0.400–0.449
  0.350–0.399
  0.300–0.349
  under 0.300
  Data unavailable
2010 Very High HDI nations, by population size
  North America
  Europe
  Asia
  Oceania

This is a list of all countries by Human Development Index as included in a United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report (released on 4 November 2010, and updated on 10 June 2011), compiled on the basis of estimates for 2010. It covers 170 member states of the United Nations (out of 192), along with Hong Kong (of China), and the Palestinian territories; 22 UN member states 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.

Countries fall into four broad human development categories, each of which comprises 43 countries: Very High Human Development, High Human Development, Medium Human Development and Low Human Development.

Due to the new methodology adopted in 2010 HD Report, its HDI figures appear lower than the HDI figures in previous reports.

Starting in the report for 2007, the first category is referred to as developed countries, and the last three are all grouped in developing countries. The original "high human development" category has been split into two as above in the report for 2007.

Some older groupings (high/medium/low income countries) have been removed that were based on the gross domestic product (GDP) in purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita, and have been replaced by another index based on the gross national income (GNI) in purchasing power parity per capita.

Timor-Leste is the only country to go up from 2009 report (from 0.489 to 0.502) and the country to fall down the most is Zimbabwe from 1998, from 0.514 in 1998 to 0.140 in 2010. The country to fall down the most from 2009 is Cape Verde, falls by 0.170.

Contents

Complete list of countries

  • increase = increase.
  • steady = steady.
  • decrease = decrease.
  • Similar HDI values in the current list do not lead to ranking ties, since the HDI rank is actually determined using HDI values to the sixth decimal point.
  • This revision of the index was released on 10 June 2011 and estimates the HDI of countries for 2010. It does not include 23 UN members, due to lack of data.
  • The number in brackets represents the number of ranks the country has climbed (up or down) relative to the revised estimates for 2007, released on 5 October 2009.

Very high human development (developed countries)

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to old 2009 values for 2007 New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to new 2010 estimates for 2009
1 steady  Norway 0.938 increase 0.001
2 steady  Australia 0.937 increase 0.002
3 increase (17)  New Zealand 0.907 increase 0.003
4 increase (9)  United States 0.902 increase 0.003
5 steady  Ireland 0.895 increase 0.001
6 increase (13)  Liechtenstein 0.891 increase 0.002
7 decrease (1)  Netherlands 0.890 increase 0.002
8 decrease (4)  Canada 0.888 increase 0.002
9 decrease (2)  Sweden 0.885 increase 0.001
10 increase (12)  Germany 0.885 increase 0.002
11 decrease (1)  Japan 0.884 increase 0.003
12 increase (14)  South Korea 0.877 increase 0.005
13 decrease (4)  Switzerland 0.874 increase 0.002
14 decrease (6)  France 0.872 increase 0.003
15 increase (12)  Israel 0.872 increase 0.001
16 decrease (4)  Finland 0.871 increase 0.002
17 decrease (14)  Iceland 0.869 steady
18 decrease (1)  Belgium 0.867 increase 0.002
19 decrease (3)  Denmark 0.866 increase 0.002
20 decrease (5)  Spain 0.863 increase 0.003
21 increase (3)  Hong Kong 0.862 increase 0.005
22 increase (3)  Greece 0.855 increase 0.002
Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to old 2009 values for 2007 New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to new 2010 estimates for 2009
23 decrease (5)  Italy 0.854 increase 0.003
24 decrease (13)  Luxembourg 0.852 increase 0.002
25 decrease (11)  Austria 0.851 increase 0.002
26 decrease (5)  United Kingdom 0.849 increase 0.002
27 decrease (5)  Singapore 0.846 increase 0.005
28 increase (8)  Czech Republic 0.841 steady
29 steady  Slovenia 0.828 increase 0.002
30 increase (2)  Andorra 0.824 increase 0.002
31 increase (11)  Slovakia 0.818 increase 0.003
32 increase (3)  United Arab Emirates 0.815 increase 0.003
33 increase (5)  Malta 0.815 increase 0.002
34 increase (6)  Estonia 0.812 increase 0.003
35 decrease (3)  Cyprus 0.810 increase 0.001
36 increase (7)  Hungary 0.805 increase 0.002
37 decrease (7)  Brunei 0.805 increase 0.001
38 decrease (5)  Qatar 0.803 increase 0.005
39 steady  Bahrain 0.801 increase 0.003
40 decrease (6)  Portugal 0.795 increase 0.004
41 steady  Poland 0.795 increase 0.004
42 decrease (5)  Barbados 0.788 increase 0.001
43 increase (9)  Bahamas 0.784 increase 0.001

High human development (developing countries)

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to old 2009 values for 2007 New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to new 2010 estimates for 2009
44 increase (2)  Lithuania 0.783 increase 0.001
45 decrease (1)  Chile 0.783 increase 0.004
46 increase (3)  Argentina 0.775 increase 0.003
47 decrease (16)  Kuwait 0.771 increase 0.002
48 steady  Latvia 0.769 steady
49 increase (16)  Montenegro 0.769 increase 0.001
50 increase (13)  Romania 0.767 increase 0.003
51 decrease (6)  Croatia 0.767 increase 0.002
52 decrease (2)  Uruguay 0.765 increase 0.005
53 decrease(2)  Cuba 0.760 N/A
54 N/A  Palau 0.757 N/A
55 increase (2)  Libya 0.755 increase 0.006
56 increase (6)  Panama 0.755 increase 0.004
57 increase (4)  Saudi Arabia 0.752 increase 0.004
58 decrease (3)  Mexico 0.750 increase 0.005
59 increase (9)  Malaysia 0.744 increase 0.005
60 increase (3)  Bulgaria 0.743 increase 0.002
61 increase (5)  Trinidad and Tobago 0.736 increase 0.004
62 increase (7)  Serbia 0.735 increase 0.002
63 increase (7)  Belarus 0.732 increase 0.003
64 decrease (8)  Costa Rica 0.725 increase 0.002
65 increase (15)  Peru 0.723 increase 0.005
Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to old 2009 values for 2007 New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to new 2010 estimates for 2009
66 increase (6)  Albania 0.719 increase 0.003
67 increase (6)  Russia 0.719 increase 0.005
68 increase (16)  Kazakhstan 0.714 increase 0.003
69 increase (19)  Azerbaijan 0.713 increase 0.003
70 increase (8)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.710 increase 0.001
71 increase (16)  Ukraine 0.710 increase 0.004
72 increase (18)  Iran 0.702 increase 0.005
73 increase (1)  Macedonia 0.701 increase 0.004
74 increase (9)  Mauritius 0.701 increase 0.004
75 increase (2)  Brazil 0.699 increase 0.006
76 increase (15)  Georgia 0.698 increase 0.003
77 decrease (17)  Venezuela 0.696 steady
78 increase (8)  Armenia 0.695 increase 0.002
79 increase (3)  Ecuador 0.695 increase 0.003
80 increase (15)  Belize 0.694 steady
81 decrease (2)  Colombia 0.689 increase 0.004
82 increase (20)  Jamaica 0.688 increase 0.002
83 increase (17)  Tunisia 0.683 increase 0.006
84 increase (14)  Jordan 0.681 increase 0.004
85 decrease (4)  Turkey 0.679 increase 0.005
86 increase (20)  Algeria 0.677 increase 0.006

Medium human development (developing countries)

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to old 2009 values for 2007 New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to new 2010 estimates for 2009
87 increase (14)  Tonga 0.677 increase 0.002
88 increase (2)  Fiji 0.669 increase 0.002
89 decrease (1)  Turkmenistan 0.669 increase 0.007
90 decrease (1)  Dominican Republic 0.663 increase 0.003
91 increase (2)  China 0.663 increase 0.008
92 decrease (1)  El Salvador 0.659 increase 0.004
93 increase (2)  Sri Lanka 0.658 increase 0.005
94 increase (7)  Thailand 0.654 increase 0.006
95 decrease (3)  Gabon 0.648 increase 0.006
96 increase (2)  Suriname 0.646 increase 0.003
97 increase (13) Palestinian National Authority Palestinian territories 0.645 N/A
98 increase (2)  Bolivia 0.643 increase 0.006
99 decrease (1)  Paraguay 0.640 increase 0.006
100 increase (1)  Philippines 0.638 increase 0.003
101 increase (2)  Botswana 0.633 increase 0.006
102 decrease (5)  Moldova 0.623 increase 0.003
103 decrease (8)  Mongolia 0.622 increase 0.006
104 steady  Egypt 0.620 increase 0.006
105 steady  Uzbekistan 0.617 increase 0.005
106 steady  Micronesia, Federated States of 0.614 increase 0.002
107 steady  Guyana 0.611 increase 0.006
108 steady  Namibia 0.606 increase 0.003
Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to old 2009 values for 2007 New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to new 2010 estimates for 2009
109 steady  Honduras 0.604 increase 0.003
110 increase (2)  Maldives 0.602 increase 0.007
111 decrease (1)  Indonesia 0.600 increase 0.007
112 decrease (1)  Kyrgyzstan 0.598 increase 0.004
113 steady  South Africa 0.597 increase 0.003
114 steady  Syria 0.589 increase 0.003
115 steady  Tajikistan 0.580 increase 0.004
116 steady  Vietnam 0.572 increase 0.006
117 steady  Morocco 0.567 increase 0.005
118 increase (1)  Nicaragua 0.565 increase 0.003
119 decrease (1)  Guatemala 0.560 increase 0.004
120 steady  Equatorial Guinea 0.538 increase 0.002
121 steady  Cape Verde 0.534 increase 0.003
122 increase(12)  India 0.519 increase 0.007
123 steady  Timor-Leste 0.502 increase 0.005
124 steady  Swaziland 0.498 increase 0.006
125 increase (1)  Laos 0.497 increase 0.007
126 decrease (1)  Solomon Islands 0.494 increase 0.002
127 steady  Cambodia 0.494 increase 0.005
128 increase (1)  Pakistan 0.490 increase 0.003
129 decrease (1)  Congo 0.489 increase 0.006

Low human development (developing countries)

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to old 2009 values for 2007 New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to new 2010 estimates for 2009
130 steady  São Tomé and Príncipe 0.488 increase 0.003
131 increase (1)  Kenya 0.470 increase 0.006
132 decrease (1)  Bangladesh 0.469 increase 0.006
133 steady  Ghana 0.467 increase 0.004
134 steady  Cameroon 0.460 increase 0.004
135 increase (1)  Burma 0.451 increase 0.007
136 decrease (1)  Yemen 0.439 increase 0.008
137 steady  Benin 0.435 increase 0.003
138 steady  Madagascar 0.435 decrease 0.001
139 steady  Mauritania 0.433 increase 0.004
140 steady  Papua New Guinea 0.431 increase 0.005
141 steady  Nepal 0.428 increase 0.005
142 steady  Togo 0.428 increase 0.003
143 increase (1)  Comoros 0.428 increase 0.002
144 increase (1)  Lesotho 0.427 increase 0.004
145 decrease (2)  Nigeria 0.423 increase 0.004
146 steady  Uganda 0.422 increase 0.006
147 steady  Senegal 0.411 increase 0.003
148 steady  Haiti 0.404 decrease 0.006
149 increase (2)  Angola 0.403 increase 0.004
150 increase (1)  Djibouti 0.402 increase 0.003
151 decrease (2)  Tanzania 0.398 increase 0.006
Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to old 2009 values for 2007 New 2010 estimates for 2010
 Change compared to new 2010 estimates for 2009
152 steady  Côte d'Ivoire 0.397 increase 0.003
153 steady  Zambia 0.395 increase 0.008
154 steady  Gambia 0.390 increase 0.005
155 increase (2)  Rwanda 0.385 increase 0.006
156 decrease (1)  Malawi 0.385 increase 0.009
157 decrease (1)  Sudan 0.379 increase 0.004
158 steady  Afghanistan 0.349 increase 0.007
159 steady  Guinea 0.340 increase 0.002
160 increase (1)  Ethiopia 0.328 increase 0.004
161 decrease (1)  Sierra Leone 0.317 increase 0.004
162 steady  Central African Republic 0.315 increase 0.004
163 increase (1)  Mali 0.309 increase 0.004
164 decrease (1)  Burkina Faso 0.305 increase 0.002
165 steady  Liberia 0.300 increase 0.006
166 steady  Chad 0.295 increase 0.002
167 steady  Guinea-Bissau 0.289 increase 0.003
168 steady  Mozambique 0.284 increase 0.004
169 steady  Burundi 0.282 increase 0.006
170 steady  Niger 0.261 increase 0.003
171 steady  Democratic Republic of Congo 0.239 increase 0.006
172 steady  Zimbabwe 0.140 increase 0.022

List of countries by continent

Africa

10 highest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
High human development
1  Libya 0.755
2  Mauritius 0.701
3  Tunisia 0.683
4  Algeria 0.677
Medium human development
5  Gabon 0.648
6  Botswana 0.633
7  Egypt 0.620
8  Namibia 0.606
9  South Africa 0.597
10  Morocco 0.567

10 lowest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Low human development
1  Zimbabwe 0.140
2  Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.239
3  Niger 0.261
4  Burundi 0.282
5  Mozambique 0.284
6  Guinea-Bissau 0.289
7  Chad 0.295
8  Liberia 0.300
9  Burkina Faso 0.305
10  Mali 0.309

Americas

10 highest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Very high human development
1  United States 0.902
2  Canada 0.888
3  Barbados 0.788
4  Bahamas 0.784
High human development
5  Chile 0.783
6  Argentina 0.775
7  Uruguay 0.765
8  Cuba 0.760
9  Panama 0.755
10  Mexico 0.750

10 lowest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Low human development
1  Haiti 0.404
Medium human development
2  Guatemala 0.560
3  Nicaragua 0.565
4  Honduras 0.604
5  Guyana 0.611
6  Paraguay 0.640
7  Bolivia 0.643
8  Suriname 0.646
9  El Salvador 0.659
10  Dominican Republic 0.663

Asia and Oceania

10 highest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Very high human development
1  Australia 0.937
2  New Zealand 0.907
3  Japan 0.884
4  South Korea 0.877
5  Israel 0.872
6  Hong Kong 0.862
7  Singapore 0.846
8  United Arab Emirates 0.815
9  Cyprus 0.810
10  Brunei 0.805

10 lowest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Low human development
1  Afghanistan 0.349
2  Nepal 0.428
3  Papua New Guinea 0.431
4  Yemen 0.439
5  Myanmar 0.451
6  Bangladesh 0.469
Medium human development
7  Pakistan 0.490
8  Cambodia 0.494
9  Solomon Islands 0.494
10  Laos 0.497

Europe

10 highest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Very high human development
1  Norway 0.938
2  Ireland 0.895
3  Liechtenstein 0.891
4  Netherlands 0.890
5  Sweden 0.885
6  Germany 0.885
7  Switzerland 0.874
8  France 0.872
9  Finland 0.871
10  Iceland 0.869

10 lowest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Medium human development
1  Moldova 0.623
High human development
2  Turkey 0.683
3  Armenia 0.695
4  Georgia 0.698
5  Macedonia 0.701
6  Ukraine 0.710
7  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.710
8  Azerbaijan 0.713
9  Russia 0.719
10  Albania 0.719

List of countries by non-continental region

Arab League member states

10 highest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Very high human development
1  United Arab Emirates 0.815
2  Qatar 0.803
3  Bahrain 0.801
High human development
4  Kuwait 0.771
5  Libya 0.755
6  Saudi Arabia 0.752
7  Tunisia 0.683
8  Jordan 0.681
9  Algeria 0.677
Medium human development
10 Palestinian National Authority Palestinian territories 0.645

10 lowest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Low human development
1  Sudan 0.379
2  Djibouti 0.402
3  Comoros 0.428
4  Mauritania 0.433
5  Yemen 0.439
Medium human development
6  Morocco 0.567
7  Syria 0.589
8  Egypt 0.620
9 Palestinian National Authority Palestinian territories 0.645
High human development
10  Algeria 0.677

European Union

HDI (average of all members): 0.835

10 highest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Very high human development
1  Ireland 0.895
2  Netherlands 0.890
3  Sweden 0.885
4  Germany 0.885
5  France 0.872
6  Finland 0.871
7  Belgium 0.867
8  Denmark 0.866
9  Spain 0.863
10  Greece 0.855

10 lowest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
High human development
1  Bulgaria 0.743
2  Romania 0.767
3  Latvia 0.769
4  Lithuania 0.783
Very high human development
5  Poland 0.795
6  Portugal 0.795
7  Hungary 0.805
8  Cyprus 0.810
9  Estonia 0.812
10  Malta 0.815

East Asia and the Pacific

10 highest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Very high human development
1  Australia 0.937
2  New Zealand 0.907
3  Japan 0.884
4  South Korea 0.877
5  Hong Kong 0.862
6  Singapore 0.846
7  Brunei 0.805
High human development
8  Palau 0.757
9  Malaysia 0.744
10  Tonga 0.677

10 lowest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Low human development
1  Papua New Guinea 0.431
2  Myanmar 0.451
Medium human development
3  Cambodia 0.494
4  Solomon Islands 0.494
5  Laos 0.497
6  Timor-Leste 0.502
7  Vietnam 0.572
8  Indonesia 0.600
9  Micronesia, Federated States of 0.614
10  Mongolia 0.622

Latin America

10 highest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
High human development
1  Chile 0.783
2  Argentina 0.775
3  Uruguay 0.765
4  Cuba 0.760
5  Panama 0.755
6  Mexico 0.750
7  Costa Rica 0.725
8  Peru 0.723
9  Brazil 0.699
10  Venezuela 0.696

10 lowest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Low human development
1  Haiti 0.404
Medium human development
2  Guatemala 0.560
3  Nicaragua 0.565
4  Honduras 0.604
5  Paraguay 0.640
6  Bolivia 0.643
7  El Salvador 0.659
8  Dominican Republic 0.663
High human development
9  Colombia 0.689
10  Ecuador 0.695

Middle East and North Africa

10 highest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Very high human development
1  Israel 0.872
2  United Arab Emirates 0.815
3  Cyprus 0.810
4  Qatar 0.803
5  Bahrain 0.801
High human development
6  Kuwait 0.771
7  Libya 0.755
8  Saudi Arabia 0.752
9  Iran 0.702
10  Tunisia 0.683

10 lowest HDIs

Rank Country HDI
New 2010 estimates for 2010
Low human development
1  Sudan 0.379
2  Yemen 0.439
Medium human development
3  Morocco 0.567
4  Syria 0.589
5  Egypt 0.620
6 Palestinian National Authority Palestinian territories 0.645
High human development
7  Algeria 0.677
8  Turkey 0.679
9  Jordan 0.681
10  Tunisia 0.683

HDI by regions & groups

Region or Group
(not including:
Cuba, Palau,
and the
Palestinian territories.)		 2010
estimates
for 2010
HDI		 2010
estimates
for 2009
HDI
Very high human development
OECD Developed 0.879 increase 0.876
Very High Human Development 0.878 increase 0.875
Non-OECD Developed 0.844 increase 0.840
High human development
High Human Development 0.717 increase 0.712
Latin America and the Caribbean 0.704 increase 0.699
Europe and Central Asia 0.702 increase 0.698
Medium human development
East Asia and the Pacific 0.643 increase 0.636
World 0.624 increase 0.619
Medium Human Development 0.592 increase 0.586
Arab states 0.588 increase 0.583
South Asia 0.516 increase 0.510
Low human development
Low Human Development 0.393 increase 0.388
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.389 increase 0.384
Least developed countries 0.386 increase 0.382

Countries missing from latest report

UN member states (latest UNDP data)

Year Country HDI Rank Source
Publication Data
Very high human development
1997 N/A  Monaco 0.946 N/A
1997 N/A  San Marino 0.944 N/A
High human development
2009 2007  Antigua and Barbuda 0.868 47
2009 2007  Oman 0.846 56
2009 2007  Seychelles 0.845 57
2009 2007  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.838 62
2009 2007  Saint Lucia 0.821 69
2009 2007  Dominica 0.814 73
2009 2007  Grenada 0.813 74
2009 2007  Lebanon 0.803 83
Medium human development
2009 2007  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.772 91
2009 2007  Samoa 0.771 94
1998 1995  North Korea 0.766 75
2009 2007  Vanuatu 0.693 126
1998 N/A  Nauru 0.663 N/A
2009 2007  Bhutan 0.619 132
2000 1998  Iraq 0.583 126
1998 N/A  Tuvalu 0.583 N/A
1998 N/A  Marshall Islands 0.563 N/A
1998 N/A  Kiribati 0.515 N/A
Low human development
2009 2007  Eritrea 0.472 165
2001 2001  Somalia 0.284 161

Non-UN members (not calculated by the UNDP)

Year Country or Territory HDI Rank Source
Publication Data
Very high human development
1998 N/A  Puerto Rico 0.942 N/A
2008 2005  Martinique 0.929 24
1998 N/A  Greenland 0.927 N/A
2008 2005  Guadeloupe 0.912 28
2010 2007  Macau 0.944 23
2010 2010  Republic of China (Taiwan) 0.868 18
High human development
2008 2005  New Caledonia 0.878 34
2007 2004  Réunion 0.870 35
2008 2005  French Polynesia 0.864 42
2008 2005  French Guiana 0.862 43
Medium human development
2004 2003  Kosovo 0.734 N/A

See also

  • American Human Development Project
  • Happy Planet Index
  • List of African countries by Human Development Index
  • List of Argentine provinces by Human Development Index
  • List of Australian states and territories by HDI
  • List of Brazilian states by Human Development Index
  • List of Chilean regions by Human Development Index
  • List of Chinese administrative divisions by Human Development Index
  • List of countries by Human Development Index/Former reports
  • List of countries by inequality-adjusted HDI
  • List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index
  • List of Indonesian provinces by HDI
  • List of Mexican states by Human Development Index
  • List of Pakistani Districts by Human Development Index
  • List of Philippine provinces by Human Development Index
  • List of Russian federal subjects by HDI
  • List of sovereign states in Europe by Human Development Index
  • List of Venezuelan states by human development index
  • Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe statistics
  • Satisfaction with Life Index

Notes

  1. ^ The UN had 192 members in 2010: South Sudan (193rd UN member) was not yet independent from Sudan.
  2. ^ Somalia's last inclusion in the HDI ranking was in the 1996 report (1993 data).
  3. ^ The UN does not recognize Republic of China or Taiwan as a sovereign state. The HDI report includes Taiwan as part of China when calculating China's figures (see Political status of Taiwan). The ROC's government calculated its HDI to be 0.868, based on 2010 new methodology of UNDP for calculating 2010 HDIs.

  1. ^ Human Development Index (HDI) - 2010 Rankings (the column on the right side), HDRO (Human Development Report Office), United Nations Development Programme
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  3. ^ "The Human Development concept". UNDP. 2010. http://hdr.undp.org/en/humandev/. Retrieved 29 July 2011. 
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