Table 2: Trends in the Human Development Index, 1990-2015
Human Development Index (HDI) | Change in HDI rank | Average annual HDI growth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HDI rank | Country | Value | (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2010-2015 | a | 1990-2000 | 2000-2010 | 2010-2015 | 1990-2015 | ||||||||||||||||
VERY HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Norway | 0.849 | 0.917 | 0.939 | 0.941 | 0.942 | 0.945 | 0.948 | 0.949 | 0 | 0.77 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.45 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Australia | 0.866 | 0.899 | 0.927 | 0.930 | 0.933 | 0.936 | 0.937 | 0.939 | 1 | 0.38 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.32 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Switzerland | 0.831 | 0.888 | 0.932 | 0.932 | 0.934 | 0.936 | 0.938 | 0.939 | 0 | 0.67 | 0.49 | 0.16 | 0.49 | |||||||||||||||
4 | Germany | 0.801 | 0.860 | 0.912 | 0.916 | 0.919 | 0.920 | 0.924 | 0.926 | 0 | 0.71 | 0.59 | 0.30 | 0.58 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Denmark | 0.799 | 0.862 | 0.910 | 0.922 | 0.924 | 0.926 | 0.923 | 0.925 | 2 | 0.76 | 0.55 | 0.32 | 0.59 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Singapore | 0.718 | 0.820 | 0.911 | 0.917 | 0.920 | 0.922 | 0.924 | 0.925 | 0 | 1.34 | 1.05 | 0.30 | 1.02 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Netherlands | 0.830 | 0.878 | 0.911 | 0.921 | 0.922 | 0.923 | 0.923 | 0.924 | -2 | 0.56 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.43 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Ireland | 0.762 | 0.857 | 0.909 | 0.895 | 0.902 | 0.910 | 0.920 | 0.923 | 1 | 1.17 | 0.60 | 0.29 | 0.77 | |||||||||||||||
9 | Iceland | 0.797 | 0.854 | 0.894 | 0.901 | 0.907 | 0.915 | 0.919 | 0.921 | 7 | 0.70 | 0.46 | 0.60 | 0.58 | |||||||||||||||
10 | Canada | 0.849 | 0.867 | 0.903 | 0.907 | 0.909 | 0.912 | 0.919 | 0.920 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.32 | |||||||||||||||
10 | United States | 0.860 | 0.884 | 0.910 | 0.913 | 0.915 | 0.916 | 0.918 | 0.920 | -3 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.27 | |||||||||||||||
12 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 0.781 | 0.825 | 0.898 | 0.905 | 0.907 | 0.913 | 0.916 | 0.917 | 3 | 0.55 | 0.85 | 0.42 | 0.64 | |||||||||||||||
13 | New Zealand | 0.818 | 0.868 | 0.901 | 0.904 | 0.908 | 0.910 | 0.913 | 0.915 | 0 | 0.61 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.45 | |||||||||||||||
14 | Sweden | 0.815 | 0.877 | 0.901 | 0.903 | 0.904 | 0.906 | 0.909 | 0.913 | -1 | 0.73 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.45 | |||||||||||||||
15 | Liechtenstein | .. | 0.862 | 0.904 | 0.909 | 0.908 | 0.912 | 0.911 | 0.912 | -5 | .. | 0.48 | 0.16 | .. | |||||||||||||||
16 | United Kingdom | 0.775 | 0.866 | 0.902 | 0.898 | 0.899 | 0.904 | 0.908 | 0.909 | -4 | 1.13 | 0.41 | 0.16 | 0.64 | |||||||||||||||
17 | Japan | 0.814 | 0.856 | 0.884 | 0.889 | 0.894 | 0.899 | 0.902 | 0.903 | 1 | 0.51 | 0.32 | 0.44 | 0.42 | |||||||||||||||
18 | Korea (Republic of) | 0.731 | 0.820 | 0.884 | 0.889 | 0.891 | 0.896 | 0.899 | 0.901 | 0 | 1.15 | 0.76 | 0.37 | 0.84 | |||||||||||||||
19 | Israel | 0.785 | 0.850 | 0.883 | 0.889 | 0.891 | 0.895 | 0.898 | 0.899 | 2 | 0.81 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.54 | |||||||||||||||
20 | Luxembourg | 0.782 | 0.854 | 0.894 | 0.892 | 0.892 | 0.892 | 0.896 | 0.898 | -4 | 0.88 | 0.46 | 0.11 | 0.56 | |||||||||||||||
21 | France | 0.779 | 0.849 | 0.882 | 0.885 | 0.887 | 0.890 | 0.894 | 0.897 | 1 | 0.86 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.57 | |||||||||||||||
22 | Belgium | 0.805 | 0.873 | 0.884 | 0.886 | 0.889 | 0.890 | 0.895 | 0.896 | -4 | 0.81 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.42 | |||||||||||||||
23 | Finland | 0.783 | 0.856 | 0.878 | 0.884 | 0.887 | 0.890 | 0.893 | 0.895 | 1 | 0.90 | 0.25 | 0.37 | 0.53 | |||||||||||||||
24 | Austria | 0.794 | 0.837 | 0.880 | 0.884 | 0.887 | 0.892 | 0.892 | 0.893 | -1 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.31 | 0.47 | |||||||||||||||
25 | Slovenia | 0.767 | 0.824 | 0.876 | 0.877 | 0.878 | 0.888 | 0.888 | 0.890 | 0 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.33 | 0.60 | |||||||||||||||
26 | Italy | 0.768 | 0.828 | 0.872 | 0.877 | 0.876 | 0.877 | 0.881 | 0.887 | 0 | 0.76 | 0.51 | 0.34 | 0.58 | |||||||||||||||
27 | Spain | 0.755 | 0.825 | 0.867 | 0.871 | 0.874 | 0.877 | 0.882 | 0.884 | 0 | 0.90 | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.64 | |||||||||||||||
28 | Czech Republic | 0.761 | 0.821 | 0.861 | 0.864 | 0.865 | 0.871 | 0.875 | 0.878 | 0 | 0.76 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.57 | |||||||||||||||
29 | Greece | 0.760 | 0.801 | 0.860 | 0.858 | 0.860 | 0.862 | 0.865 | 0.866 | 0 | 0.52 | 0.71 | 0.14 | 0.52 | |||||||||||||||
30 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.782 | 0.819 | 0.846 | 0.852 | 0.860 | 0.863 | 0.864 | 0.865 | 1 | 0.46 | 0.33 | 0.43 | 0.40 | |||||||||||||||
30 | Estonia | 0.728 | 0.781 | 0.838 | 0.850 | 0.856 | 0.860 | 0.863 | 0.865 | 2 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.69 | |||||||||||||||
32 | Andorra | .. | .. | 0.819 | 0.819 | 0.843 | 0.850 | 0.857 | 0.858 | 9 | .. | .. | 0.95 | .. | |||||||||||||||
33 | Cyprus | 0.733 | 0.800 | 0.847 | 0.850 | 0.849 | 0.850 | 0.854 | 0.856 | -3 | 0.88 | 0.58 | 0.20 | 0.62 | |||||||||||||||
33 | Malta | 0.736 | 0.783 | 0.826 | 0.821 | 0.828 | 0.847 | 0.853 | 0.856 | 3 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.71 | 0.61 | |||||||||||||||
33 | Qatar | 0.754 | 0.809 | 0.827 | 0.837 | 0.843 | 0.854 | 0.855 | 0.856 | 2 | 0.71 | 0.22 | 0.68 | 0.51 | |||||||||||||||
36 | Poland | 0.712 | 0.784 | 0.829 | 0.834 | 0.838 | 0.850 | 0.852 | 0.855 | -3 | 0.97 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.74 | |||||||||||||||
37 | Lithuania | 0.731 | 0.757 | 0.826 | 0.830 | 0.834 | 0.841 | 0.846 | 0.848 | -1 | 0.36 | 0.87 | 0.53 | 0.60 | |||||||||||||||
38 | Chile | 0.700 | 0.761 | 0.820 | 0.826 | 0.831 | 0.841 | 0.845 | 0.847 | 2 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.76 | |||||||||||||||
38 | Saudi Arabia | 0.698 | 0.742 | 0.803 | 0.818 | 0.830 | 0.841 | 0.845 | 0.847 | 9 | 0.61 | 0.80 | 1.05 | 0.77 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Slovakia | 0.738 | 0.763 | 0.829 | 0.835 | 0.838 | 0.841 | 0.842 | 0.845 | -7 | 0.34 | 0.83 | 0.39 | 0.54 | |||||||||||||||
41 | Portugal | 0.711 | 0.782 | 0.818 | 0.824 | 0.827 | 0.837 | 0.841 | 0.843 | 1 | 0.97 | 0.45 | 0.59 | 0.68 | |||||||||||||||
42 | United Arab Emirates | 0.726 | 0.798 | 0.824 | 0.826 | 0.829 | 0.832 | 0.836 | 0.840 | -4 | 0.94 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.58 | |||||||||||||||
43 | Hungary | 0.703 | 0.769 | 0.821 | 0.823 | 0.824 | 0.834 | 0.834 | 0.836 | -4 | 0.89 | 0.67 | 0.36 | 0.70 | |||||||||||||||
44 | Latvia | 0.703 | 0.728 | 0.810 | 0.812 | 0.814 | 0.822 | 0.828 | 0.830 | 1 | 0.35 | 1.07 | 0.49 | 0.67 | |||||||||||||||
45 | Argentina | 0.705 | 0.771 | 0.816 | 0.822 | 0.823 | 0.825 | 0.826 | 0.827 | -2 | 0.90 | 0.57 | 0.28 | 0.64 | |||||||||||||||
45 | Croatia | 0.669 | 0.749 | 0.808 | 0.815 | 0.817 | 0.820 | 0.823 | 0.827 | 1 | 1.13 | 0.77 | 0.47 | 0.85 | |||||||||||||||
47 | Bahrain | 0.745 | 0.794 | 0.812 | 0.812 | 0.815 | 0.820 | 0.823 | 0.824 | -3 | 0.63 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.40 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Montenegro | .. | .. | 0.792 | 0.797 | 0.799 | 0.803 | 0.804 | 0.807 | 2 | .. | .. | 0.38 | .. | |||||||||||||||
49 | Russian Federation | 0.733 | 0.720 | 0.785 | 0.792 | 0.799 | 0.803 | 0.805 | 0.804 | 5 | -0.18 | 0.87 | 0.48 | 0.37 | |||||||||||||||
50 | Romania | 0.700 | 0.708 | 0.798 | 0.797 | 0.794 | 0.797 | 0.798 | 0.802 | -2 | 0.11 | 1.20 | 0.12 | 0.55 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Kuwait | 0.713 | 0.786 | 0.792 | 0.794 | 0.796 | 0.787 | 0.799 | 0.800 | -1 | 0.98 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 0.46 | |||||||||||||||
HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Belarus | .. | 0.681 | 0.787 | 0.793 | 0.796 | 0.796 | 0.798 | 0.796 | 1 | .. | 1.45 | 0.23 | .. | |||||||||||||||
52 | Oman | .. | 0.705 | 0.797 | 0.797 | 0.796 | 0.796 | 0.795 | 0.796 | -3 | .. | 1.25 | -0.04 | .. | |||||||||||||||
54 | Barbados | 0.714 | 0.750 | 0.780 | 0.785 | 0.792 | 0.793 | 0.794 | 0.795 | 2 | 0.49 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.43 | |||||||||||||||
54 | Uruguay | 0.692 | 0.742 | 0.780 | 0.784 | 0.788 | 0.791 | 0.794 | 0.795 | 2 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.55 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Bulgaria | 0.700 | 0.713 | 0.775 | 0.778 | 0.781 | 0.787 | 0.792 | 0.794 | 3 | 0.19 | 0.83 | 0.49 | 0.50 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Kazakhstan | 0.690 | 0.685 | 0.766 | 0.774 | 0.782 | 0.789 | 0.793 | 0.794 | 7 | -0.07 | 1.13 | 0.72 | 0.56 | |||||||||||||||
58 | Bahamas | .. | 0.778 | 0.788 | 0.789 | 0.790 | 0.789 | 0.790 | 0.792 | -6 | .. | 0.13 | 0.08 | .. | |||||||||||||||
59 | Malaysia | 0.643 | 0.725 | 0.774 | 0.776 | 0.779 | 0.783 | 0.787 | 0.789 | 1 | 1.20 | 0.67 | 0.39 | 0.83 | |||||||||||||||
60 | Palau | .. | 0.741 | 0.770 | 0.775 | 0.779 | 0.782 | 0.783 | 0.788 | 2 | .. | 0.38 | 0.47 | .. | |||||||||||||||
60 | Panama | 0.662 | 0.721 | 0.758 | 0.765 | 0.773 | 0.780 | 0.785 | 0.788 | 4 | 0.86 | 0.50 | 0.76 | 0.70 | |||||||||||||||
62 | Antigua and Barbuda | .. | .. | 0.782 | 0.778 | 0.781 | 0.782 | 0.784 | 0.786 | -7 | .. | .. | 0.08 | .. | |||||||||||||||
63 | Seychelles | .. | 0.714 | 0.744 | 0.755 | 0.762 | 0.766 | 0.781 | 0.782 | 11 | .. | 0.41 | 1.02 | .. | |||||||||||||||
64 | Mauritius | 0.620 | 0.673 | 0.748 | 0.756 | 0.765 | 0.769 | 0.779 | 0.781 | 6 | 0.83 | 1.05 | 0.89 | 0.93 | |||||||||||||||
65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.670 | 0.715 | 0.774 | 0.772 | 0.773 | 0.778 | 0.779 | 0.780 | -5 | 0.65 | 0.79 | 0.16 | 0.61 | |||||||||||||||
66 | Costa Rica | 0.653 | 0.708 | 0.752 | 0.758 | 0.762 | 0.768 | 0.775 | 0.776 | 3 | 0.82 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.70 | |||||||||||||||
66 | Serbia | 0.714 | 0.709 | 0.757 | 0.767 | 0.766 | 0.771 | 0.775 | 0.776 | 0 | -0.07 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.33 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Cuba | 0.676 | 0.686 | 0.780 | 0.778 | 0.773 | 0.772 | 0.772 | 0.775 | -12 | 0.15 | 1.28 | -0.13 | 0.55 | |||||||||||||||
69 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.572 | 0.666 | 0.745 | 0.755 | 0.769 | 0.770 | 0.774 | 0.774 | 3 | 1.53 | 1.12 | 0.78 | 1.22 | |||||||||||||||
70 | Georgia | .. | 0.673 | 0.742 | 0.749 | 0.755 | 0.759 | 0.768 | 0.769 | 5 | .. | 0.99 | 0.72 | .. | |||||||||||||||
71 | Turkey | 0.576 | 0.653 | 0.737 | 0.750 | 0.754 | 0.759 | 0.764 | 0.767 | 9 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 0.81 | 1.15 | |||||||||||||||
71 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.634 | 0.672 | 0.756 | 0.767 | 0.770 | 0.771 | 0.769 | 0.767 | -4 | 0.58 | 1.18 | 0.29 | 0.76 | |||||||||||||||
73 | Sri Lanka | 0.626 | 0.686 | 0.746 | 0.752 | 0.757 | 0.760 | 0.764 | 0.766 | -2 | 0.92 | 0.84 | 0.56 | 0.82 | |||||||||||||||
74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | .. | .. | 0.741 | 0.746 | 0.749 | 0.756 | 0.762 | 0.765 | 2 | .. | .. | 0.64 | .. | |||||||||||||||
75 | Albania | 0.635 | 0.662 | 0.738 | 0.752 | 0.759 | 0.761 | 0.762 | 0.764 | 4 | 0.41 | 1.10 | 0.70 | 0.74 | |||||||||||||||
76 | Lebanon | .. | .. | 0.758 | 0.763 | 0.766 | 0.763 | 0.763 | 0.763 | -12 | .. | .. | 0.14 | .. | |||||||||||||||
77 | Mexico | 0.648 | 0.700 | 0.745 | 0.748 | 0.753 | 0.754 | 0.758 | 0.762 | -5 | 0.77 | 0.63 | 0.44 | 0.65 | |||||||||||||||
78 | Azerbaijan | .. | 0.642 | 0.741 | 0.742 | 0.745 | 0.752 | 0.758 | 0.759 | -2 | .. | 1.43 | 0.48 | .. | |||||||||||||||
79 | Brazil | 0.611 | 0.685 | 0.724 | 0.730 | 0.734 | 0.747 | 0.754 | 0.754 | 7 | 1.15 | 0.55 | 0.83 | 0.85 | |||||||||||||||
79 | Grenada | .. | .. | 0.741 | 0.744 | 0.745 | 0.749 | 0.751 | 0.754 | -3 | .. | .. | 0.33 | .. | |||||||||||||||
81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | .. | .. | 0.711 | 0.728 | 0.735 | 0.742 | 0.747 | 0.750 | 14 | .. | .. | 1.07 | .. | |||||||||||||||
82 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | .. | .. | 0.735 | 0.739 | 0.741 | 0.743 | 0.746 | 0.748 | 0 | .. | .. | 0.35 | .. | |||||||||||||||
83 | Algeria | 0.577 | 0.644 | 0.724 | 0.732 | 0.737 | 0.741 | 0.743 | 0.745 | 3 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 0.56 | 1.03 | |||||||||||||||
84 | Armenia | 0.634 | 0.644 | 0.729 | 0.732 | 0.736 | 0.739 | 0.741 | 0.743 | 1 | 0.16 | 1.24 | 0.39 | 0.64 | |||||||||||||||
84 | Ukraine | 0.706 | 0.673 | 0.734 | 0.739 | 0.744 | 0.746 | 0.748 | 0.743 | -1 | -0.48 | 0.87 | 0.25 | 0.21 | |||||||||||||||
86 | Jordan | 0.620 | 0.706 | 0.737 | 0.735 | 0.737 | 0.737 | 0.741 | 0.741 | -6 | 1.31 | 0.43 | 0.13 | 0.72 | |||||||||||||||
87 | Peru | 0.613 | 0.677 | 0.721 | 0.725 | 0.731 | 0.735 | 0.737 | 0.740 | 3 | 1.01 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.76 | |||||||||||||||
87 | Thailand | 0.574 | 0.649 | 0.720 | 0.729 | 0.733 | 0.737 | 0.738 | 0.740 | 4 | 1.25 | 1.03 | 0.56 | 1.02 | |||||||||||||||
89 | Ecuador | 0.643 | 0.670 | 0.710 | 0.717 | 0.725 | 0.737 | 0.739 | 0.739 | 7 | 0.41 | 0.58 | 0.83 | 0.56 | |||||||||||||||
90 | China | 0.499 | 0.592 | 0.700 | 0.703 | 0.713 | 0.723 | 0.734 | 0.738 | 11 | 1.72 | 1.70 | 1.05 | 1.57 | |||||||||||||||
91 | Fiji | 0.641 | 0.683 | 0.709 | 0.714 | 0.719 | 0.727 | 0.734 | 0.736 | 6 | 0.64 | 0.37 | 0.75 | 0.56 | |||||||||||||||
92 | Mongolia | 0.579 | 0.588 | 0.701 | 0.712 | 0.720 | 0.729 | 0.733 | 0.735 | 8 | 0.17 | 1.77 | 0.94 | 0.96 | |||||||||||||||
92 | Saint Lucia | .. | 0.684 | 0.733 | 0.735 | 0.734 | 0.723 | 0.735 | 0.735 | -8 | .. | 0.69 | 0.06 | .. | |||||||||||||||
94 | Jamaica | 0.651 | 0.680 | 0.722 | 0.725 | 0.727 | 0.727 | 0.729 | 0.730 | -6 | 0.44 | 0.60 | 0.22 | 0.46 | |||||||||||||||
95 | Colombia | 0.592 | 0.653 | 0.700 | 0.707 | 0.712 | 0.720 | 0.724 | 0.727 | 6 | 0.99 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.83 | |||||||||||||||
96 | Dominica | .. | 0.695 | 0.722 | 0.722 | 0.721 | 0.724 | 0.724 | 0.726 | -8 | .. | 0.38 | 0.13 | .. | |||||||||||||||
97 | Suriname | .. | .. | 0.704 | 0.708 | 0.719 | 0.722 | 0.723 | 0.725 | 1 | .. | .. | 0.58 | .. | |||||||||||||||
97 | Tunisia | 0.569 | 0.654 | 0.714 | 0.717 | 0.720 | 0.722 | 0.723 | 0.725 | -5 | 1.40 | 0.88 | 0.29 | 0.97 | |||||||||||||||
99 | Dominican Republic | 0.596 | 0.656 | 0.703 | 0.706 | 0.709 | 0.712 | 0.718 | 0.722 | 0 | 0.96 | 0.69 | 0.54 | 0.77 | |||||||||||||||
99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | .. | 0.673 | 0.712 | 0.713 | 0.717 | 0.720 | 0.720 | 0.722 | -6 | .. | 0.55 | 0.28 | .. | |||||||||||||||
101 | Tonga | 0.648 | 0.674 | 0.712 | 0.717 | 0.718 | 0.716 | 0.718 | 0.721 | -8 | 0.38 | 0.56 | 0.24 | 0.42 | |||||||||||||||
102 | Libya | 0.681 | 0.732 | 0.756 | 0.706 | 0.735 | 0.730 | 0.719 | 0.716 | -35 | 0.72 | 0.32 | -1.06 | 0.20 | |||||||||||||||
103 | Belize | 0.648 | 0.677 | 0.700 | 0.702 | 0.706 | 0.705 | 0.706 | 0.706 | -2 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.19 | 0.34 | |||||||||||||||
104 | Samoa | 0.598 | 0.645 | 0.693 | 0.698 | 0.700 | 0.701 | 0.702 | 0.704 | 0 | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.32 | 0.65 | |||||||||||||||
105 | Maldives | .. | 0.587 | 0.663 | 0.675 | 0.683 | 0.693 | 0.701 | 0.701 | 10 | .. | 1.24 | 1.11 | .. | |||||||||||||||
105 | Uzbekistan | .. | 0.594 | 0.664 | 0.673 | 0.681 | 0.690 | 0.697 | 0.701 | 6 | .. | 1.12 | 1.07 | .. | |||||||||||||||
MEDIUM HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
107 | Moldova (Republic of) | 0.652 | 0.597 | 0.672 | 0.679 | 0.686 | 0.696 | 0.701 | 0.699 | 0 | -0.87 | 1.18 | 0.81 | 0.28 | |||||||||||||||
108 | Botswana | 0.585 | 0.560 | 0.678 | 0.687 | 0.693 | 0.697 | 0.698 | 0.698 | -3 | -0.43 | 1.93 | 0.56 | 0.71 | |||||||||||||||
109 | Gabon | 0.620 | 0.633 | 0.664 | 0.669 | 0.678 | 0.687 | 0.694 | 0.697 | 5 | 0.20 | 0.48 | 0.97 | 0.47 | |||||||||||||||
110 | Paraguay | 0.580 | 0.624 | 0.675 | 0.679 | 0.679 | 0.688 | 0.692 | 0.693 | -4 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.54 | 0.71 | |||||||||||||||
111 | Egypt | 0.547 | 0.612 | 0.671 | 0.673 | 0.681 | 0.686 | 0.688 | 0.691 | -3 | 1.12 | 0.93 | 0.60 | 0.94 | |||||||||||||||
111 | Turkmenistan | .. | .. | 0.665 | 0.672 | 0.678 | 0.683 | 0.688 | 0.691 | 2 | .. | .. | 0.78 | .. | |||||||||||||||
113 | Indonesia | 0.528 | 0.604 | 0.662 | 0.669 | 0.677 | 0.682 | 0.686 | 0.689 | 3 | 1.36 | 0.92 | 0.78 | 1.07 | |||||||||||||||
114 | Palestine, State of | .. | .. | 0.669 | 0.674 | 0.684 | 0.678 | 0.678 | 0.684 | -5 | .. | .. | 0.45 | .. | |||||||||||||||
115 | Viet Nam | 0.477 | 0.576 | 0.655 | 0.662 | 0.668 | 0.675 | 0.678 | 0.683 | 2 | 1.92 | 1.29 | 0.85 | 1.45 | |||||||||||||||
116 | Philippines | 0.586 | 0.622 | 0.669 | 0.666 | 0.671 | 0.676 | 0.679 | 0.682 | -7 | 0.60 | 0.72 | 0.39 | 0.61 | |||||||||||||||
117 | El Salvador | 0.529 | 0.615 | 0.666 | 0.670 | 0.675 | 0.676 | 0.678 | 0.680 | -6 | 1.52 | 0.80 | 0.41 | 1.01 | |||||||||||||||
118 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.535 | 0.607 | 0.649 | 0.655 | 0.661 | 0.666 | 0.671 | 0.674 | 0 | 1.26 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.92 | |||||||||||||||
119 | South Africa | 0.621 | 0.629 | 0.638 | 0.644 | 0.652 | 0.660 | 0.665 | 0.666 | 2 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.89 | 0.28 | |||||||||||||||
120 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.615 | 0.593 | 0.632 | 0.638 | 0.647 | 0.656 | 0.662 | 0.664 | 3 | -0.37 | 0.65 | 0.98 | 0.30 | |||||||||||||||
121 | Iraq | 0.572 | 0.607 | 0.649 | 0.656 | 0.659 | 0.658 | 0.649 | 0.649 | -3 | 0.59 | 0.67 | 0.01 | 0.51 | |||||||||||||||
122 | Cabo Verde | .. | 0.562 | 0.632 | 0.636 | 0.643 | 0.643 | 0.646 | 0.648 | 1 | .. | 1.19 | 0.50 | .. | |||||||||||||||
123 | Morocco | 0.458 | 0.530 | 0.612 | 0.623 | 0.634 | 0.640 | 0.645 | 0.647 | 4 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.12 | 1.39 | |||||||||||||||
124 | Nicaragua | 0.495 | 0.570 | 0.620 | 0.625 | 0.630 | 0.636 | 0.642 | 0.645 | 2 | 1.42 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 1.06 | |||||||||||||||
125 | Guatemala | 0.478 | 0.546 | 0.609 | 0.616 | 0.611 | 0.614 | 0.637 | 0.640 | 5 | 1.34 | 1.09 | 1.00 | 1.17 | |||||||||||||||
125 | Namibia | 0.578 | 0.556 | 0.612 | 0.619 | 0.625 | 0.632 | 0.637 | 0.640 | 2 | -0.39 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 0.41 | |||||||||||||||
127 | Guyana | 0.541 | 0.606 | 0.624 | 0.630 | 0.633 | 0.636 | 0.638 | 0.638 | -2 | 1.14 | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.66 | |||||||||||||||
127 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | .. | 0.604 | 0.638 | 0.640 | 0.641 | 0.639 | 0.637 | 0.638 | -6 | .. | 0.56 | -0.01 | .. | |||||||||||||||
129 | Tajikistan | 0.616 | 0.535 | 0.608 | 0.613 | 0.617 | 0.622 | 0.625 | 0.627 | 2 | -1.39 | 1.28 | 0.64 | 0.08 | |||||||||||||||
130 | Honduras | 0.507 | 0.557 | 0.611 | 0.614 | 0.614 | 0.618 | 0.623 | 0.625 | -1 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.45 | 0.84 | |||||||||||||||
131 | India | 0.428 | 0.494 | 0.580 | 0.590 | 0.599 | 0.607 | 0.615 | 0.624 | 4 | 1.45 | 1.62 | 1.46 | 1.52 | |||||||||||||||
132 | Bhutan | .. | .. | 0.572 | 0.581 | 0.589 | 0.596 | 0.604 | 0.607 | 5 | .. | .. | 1.19 | .. | |||||||||||||||
133 | Timor-Leste | .. | 0.470 | 0.607 | 0.618 | 0.620 | 0.612 | 0.603 | 0.605 | -1 | .. | 2.57 | -0.03 | .. | |||||||||||||||
134 | Vanuatu | .. | .. | 0.591 | 0.592 | 0.591 | 0.596 | 0.598 | 0.597 | -1 | .. | .. | 0.20 | .. | |||||||||||||||
135 | Congo | 0.521 | 0.487 | 0.558 | 0.557 | 0.576 | 0.581 | 0.589 | 0.592 | 3 | -0.67 | 1.38 | 1.20 | 0.52 | |||||||||||||||
135 | Equatorial Guinea | .. | 0.527 | 0.580 | 0.582 | 0.586 | 0.582 | 0.582 | 0.592 | 0 | .. | 0.96 | 0.44 | .. | |||||||||||||||
137 | Kiribati | .. | .. | 0.585 | 0.581 | 0.589 | 0.597 | 0.586 | 0.588 | -3 | .. | .. | 0.10 | .. | |||||||||||||||
138 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.397 | 0.463 | 0.542 | 0.554 | 0.563 | 0.573 | 0.582 | 0.586 | 5 | 1.54 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.57 | |||||||||||||||
139 | Bangladesh | 0.386 | 0.468 | 0.545 | 0.557 | 0.565 | 0.570 | 0.575 | 0.579 | 2 | 1.95 | 1.54 | 1.21 | 1.64 | |||||||||||||||
139 | Ghana | 0.455 | 0.485 | 0.554 | 0.563 | 0.570 | 0.576 | 0.575 | 0.579 | 0 | 0.63 | 1.34 | 0.88 | 0.97 | |||||||||||||||
139 | Zambia | 0.398 | 0.424 | 0.543 | 0.554 | 0.565 | 0.570 | 0.576 | 0.579 | 3 | 0.64 | 2.50 | 1.30 | 1.51 | |||||||||||||||
142 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.454 | 0.497 | 0.546 | 0.553 | 0.559 | 0.562 | 0.565 | 0.574 | -2 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 0.94 | |||||||||||||||
143 | Cambodia | 0.357 | 0.412 | 0.533 | 0.540 | 0.546 | 0.553 | 0.558 | 0.563 | 1 | 1.46 | 2.61 | 1.09 | 1.84 | |||||||||||||||
144 | Nepal | 0.378 | 0.446 | 0.529 | 0.538 | 0.545 | 0.551 | 0.555 | 0.558 | 2 | 1.66 | 1.73 | 1.07 | 1.57 | |||||||||||||||
145 | Myanmar | 0.353 | 0.427 | 0.526 | 0.533 | 0.540 | 0.547 | 0.552 | 0.556 | 2 | 1.90 | 2.12 | 1.10 | 1.83 | |||||||||||||||
146 | Kenya | 0.473 | 0.447 | 0.530 | 0.536 | 0.541 | 0.546 | 0.550 | 0.555 | -1 | -0.57 | 1.72 | 0.90 | 0.64 | |||||||||||||||
147 | Pakistan | 0.404 | 0.450 | 0.525 | 0.529 | 0.538 | 0.542 | 0.548 | 0.550 | 2 | 1.09 | 1.55 | 0.95 | 1.24 | |||||||||||||||
LOW HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
148 | Swaziland | 0.548 | 0.506 | 0.526 | 0.534 | 0.539 | 0.541 | 0.541 | 0.541 | -1 | -0.78 | 0.38 | 0.57 | -0.05 | |||||||||||||||
149 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.556 | 0.589 | 0.646 | 0.645 | 0.635 | 0.575 | 0.553 | 0.536 | -29 | 0.58 | 0.94 | -3.68 | -0.15 | |||||||||||||||
150 | Angola | .. | 0.391 | 0.495 | 0.508 | 0.523 | 0.527 | 0.531 | 0.533 | 4 | .. | 2.38 | 1.49 | .. | |||||||||||||||
151 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 0.370 | 0.391 | 0.498 | 0.504 | 0.513 | 0.512 | 0.519 | 0.531 | 1 | 0.57 | 2.45 | 1.27 | 1.46 | |||||||||||||||
152 | Nigeria | .. | .. | 0.500 | 0.507 | 0.514 | 0.521 | 0.525 | 0.527 | -1 | .. | .. | 1.08 | .. | |||||||||||||||
153 | Cameroon | 0.444 | 0.437 | 0.486 | 0.496 | 0.501 | 0.507 | 0.514 | 0.518 | 5 | -0.15 | 1.06 | 1.27 | 0.61 | |||||||||||||||
154 | Papua New Guinea | 0.360 | 0.422 | 0.494 | 0.501 | 0.506 | 0.511 | 0.515 | 0.516 | 1 | 1.60 | 1.57 | 0.90 | 1.45 | |||||||||||||||
154 | Zimbabwe | 0.499 | 0.427 | 0.452 | 0.464 | 0.488 | 0.498 | 0.507 | 0.516 | 15 | -1.55 | 0.57 | 2.67 | 0.13 | |||||||||||||||
156 | Solomon Islands | .. | 0.442 | 0.497 | 0.505 | 0.509 | 0.512 | 0.513 | 0.515 | -3 | .. | 1.19 | 0.71 | .. | |||||||||||||||
157 | Mauritania | 0.378 | 0.444 | 0.487 | 0.491 | 0.501 | 0.509 | 0.513 | 0.513 | 0 | 1.62 | 0.94 | 1.04 | 1.23 | |||||||||||||||
158 | Madagascar | .. | 0.456 | 0.504 | 0.506 | 0.508 | 0.509 | 0.511 | 0.512 | -8 | .. | 1.01 | 0.33 | .. | |||||||||||||||
159 | Rwanda | 0.244 | 0.332 | 0.464 | 0.475 | 0.485 | 0.488 | 0.493 | 0.498 | 4 | 3.14 | 3.39 | 1.40 | 2.89 | |||||||||||||||
160 | Comoros | .. | .. | 0.479 | 0.484 | 0.490 | 0.497 | 0.498 | 0.497 | -1 | .. | .. | 0.78 | .. | |||||||||||||||
160 | Lesotho | 0.493 | 0.443 | 0.469 | 0.479 | 0.484 | 0.491 | 0.495 | 0.497 | 2 | -1.06 | 0.56 | 1.20 | 0.04 | |||||||||||||||
162 | Senegal | 0.367 | 0.381 | 0.455 | 0.463 | 0.474 | 0.483 | 0.491 | 0.494 | 4 | 0.37 | 1.80 | 1.65 | 1.20 | |||||||||||||||
163 | Haiti | 0.408 | 0.443 | 0.470 | 0.477 | 0.483 | 0.487 | 0.490 | 0.493 | -2 | 0.82 | 0.60 | 0.96 | 0.76 | |||||||||||||||
163 | Uganda | 0.309 | 0.396 | 0.477 | 0.477 | 0.478 | 0.483 | 0.488 | 0.493 | -3 | 2.51 | 1.88 | 0.66 | 1.88 | |||||||||||||||
165 | Sudan | 0.331 | 0.399 | 0.463 | 0.468 | 0.478 | 0.485 | 0.488 | 0.490 | -1 | 1.89 | 1.49 | 1.15 | 1.58 | |||||||||||||||
166 | Togo | 0.404 | 0.426 | 0.457 | 0.464 | 0.470 | 0.475 | 0.484 | 0.487 | -1 | 0.53 | 0.69 | 1.32 | 0.75 | |||||||||||||||
167 | Benin | 0.345 | 0.395 | 0.454 | 0.458 | 0.466 | 0.475 | 0.481 | 0.485 | 0 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 1.32 | 1.37 | |||||||||||||||
168 | Yemen | 0.405 | 0.444 | 0.493 | 0.494 | 0.498 | 0.500 | 0.499 | 0.482 | -12 | 0.91 | 1.06 | -0.44 | 0.70 | |||||||||||||||
169 | Afghanistan | 0.295 | 0.340 | 0.454 | 0.463 | 0.470 | 0.476 | 0.479 | 0.479 | -2 | 1.43 | 2.95 | 1.08 | 1.97 | |||||||||||||||
170 | Malawi | 0.325 | 0.387 | 0.444 | 0.454 | 0.459 | 0.466 | 0.473 | 0.476 | 1 | 1.74 | 1.40 | 1.38 | 1.53 | |||||||||||||||
171 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.389 | 0.395 | 0.441 | 0.444 | 0.452 | 0.459 | 0.466 | 0.474 | 1 | 0.16 | 1.11 | 1.43 | 0.79 | |||||||||||||||
172 | Djibouti | .. | 0.363 | 0.451 | 0.460 | 0.464 | 0.467 | 0.470 | 0.473 | -2 | .. | 2.19 | 0.98 | .. | |||||||||||||||
173 | Gambia | 0.330 | 0.384 | 0.441 | 0.440 | 0.445 | 0.449 | 0.450 | 0.452 | -1 | 1.54 | 1.40 | 0.46 | 1.27 | |||||||||||||||
174 | Ethiopia | .. | 0.283 | 0.411 | 0.422 | 0.427 | 0.435 | 0.441 | 0.448 | 1 | .. | 3.79 | 1.71 | .. | |||||||||||||||
175 | Mali | 0.222 | 0.297 | 0.404 | 0.411 | 0.421 | 0.430 | 0.438 | 0.442 | 4 | 2.94 | 3.14 | 1.82 | 2.80 | |||||||||||||||
176 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 0.356 | 0.331 | 0.398 | 0.407 | 0.412 | 0.419 | 0.425 | 0.435 | 4 | -0.73 | 1.89 | 1.79 | 0.81 | |||||||||||||||
177 | Liberia | .. | 0.386 | 0.406 | 0.416 | 0.419 | 0.425 | 0.427 | 0.427 | 0 | .. | 0.51 | 1.00 | .. | |||||||||||||||
178 | Guinea-Bissau | .. | .. | 0.410 | 0.416 | 0.415 | 0.419 | 0.421 | 0.424 | -2 | .. | .. | 0.67 | .. | |||||||||||||||
179 | Eritrea | .. | .. | 0.405 | 0.410 | 0.414 | 0.416 | 0.418 | 0.420 | -1 | .. | .. | 0.74 | .. | |||||||||||||||
179 | Sierra Leone | 0.272 | 0.302 | 0.392 | 0.401 | 0.413 | 0.426 | 0.431 | 0.420 | 3 | 1.04 | 2.65 | 1.39 | 1.75 | |||||||||||||||
181 | Mozambique | 0.209 | 0.298 | 0.397 | 0.400 | 0.405 | 0.409 | 0.414 | 0.418 | 0 | 3.63 | 2.90 | 1.03 | 2.82 | |||||||||||||||
181 | South Sudan | .. | .. | 0.429 | 0.419 | 0.417 | 0.421 | 0.421 | 0.418 | -7 | .. | .. | -0.49 | .. | |||||||||||||||
183 | Guinea | 0.271 | 0.322 | 0.385 | 0.396 | 0.406 | 0.412 | 0.414 | 0.414 | 0 | 1.74 | 1.80 | 1.45 | 1.71 | |||||||||||||||
184 | Burundi | 0.270 | 0.268 | 0.385 | 0.393 | 0.398 | 0.404 | 0.406 | 0.404 | -1 | -0.06 | 3.67 | 0.97 | 1.62 | |||||||||||||||
185 | Burkina Faso | .. | .. | 0.377 | 0.384 | 0.391 | 0.398 | 0.399 | 0.402 | 0 | .. | .. | 1.27 | .. | |||||||||||||||
186 | Chad | .. | 0.300 | 0.370 | 0.381 | 0.387 | 0.390 | 0.394 | 0.396 | 0 | .. | 2.13 | 1.37 | .. | |||||||||||||||
187 | Niger | 0.212 | 0.255 | 0.323 | 0.331 | 0.341 | 0.345 | 0.351 | 0.353 | 1 | 1.85 | 2.41 | 1.76 | 2.06 | |||||||||||||||
188 | Central African Republic | 0.320 | 0.314 | 0.361 | 0.366 | 0.370 | 0.345 | 0.347 | 0.352 | -1 | -0.19 | 1.41 | -0.47 | 0.39 | |||||||||||||||
OTHER COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korea (Democratic People's Rep. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||
Marshall Islands | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||
Monaco | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||
Nauru | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||
San Marino | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||
Tuvalu | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||
Human development groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Very high human development | 0.791 | 0.836 | 0.876 | 0.881 | 0.884 | 0.887 | 0.890 | 0.892 | — | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.35 | 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||
High human development | 0.574 | 0.637 | 0.716 | 0.721 | 0.728 | 0.736 | 0.744 | 0.746 | — | 1.04 | 1.19 | 0.83 | 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||
Medium human development | 0.465 | 0.525 | 0.598 | 0.606 | 0.613 | 0.620 | 0.626 | 0.631 | — | 1.23 | 1.31 | 1.09 | 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||
Low human development | 0.356 | 0.388 | 0.475 | 0.481 | 0.486 | 0.490 | 0.494 | 0.497 | — | 0.89 | 2.02 | 0.92 | 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||
Developing countries | 0.514 | 0.569 | 0.640 | 0.646 | 0.653 | 0.659 | 0.665 | 0.668 | — | 1.02 | 1.18 | 0.85 | 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||
Regions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arab States | 0.556 | 0.611 | 0.672 | 0.677 | 0.684 | 0.685 | 0.686 | 0.687 | — | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.45 | 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||
East Asia and the Pacific | 0.516 | 0.595 | 0.688 | 0.692 | 0.700 | 0.709 | 0.717 | 0.720 | — | 1.45 | 1.45 | 0.92 | 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||
Europe and Central Asia | 0.652 | 0.667 | 0.732 | 0.741 | 0.745 | 0.750 | 0.754 | 0.756 | — | 0.23 | 0.95 | 0.63 | 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||
Latin America and the Caribbean | 0.626 | 0.685 | 0.730 | 0.735 | 0.739 | 0.745 | 0.750 | 0.751 | — | 0.92 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||
South Asia | 0.438 | 0.502 | 0.583 | 0.592 | 0.601 | 0.607 | 0.614 | 0.621 | — | 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.25 | 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.399 | 0.421 | 0.497 | 0.504 | 0.510 | 0.515 | 0.520 | 0.523 | — | 0.54 | 1.67 | 1.04 | 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||
Least developed countries | 0.347 | 0.399 | 0.481 | 0.489 | 0.495 | 0.500 | 0.504 | 0.508 | — | 1.40 | 1.90 | 1.08 | 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||
Small island developing states | 0.570 | 0.604 | 0.656 | 0.658 | 0.661 | 0.663 | 0.665 | 0.667 | — | 0.59 | 0.83 | 0.33 | 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
0.785 | 0.835 | 0.872 | 0.876 | 0.879 | 0.882 | 0.885 | 0.887 | — | 0.62 | 0.44 | 0.33 | 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||
World | 0.597 | 0.641 | 0.696 | 0.701 | 0.706 | 0.710 | 0.715 | 0.717 | — | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.61 | 0.74 |
Notes
a. A positive value indicates an improvement in rank.
Definitions
Human Development Index (HDI): A composite index measuring average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development—a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living. See Technical note 1 at http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr2016_technical_notes.pdf for details on how the HDI is calculated.
Average annual HDI growth: A smoothed annualized growth of the HDI in a given period, calculated as the annual compound growth rate.
Main data sources
Columns 1-8: HDRO calculations based on data from UNDESA (2015a), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2016), United Nations Statistica Division (2016a), World Bank (2016a), Barro and Lee (2016) and IMF (2016).
Column 9: Calculated based on data in columns 3 and 8.
Columns 10-13: Calculated based on data in columns 1, 2, 3 and 8.