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social2023

Human Development Index

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•193 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.7value
Median: 0.8value
Countries Covered
193
with available data
Highest
Iceland
1.0value
Lowest
South Sudan
0.4value
Top 5 Countries
1Iceland1.0value
2Norway1.0value
3Switzerland1.0value
4Denmark1.0value
5Germany1.0value
By Region
Oceania0.9value(2 countries)
Europe0.9value(32 countries)
North America0.8value(4 countries)
South America0.8value(7 countries)
Asia0.8value(26 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.4value)High (1.0value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.7value)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (113)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Iceland1.0value
2Norway1.0value
3Switzerland1.0value
4Denmark1.0value
5Germany1.0value
6Sweden1.0value
7Australia1.0value
8Hong Kong1.0value
9Netherlands1.0value
10Belgium1.0value
11Ireland0.9value
12Finland0.9value
13Singapore0.9value
14United Kingdom0.9value
15United Arab Emirates0.9value
16Canada0.9value
17Liechtenstein0.9value
18New Zealand0.9value
19United States of America0.9value
20South Korea0.9value
21Slovenia0.9value
22Austria0.9value
23Japan0.9value
24Malta0.9value
25Luxembourg0.9value
26France0.9value
27Israel0.9value
28Spain0.9value
29Czech Republic0.9value
30Italy0.9value
31San Marino0.9value
32Cyprus0.9value
33Andorra0.9value
34Greece0.9value
35Poland0.9value
36Estonia0.9value
37Saudi Arabia0.9value
38Bahrain0.9value
39Lithuania0.9value
40Portugal0.9value
41Croatia0.9value
42Latvia0.9value
43Qatar0.9value
44Slovakia0.9value
45Chile0.9value
46Hungary0.9value
47Argentina0.9value
48Montenegro0.9value
49Uruguay0.9value
50Oman0.9value
51Türkiye0.9value
52Kuwait0.9value
53Antigua and Barbuda0.9value
54Seychelles0.8value
55Bulgaria0.8value
56Romania0.8value
57Georgia0.8value
58Saint Kitts and Nevis0.8value
59Panama0.8value
60Kazakhstan0.8value
61Brunei Darussalam0.8value
62Costa Rica0.8value
63Serbia0.8value
64Russian Federation0.8value
65Belarus0.8value
66Bahamas0.8value
67Malaysia0.8value
68The Republic of North Macedonia0.8value
69Armenia0.8value
70Barbados0.8value
71Albania0.8value
72Trinidad and Tobago0.8value
73Mauritius0.8value
74Bosnia and Herzegovina0.8value
75Islamic Republic of Iran0.8value
76Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.8value
77Thailand0.8value
78People's Republic of China0.8value
79Peru0.8value
80Grenada0.8value
81Mexico0.8value
82Azerbaijan0.8value
83Colombia0.8value
84Palau0.8value
85Brazil0.8value
86Moldova, Republic of0.8value
87Ukraine0.8value
88Ecuador0.8value
89Sri Lanka0.8value
90Dominican Republic0.8value
91Guyana0.8value
92Tonga0.8value
93Maldives0.8value
94Vietnam0.8value
95Turkmenistan0.8value
96Algeria0.8value
97Cuba0.8value
98Dominica0.8value
99Paraguay0.8value
100Jordan0.8value
101Egypt0.8value
102Lebanon0.8value
103Saint Lucia0.7value
104Mongolia0.7value
105Tunisia0.7value
106South Africa0.7value
107Uzbekistan0.7value
108Gabon0.7value
109Marshall Islands0.7value
110Bolivia0.7value
111Fiji0.7value
112Botswana0.7value
113Indonesia0.7value
114Suriname0.7value
115Libya0.7value
116Belize0.7value
117Jamaica0.7value
118Kyrgyzstan0.7value
119Philippines0.7value
120Morocco0.7value
121Venezuela0.7value
122Samoa0.7value
123Nicaragua0.7value
124Nauru0.7value
125Bhutan0.7value
126Iraq0.7value
127Eswatini0.7value
128Tajikistan0.7value
129Tuvalu0.7value
130India0.7value
131Bangladesh0.7value
132El Salvador0.7value
133Equatorial Guinea0.7value
134State of Palestine0.7value
135Cape Verde0.7value
136Namibia0.7value
137Guatemala0.7value
138Republic of the Congo0.6value
139Honduras0.6value
140Kiribati0.6value
141Sao Tome and Principe0.6value
142Timor-Leste0.6value
143Ghana0.6value
144Kenya0.6value
145Nepal0.6value
146Vanuatu0.6value
147Lao People's Democratic Republic0.6value
148Angola0.6value
149Micronesia, Federated States of0.6value
150Myanmar0.6value
151Cambodia0.6value
152Comoros0.6value
153Zimbabwe0.6value
154Zambia0.6value
155Cameroon0.6value
156Solomon Islands0.6value
157Cote d'Ivoire0.6value
158Uganda0.6value
159Rwanda0.6value
160Papua New Guinea0.6value
161Togo0.6value
162Syrian Arab Republic0.6value
163Mauritania0.6value
164Nigeria0.6value
165United Republic of Tanzania0.6value
166Haiti0.6value
167Lesotho0.6value
168Pakistan0.5value
169Senegal0.5value
170Republic of The Gambia0.5value
171Democratic Republic of the Congo0.5value
172Malawi0.5value
173Benin0.5value
174Guinea-Bissau0.5value
175Djibouti0.5value
176Sudan0.5value
177Liberia0.5value
178Eritrea0.5value
179Guinea0.5value
180Ethiopia0.5value
181Afghanistan0.5value
182Mozambique0.5value
183Madagascar0.5value
184Yemen0.5value
185Sierra Leone0.5value
186Burkina Faso0.5value
187Burundi0.4value
188Mali0.4value
189Niger0.4value
190Chad0.4value
191Central African Republic0.4value
192Somalia0.4value
193South Sudan0.4value
Showing 193 of 193 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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