Human Development Index by country
Countries reporting
72
Highest
0.972
Iceland
Lowest
0.47
Yemen
Median
0.866
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
2,260
What the numbers show
Human Development Index is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 0.972 in Iceland; the lowest is 0.47 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.866, and the mean is 0.8399.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 14.0%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 7.3%).
Human Development Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 0.972 | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 0.97 | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 2 | Switzerland | 0.97 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 0.962 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 0.959 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 0.959 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 0.955 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 0.951 | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 0.949 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 0.948 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.946 | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 0.94 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 13 | Liechtenstein | 0.938 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 14 | Slovenia | 0.931 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 0.93 | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 16 | Malta | 0.924 | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 0.922 | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 18 | France | 0.92 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 0.918 | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 0.915 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 0.915 | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 20 | San Marino | 0.915 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 23 | Andorra | 0.913 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 0.913 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 25 | Greece | 0.908 | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 0.906 | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 0.905 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9 | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 29 | Bahrain | 0.899 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 0.895 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 0.89 | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 0.889 | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 0.889 | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 34 | Qatar | 0.886 | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 0.88 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 0.87 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 37 | Montenegro | 0.862 | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 38 | Oman | 0.858 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 39 | Türkiye | 0.853 | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 40 | Kuwait | 0.852 | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 0.845 | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 0.845 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 43 | Georgia | 0.844 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 0.837 | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 0.833 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 0.832 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 47 | Belarus | 0.824 | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 0.815 | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 49 | Armenia | 0.811 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 50 | Albania | 0.81 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.804 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 52 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.799 | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 0.789 | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 54 | Republic of Moldova | 0.785 | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 55 | Ukraine | 0.779 | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 0.764 | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 57 | Algeria | 0.763 | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 58 | Egypt | 0.754 | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 58 | Jordan | 0.754 | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 60 | Lebanon | 0.752 | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 61 | Tunisia | 0.746 | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 0.74 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 63 | Libya | 0.721 | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.72 | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 65 | Morocco | 0.71 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 66 | Iraq | 0.695 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 0.691 | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 68 | Palestine, State of | 0.674 | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 69 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.564 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 70 | Djibouti | 0.513 | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 71 | Sudan | 0.511 | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 72 | Yemen | 0.47 | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |