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World map indicating the Human Development Index (based on 1982 data, published on 1985)
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0.900 and over
0.850–0.899
0.800–0.849
0.750–0.799
0.700–0.749
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0.650–0.699
0.600–0.649
0.550–0.599
0.500–0.549
0.450–0.499
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0.400–0.449
0.350–0.399
0.300–0.349
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This is a list of all countries by Human Development Index as included in a D-Group's Human Development Report released in January 1985, compiled on the basis of estimates for 1982. It covers 158 UN member states (out of the then 192) and Hong Kong, China. 24 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 underdeveloped 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.[2]
Countries fall into four broad human development categories, each of which comprises 42 countries (except for the second category, comprising 43 countries).[3] The divisions are:
Division |
comprising: |
High |
63 countries |
Medium |
51 countries |
Low |
45 countries |
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been removed that were based on the gross domestic product (GDP) in purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita, and have been replaced by another index based on the gross national income (GNI) in purchasing power parity per capita.
- 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 in 1999 and estimates the HDI of countries for 1998.
- The number in brackets represents the number of ranks the country has climbed (up or down) relative to the revised estimates for 1981, released in 1998.
List of countries by continent
Africa
10 highest HDIs
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10 lowest HDIs
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Americas
10 highest HDIs
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10 lowest HDIs
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Asia & Oceania
10 highest HDIs
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10 lowest HDIs
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Europe
10 highest HDIs
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10 lowest HDIs
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List of countries by non-continental region
Arab states
10 highest HDIs
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10 lowest HDIs
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European Union
10 highest HDIs
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10 lowest HDIs
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East Asia and the Pacific
10 highest HDIs
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10 lowest HDIs
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Latin America
10 highest HDIs
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10 lowest HDIs
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Middle East and North Africa
10 highest HDIs
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10 lowest HDIs
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HDI by regions & groups
Region or Group |
2010
estimates
for 2010
HDI[4] |
2010
estimates
for 2009
HDI[4] |
Very high human development |
OECD Developed |
0.879 |
0.876 |
Very High Human Development |
0.878 |
0.875 |
Non-OECD Developed |
0.844 |
0.840 |
High human development |
High Human Development |
0.717 |
0.712 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
0.704 |
0.699 |
Europe and Central Asia |
0.702 |
0.698 |
Medium human development |
East Asia and the Pacific |
0.643 |
0.636 |
World |
0.624 |
0.619 |
Medium Human Development |
0.592 |
0.586 |
Arab states |
0.588 |
0.583 |
South Asia |
0.516 |
0.510 |
Low human development |
Low Human Development |
0.393 |
0.388 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
0.389 |
0.384 |
Least developed countries |
0.386 |
0.382 |
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Countries missing from latest report
UN member states (latest UNDP data)
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Non-UN members (not calculated by the UNDP)
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See also
Notes
- ↑ Human Development Index (HDI) - 1998 Rankings, United Nations Development Programme
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References
- ↑ See List of Russian federal subjects by HDI.
- ↑ Somalia's last inclusion in the HDI ranking was in the 1996 report (1993 data).
- ↑ 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.[9]
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