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Human Development Index (HDI)

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Human Development Index (HDI) (1)

 

Source: United Nations (UN) [United Nations Development Programme]

KT Vývoj (KT Development), Karel Tichý, 19 Apr 2024

The Human Development Index (HDI) is 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.

RANKING in 2022 (HDI Report 2023/2024):

1. Switzerland, 2. Norway, 3. Iceland, 4. Hong Kong (China), 5.-6. Denmark, 5.-6. Sweden, 7.-8. Germany, 7.-8. Ireland, 9. Singapore, 10.-11. Australia, 10.-11. Netherlands … 15. UK ... 20.-21. USA ... 28. France ... 30. Italy ... 32. Czechia ... 191. Central African Republic, 192. South Sudan, 193. Somalia.

DIFFERENCES 2019 - 2022:
Biggest move up: Guyana (27 positions, before 122., after 95.), Antigua and Barbuda (24 positions, before 78., after 54.).

Biggest move down: Suriname (27 positions, before 97., after 124.), Ukraine (26 pos., before 74., after 100.), Saint Lucia (22 pos., before 86., after 108.), Palau (21 pos., before 50., after 71.), Lebanon (17 pos., before 92., after 109.).

UNITED KINGDOM:
1990 - 2000: Up 10 pos. (before 20., after 10.)
2000 - 2010: Up 1 pos. (before 10., after 9.)
2010 - 2019: Down 4 pos. (before 9., after 13.)
2019 - 2022: Down 2 pos. (before 13., after 15.)
 
 

United Kingdom : 0,940 / 0,781 (1990) / + 0,159 ; + 20%

 

Human Development Index (1990 - 2022)

Country : status 2022 / 1990 / difference ; % difference

Afghanistan : 0,462 / 0,302 / + 0,160 ; + 53%
Albania : 0,789 / 0,650 / + 0,139 ; + 21%
Algeria : 0,745 / 0,572 / + 0,173 ; + 30%
Andorra : 0,884 / 0,813 (2000) / + 0,071 ; + 9%
Angola : 0,591 / 0,391 (1999) / + 0,200 ; + 51%
Argentina : 0,849 / 0,718 / + 0,131 ; + 18%
Armenia : 0,786 / 0,654 / + 0,132 ; + 20%
Australia : 0,946 / 0,871 / + 0,075 ; + 9%
Austria : 0,926 / 0,803 / + 0,123 ; + 15%
Azerbaijan : 0,760 / 0,604 (1995) / + 0,156 ; + 26%
Bahamas : 0,820 / 0,797 (2000) / + 0,023 ; + 3%
Bahrain : 0,888 / 0,749 / + 0,139 ; + 19%
Bangladesh : 0,670 / 0,394 / + 0,276 ; + 70%
Belarus : 0,801 / 0,660 (1995) / + 0,141 ; + 21%
Belgium : 0,942 / 0,813 / + 0,129 ; + 16%
Benin : 0,504 / 0,364 / + 0,140 ; + 38%
Bolivia : 0,698 / 0,551 / + 0,147 ; + 27%
Bosnia and Herzegovina : 0,779 / 0,679 (2000) / + 0,100 ; + 15%
Botswana : 0,708 / 0,573 / + 0,135 ; + 24%
Brazil : 0,760 / 0,613 / + 0,147 ; + 24%
Brunei : 0,823 / 0,767 / + 0,056 ; + 7%
Bulgaria : 0,799 / 0,708 / + 0,091 ; + 13%
Burkina Faso : 0,438 / 0,293 (2000) / + 0,145 ; + 49%
Burundi : 0,420 / 0,299 / + 0,121 ; + 40%
Cambodia : 0,600 / 0,368 / + 0,232 ; + 63%
Cameroon : 0,587 / 0,448 / + 0,139 ; + 31%
Canada : 0,935 / 0,850 / + 0,085 ; + 10%
Central African Republic : 0,387 / 0,334 / + 0,053 ; + 16%
Chad : 0,394 / 0,293 (2000) / + 0,101 ; + 34%
Chile : 0,860 / 0,706 / + 0,154 ; + 22%
China : 0,788 / 0,499 / + 0,289 ; + 58%
Colombia : 0,758 / 0,603 / + 0,155 ; + 26%
Congo DR (Kinshasa) : 0,481 / 0,369 / + 0,112 ; + 30%
Congo, Rep. of (Brazzaville) : 0,593 / 0,500 / + 0,093 ; + 19%
Costa Rica : 0,806 / 0,665 / + 0,141 ; + 21%
Croatia : 0,878 / 0,677 / + 0,201 ; + 30%
Cuba : 0,764 / 0,680 / + 0,084 ; + 12%
Cyprus : 0,907 / 0,735 / + 0,172 ; + 23%
Czechia : 0,895 / 0,738 / + 0,157 ; + 21%
Denmark : 0,952 / 0,806 / + 0,146 ; + 18%
Dominican Republic : 0,766 / 0,599 / + 0,167 ; + 28%
Ecuador : 0,765 / 0,648 / + 0,117 ; + 18%
Egypt : 0,728 / 0,548 / + 0,180 ; + 33%
El Salvador : 0,674 / 0,536 / + 0,138 ; + 26%
Eritrea : 0,493 / 0,427 (2005) / + 0,066 ; + 15 %
Estonia : 0,899 / 0,735 / + 0,164 ; + 22%
Ethiopia : 0,492 / 0,292 (2000) / + 0,200 ; + 68%
Finland : 0,942 / 0,790 / + 0,152 ; + 19%
France : 0,910 / 0,786 / + 0,124 ; + 16%
Gabon : 0,693 / 0,613 / + 0,080 ; + 13%
Gambia : 0,495 / 0,349 / + 0,146 ; + 42%
Georgia : 0,814 / 0,690 (2000) / + 0,124 ; + 18%
Germany : 0,950 / 0,808 / + 0,142 ; + 18%
Ghana : 0,602 / 0,465 / + 0,137 ; + 29%
Greece : 0,893 / 0,761 / + 0,132 ; + 17%
Guatemala : 0,629 / 0,481 / + 0,148 ; + 31%
Guinea : 0,471 / 0,282 / + 0,189 ; + 67%
Haiti : 0,552 / 0,414 / + 0,138 ; + 33%
Honduras : 0,624 / 0,519 / + 0,105 ; + 20%
Hong Kong (China) : 0,956 / 0,784 / + 0,172 ; + 22%
Hungary : 0,851 / 0,708 / + 0,143 ; + 20%
Iceland : 0,959 / 0,807 / + 0,152 ; + 19%
India : 0,644 / 0,429 / + 0,215 ; + 50%
Indonesia : 0,713 / 0,523 / + 0,190 ; + 36%
Iran : 0,780 / 0,565 / + 0,215 ; + 38%
Iraq : 0,673 / 0,560 / + 0,113 ; + 20%
Ireland : 0,950 / 0,773 / + 0,177 ; + 23%
Israel : 0,915 / 0,801 / + 0,114 ; + 14%
Italy : 0,906 / 0,776 / + 0,130 ; + 17%
Ivory Coast : 0,534 / 0,404 / + 0,130 ; + 32%
Jamaica : 0,706 / 0,645 / + 0,061 ; + 9%
Japan : 0,920 / 0,818 / + 0,102 ; + 12%
Jordan : 0,736 / 0,625 / + 0,111 ; + 18%
Kazakhstan : 0,802 / 0,690 / + 0,112 ; + 16%
Kenya : 0,601 / 0,482 / + 0,119 ; + 25%
Kuwait : 0,847 / 0,705 / + 0,142 ; + 20%
Kyrgyzstan : 0,701 / 0,640 / + 0,061 ; + 10%
Laos : 0,620 / 0,405 / + 0,215 ; + 53%
Latvia : 0,879 / 0,711 / + 0,168 ; + 24%
Lebanon : 0,723 / 0,740 (2005) / -0,017 ; -2%
Lesotho : 0,521 / 0,498 / + 0,023 ; + 5%
Liberia : 0,487 / 0,399 (1999) / + 0,088 ; + 22%
Libya : 0,746 / 0,724 / + 0,022 ; + 3%
Liechtenstein : 0,942 / 0,862 (2000) / + 0,080 ; + 9%
Lithuania : 0,879 / 0,738 / + 0,141 ; + 19%
Luxembourg : 0,927 / 0,797 / + 0,130 ; + 16%
Madagascar : 0,487 / 0,462 (2000) / + 0,025 ; + 5%
Malawi : 0,508 / 0,333 / + 0,175 ; + 53%
Malaysia : 0,807 / 0,643 / + 0,164 ; + 26%
Mali : 0,410 / 0,234 / + 0,176 ; + 75%
Malta : 0,915 / 0,752 / + 0,163 ; + 22%
Mauritania : 0,540 / 0,397 / + 0,143 ; + 36%
Mexico : 0,781 / 0,656 / + 0,125 ; + 19%
Moldova : 0,763 / 0,690 / + 0,073 ; + 11%
Mongolia : 0,741 / 0,578 / + 0,163 ; + 28%
Montenegro : 0,844 / 0,773 (2006) / + 0,071 ; + 9%
Morocco : 0,698 / 0,457 / + 0,241 ; + 53%
Mozambique : 0,461 / 0,227 / + 0,234 ; + 103%
Myanmar : 0,608 / 0,342 / + 0,266 ; + 78%
Namibia : 0,610 / 0,581 / + 0,029 ; + 5%
Nepal : 0,601 / 0,387 / + 0,214 ; + 55%
Netherlands : 0,946 / 0,836 / + 0,110 ; + 13%
New Zealand : 0,939 / 0,826 / + 0,113 ; + 14%
Nicaragua : 0,669 / 0,497 / + 0,172 ; + 35%
Niger : 0,394 / 0,220 / + 0,174 ; + 79%
Nigeria : 0,548 / 0,450 (2003) / + 0,098 ; + 22%
North Macedonia : 0,765 / 0,677 (2000) / + 0,088 ; + 13%
Norway : 0,966 / 0,849 / + 0,117 ; + 14%
Oman : 0,819 / 0,693 / + 0,126 ; + 18%
Pakistan : 0,540 / 0,402 / + 0,138 ; + 34%
Palestine : 0,716 / 0,651 (2004) / + 0,065 ; + 10%
Panama : 0,820 / 0,675 / + 0,145 ; + 21%
Papua New Guinea : 0,568 / 0,380 / + 0,188 ; + 49%
Paraguay : 0,731 / 0,598 / + 0,133 ; + 22%
Peru : 0,762 / 0,613 / + 0,149 ; + 24%
Philippines : 0,710 / 0,593 / + 0,117 ; + 20%
Poland : 0,881 / 0,718 / + 0,163 ; + 23%
Portugal : 0,874 / 0,718 / + 0,156 ; + 22%
Qatar : 0,875 / 0,750 / + 0,125 ; + 17%
Romania : 0,827 / 0,708 / + 0,119 ; + 17%
Russia : 0,821 / 0,735 / + 0,086 ; + 12%
Rwanda : 0,548 / 0,248 / + 0,300 ; + 121%
Saudi Arabia : 0,875 / 0,697 / + 0,178 ; + 26%
Senegal : 0,517 / 0,376 / + 0,141 ; + 38%
Serbia : 0,805 / 0,722 / + 0,083 ; + 11%
Sierra Leone : 0,458 / 0,287 / + 0,171 ; + 60%
Singapore : 0,949 / 0,721 / + 0,228 ; + 32%
Slovakia : 0,855 / 0,741 / + 0,114 ; + 15%
Slovenia : 0,926 / 0,774 / + 0,152 ; + 20%
Somalia : 0,380 / 0,380 (2022) / + 0,000 ; + 0 %
South Africa : 0,717 / 0,627 / + 0,090 ; + 14%
South Korea : 0,929 / 0,732 / + 0,197 ; + 27%
South Sudan : 0,381 / 0,410 (2010) / -0,029 ; -7%
Spain : 0,911 / 0,761 / + 0,150 ; + 20%
Sri Lanka : 0,780 / 0,629 / + 0,151 ; + 24%
Sudan : 0,516 / 0,331 / + 0,185 ; + 56%
Sweden : 0,952 / 0,821 / + 0,131 ; + 16%
Switzerland : 0,967 / 0,840 / + 0,127 ; + 15%
Syria : 0,557 / 0,550 / + 0,007 ; + 1%
Tajikistan : 0,679 / 0,617 / + 0,062 ; + 10%
Tansania : 0,532 / 0,368 / + 0,164 ; + 45%
Thailand : 0,803 / 0,577 / + 0,226 ; + 39%
Togo : 0,547 / 0,406 / + 0,141 ; + 35%
Tunisia : 0,732 / 0,567 / + 0,165 ; + 29%
Türkiye : 0,855 / 0,583 / + 0,272 ; + 47%
Turkmenistan : 0,744 / 0,666 (2010) / + 0,078 ; + 12%
Uganda : 0,550 / 0,320 / + 0,230 ; + 72%
Ukraine : 0,734 / 0,725 / + 0,009 ; + 1%
United Arab Emirates : 0,937 / 0,723 / + 0,214 ; + 30%
United Kingdom : 0,940 / 0,781 / + 0,159 ; + 20%
Uruguay : 0,830 / 0,694 / + 0,136 ; + 20%
USA : 0,927 / 0,865 / + 0,062 ; + 7%
Usbekistan : 0,727 / 0,599 (2000) / + 0,128 ; + 21%
Venezuela : 0,699 / 0,644 / + 0,055 ; + 9%
Vietnam : 0,726 / 0,483 / + 0,243 ; + 50%
Yemen : 0,424 / 0,401 / + 0,023 ; + 6%
Zambia : 0,569 / 0,421 / + 0,148 ; + 35%
Zimbabwe : 0,550 / 0,478 / + 0,072 ; + 15%
 
 

TOP 10 (Human Development Index) - 2022

Rank. Country: Human Development Index (HDI)

1. Switzerland: 0,967
2. Norway: 0,966
3. Iceland: 0,959
4. Hong Kong (China): 0,956
6. Denmark: 0,952
7. Sweden: 0,952
8. Ireland: 0,950
9. Germany: 0,950
9. Singapore: 0,949
5. Australia: 0,946
10. Netherlands: 0,946
18. United Kingdom: 0,940
21. USA: 0,927
28. France: 0,910
30. Italy: 0,906
32. Czechia: 0,895
191. Central African Republic: 0,387
191. South Sudan: 0,381
193. Somalia: 0,380
 

 

TOP 10 - 1990

Rank. Country: Index

1. Australia: 0,871
2. USA: 0,865
3. Canada: 0,850
4. Norway: 0,849
5. Switzerland: 0,840
6. Netherlands: 0,836
7. New Zealand: 0,826
8. Sweden: 0,821
9. Japan: 0,818
10. Belgium: 0,813
11. Germany: 0,808
18. France: 0,786
20. UK: 0,781
21. Italy: 0,776
31. Czechia: 0,738
142. Mali: 0,234
143. Mozambique: 0,227
144. Niger: 0,220

 

TOP 10 - 2000

Rank. Country: Index

1. Norway: 0,915
2.-3. Australia: 0,903
2.-3. Sweden: 0,903
4. Switzerland: 0,898
5. USA: 0,886
6. Netherlands: 0,882
7. Belgium: 0,880
8.-9. Germany: 0,876
8.-9. New Zealand: 0,876
10. UK: 0,874
20. France: 0,849
22. Italy: 0,838
30. Czechia: 0,804
171.-172. Burkina Faso: 0,293
171.-172. Chad: 0,293
173. Ethiopia: 0,292
174. Niger: 0,262
 

TOP 10 - 2010

Rank. Country: Index

1. Switzerland: 0,941
2. Norway: 0,940
3. Australia: 0,930
4. Germany: 0,927
5.-6. Denmark: 0,917
5.-6. Netherlands: 0,917
7.-8. Finland: 0,916
7.-8. USA: 0,916
9. UK: 0,912
10. Sweden: 0,911
25.-26. France: 0,879
25.-26. Italy: 0,879
28. Czechia: 0,870
186. Chad: 0,369
187. Central African Rep.: 0,365
188. Niger: 0,331

 

TOP 10 - 2019

Rank. Country: Index

1. Norway: 0,957
2.-3. Ireland: 0,955
2.-3. Switzerland: 0,955
4.-5. Hong Kong (China): 0,949
4.-5. Iceland: 0,949
6. Germany: 0,947
7. Sweden: 0,945
8.-9. Australia: 0,944
8.-9. Netherlands: 0,944
10. Denmark: 0,940
13. UK: 0,932
17. USA: 0,926
26. France: 0,901
27. Czechia: 0,900
29. Italy: 0,892
187. Chad: 0,398
188. Central African Rep.: 0,397
189. Niger: 0,394
 
 

Comparison of HDI development

The number in brackets after the abbreviation of the country name shows the rank of this country in the world in the relevant year. Red or blue numbers at the end of the line = difference.
 
UK vs. Ireland (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 1% more IRL (23.) – 0,781 vs. 0,773 / 0,008
2000 – UK (10.): 1% more IRL (12.) – 0,874 vs. 0,867 / 0,007
2010 – UK (9.): 1% more IRL (17.) – 0,912 vs. 0,901 / 0,011
2015 – UK (13.): 1% less IRL (6.) – 0,923 vs. 0,935 / -0,012
2022 – UK (15.): 1% less IRL (7.) – 0,940 vs. 0,950 / -0,010
 
UK vs. USA (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 11% less USA (2.) – 0,781 vs. 0,865 / -0,084
2000 – UK (10.): 1% less USA (5.) – 0,874 vs. 0,886 / -0,012
2010 – UK (9.): 0,4% less USA (7.) – 0,912 vs. 0,916 / -0,004
2015 – UK (13.): 0,2% more USA (15.) – 0,923 vs. 0,921 / 0,002
2022 – UK (15.): 1% more USA (20.) – 0,940 vs. 0,927 / 0,013
 
UK vs. Canada (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 9% less CDN (3.) – 0,781 vs. 0,850 / -0,069
2000 – UK (10.): 1% more CDN (12.) – 0,874 vs. 0,867 / 0,007
2010 – UK (9.): 1% more CDN (17.) – 0,912 vs. 0,901 / 0,011
2015 – UK (13.): 0,2% more CDN (15.) – 0,923 vs. 0,921 / 0,002
2022 – UK (15.): 1% more CDN (18.) – 0,940 vs. 0,935 / 0,005
 
UK vs. Austria (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 3% less A (14.) – 0,781 vs. 0,803 / -0,022
2000 – UK (10.): 3% more A (21.) – 0,874 vs. 0,847 / 0,027
2010 – UK (9.): 1% more A (14.) – 0,912 vs. 0,904 / 0,008
2015 – UK (13.): 1% more A (18.) – 0,923 vs. 0,915 / 0,008
2022 – UK (15.): 2% more A (22.) – 0,940 vs. 0,926 / 0,014
 
UK vs. China (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 57% more C (103.) – 0,781 vs. 0,499 / 0,282
2000 – UK (10.): 49% more C (112.) – 0,874 vs. 0,588 / 0,286
2010 – UK (9.): 30% more C (101.) – 0,912 vs. 0,699 / 0,213
2015 – UK (13.): 25% more C (92.) – 0,923 vs. 0,739 / 0,184
2022 – UK (15.): 19% more C (75.) – 0,940 vs. 0,788 / 0,152
 
UK vs. Czechia (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 6% more CZ (31.) – 0,781 vs. 0,738 / 0,043
2000 – UK (10.): 9% more CZ (30.) – 0,874 vs. 0,804 / 0,070
2010 – UK (9.): 5% more CZ (28.) – 0,912 vs. 0,870 / 0,042
2015 – UK (13.): 4% more CZ (27.) – 0,923 vs. 0,891 / 0,032
2022 – UK (15.): 5% more CZ (32.) – 0,940 vs. 0,895 / 0,045
 
UK vs. France (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 1% less F (18.) – 0,781 vs. 0,786 / -0,005
2000 – UK (10.): 3% more F (20.) – 0,874 vs. 0,849 / 0,025
2010 – UK (9.): 4% more F (25.) – 0,912 vs. 0,879 / 0,033
2015 – UK (13.): 3% more F (24.) – 0,923 vs. 0,895 / 0,028
2022 – UK (15.): 3% more F (28.) – 0,940 vs. 0,910 / 0,030
 
UK vs. Germany (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 3% less D (11.) – 0,781 vs. 0,808 / -0,027
2000 – UK (10.): 0,2% less D (8.) – 0,874 vs. 0,876 / -0,002
2010 – UK (9.): 2% less D (4.) – 0,912 vs. 0,927 / -0,015
2015 – UK (13.): 2% less D (3.) – 0,923 vs. 0,938 / -0,015
2022 – UK (15.): 1% less D (7.) – 0,940 vs. 0,950 / -0,010
 
UK vs. Italy (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 1% more IT (21.) – 0,781 vs. 0,776 / 0,005
2000 – UK (10.): 4% more IT (22.) – 0,874 vs. 0,838 / 0,036
2010 – UK (9.): 4% more IT (25.) – 0,912 vs. 0,879 / 0,033
2015 – UK (13.): 5% more IT (28.) – 0,923 vs. 0,882 / 0,041
2022 – UK (15.): 4% more IT (30.) – 0,940 vs. 0,906 / 0,034
 
UK vs. Japan (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 5% less J (9.) – 0,781 vs. 0,818 / -0,037
2000 – UK (10.): 2% more J (19.) – 0,874 vs. 0,858 / 0,016
2010 – UK (9.): 3% more J (24.) – 0,912 vs. 0,887 / 0,025
2015 – UK (13.): 2% more J (21.) – 0,923 vs. 0,908 / 0,015
2022 – UK (15.): 2% more J (24.) – 0,940 vs. 0,920 / 0,020
 
UK vs. Poland (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 9% more PL (43.) – 0,781 vs. 0,718 / 0,063
2000 – UK (10.): 11% more PL (38.) – 0,874 vs. 0,790 / 0,084
2010 – UK (9.): 9% more PL (33.) – 0,912 vs. 0,840 / 0,072
2015 – UK (13.): 7% more PL (33.) – 0,923 vs. 0,863 / 0,060
2022 – UK (15.): 7% more PL (36.) – 0,940 vs. 0,881 / 0,059
 
UK vs. Russia (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 6% more RUS (33.) – 0,781 vs. 0,735 / 0,046
2000 – UK (10.): 21% more RUS (56.) – 0,874 vs. 0,722 / 0,152
2010 – UK (9.): 17% more RUS (60.) – 0,912 vs. 0,781 / 0,131
2015 – UK (13.): 14% more RUS (53.) – 0,923 vs. 0,809 / 0,114
2022 – UK (15.): 14% more RUS (56.) – 0,940 vs. 0,821 / 0,119
 
UK vs. Slovakia (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 5% more SK (30.) – 0,781 vs. 0,741 / 0,040
2000 – UK (10.): 14% more SK (46.) – 0,874 vs. 0,765 / 0,109
2010 – UK (9.): 10% more SK (36.) – 0,912 vs. 0,831 / 0,081
2015 – UK (13.): 9% more SK (39.) – 0,923 vs. 0,850 / 0,073
2022 – UK (15.): 10% more SK (45.) – 0,940 vs. 0,855 / 0,085
 
UK vs. Switzerland (Index HDI)
1990 – UK (20.): 8% less SWI (5.) – 0,781 vs. 0,840 / -0,059
2000 – UK (10.): 3% less SWI (4.) – 0,874 vs. 0,898 / -0,024
2010 – UK (9.): 3% less SWI (1.) – 0,912 vs. 0,941 / -0,029
2015 – UK (13.): 3% less SWI (1.) – 0,923 vs. 0,947 / -0,024
2022 – UK (15.): 3% less SWI (1.) – 0,940 vs. 0,967 / -0,027
 

Source:

Human Development Index
United Nations Development Programme: Human Development Reports
Human Development Index (HDI) (retrieved 18 Apr 2024)
https://hdr.undp.org/data-center

https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/documentation-and-downloads

 

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