17. 1. 2021
Human Development Index (HDI)
Human Development Index (HDI) (1)
Source: United Nations (UN) [United Nations Development Programme]
KT Vývoj (KT Development), Karel Tichý, 20 May 2025
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 2023:
1. Iceland, 2.-3. Switzerland, 2.-3. Norway, 4. Denmark, 5.-6. Sweden, 5.-6. Germany, 7. Australia, 8.-9. Hong Kong (China), 8.-9. Netherlands, 10. Belgium, … 13.-14. UK ... 16. Canada, 17.-19. USA ... 22. Austria ... 26. France ... 29.-31. Italy ... 29.-31. Czechia ... 44. Slovakia ... 78. China ... 130.-131. India ... 191. Central African Republic, 192. Somalia, 193. South Sudan.
DIFFERENCES 2019 - 2023:
Biggest move up: Guyana (33 positions, before 122., after 89.), Antigua and Barbuda (25 positions, before 78., after 53.), Vietnam (24 positions, before 117., after 93.).
Biggest move down: Palau (34 positions, before 50., after 84.), Cuba (27 positions, before 70., after 97.), Suriname (17 positions, before 97., after 114.), Madagascar (19 positions, before 164., after 183.), Palestine (18 positions, before 115., after 133.), Fiji (18 positions, before 93., after 111.).
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 - 2023: The same pos. (before 13., after 13.)
United Kingdom : 0,946 / 0,781 (1990) / + 0,165 ; + 21%
Human Development Index (1990 - 2023)
Country : status 2023 / 1990 / difference ; % difference
Afghanistan : 0,496 / 0,302 / + 0,194 ; + 64%
Albania : 0,810 / 0,650 / + 0,160 ; + 25%
Algeria : 0,763 / 0,572 / + 0,191 ; + 33%
Andorra : 0,913 / 0,813 (2000) / + 0,100 ; + 12%
Angola : 0,616 / 0,391 (1999) / + 0,225 ; + 58%
Argentina : 0,865 / 0,718 / + 0,147 ; + 20%
Armenia : 0,811 / 0,654 / + 0,157 ; + 24%
Australia : 0,958 / 0,871 / + 0,087 ; + 10%
Austria : 0,930 / 0,803 / + 0,127 ; + 16%
Azerbaijan : 0,789 / 0,604 (1995) / + 0,185 ; + 31%
Bahamas : 0,820 / 0,797 (2000) / + 0,023 ; + 3%
Bahrain : 0,899 / 0,749 / + 0,150 ; + 20%
Bangladesh : 0,685 / 0,394 / + 0,291 ; + 74%
Belarus : 0,824 / 0,660 (1995) / + 0,164 ; + 25%
Belgium : 0,951 / 0,813 / + 0,138 ; + 17%
Benin : 0,515 / 0,364 / + 0,151 ; + 41%
Bolivia : 0,733 / 0,551 / + 0,182 ; + 33%
Bosnia and Herzegovina : 0,804 / 0,679 (2000) / + 0,125 ; + 18%
Botswana : 0,731 / 0,573 / + 0,158 ; + 28%
Brazil : 0,786 / 0,613 / + 0,173 ; + 28%
Brunei : 0,837 / 0,767 / + 0,070 ; + 9%
Bulgaria : 0,845 / 0,708 / + 0,137 ; + 19%
Burkina Faso : 0,459 / 0,293 (2000) / + 0,166 ; + 57%
Burundi : 0,439 / 0,299 / + 0,140 ; + 47%
Cambodia : 0,606 / 0,368 / + 0,238 ; + 65%
Cameroon : 0,588 / 0,448 / + 0,140 ; + 31%
Canada : 0,939 / 0,850 / + 0,089 ; + 10%
Central African Republic : 0,414 / 0,334 / + 0,080 ; + 24%
Chad : 0,416 / 0,293 (2000) / + 0,123 ; + 42%
Chile : 0,878 / 0,706 / + 0,172 ; + 24%
China : 0,797 / 0,499 / + 0,298 ; + 60%
Colombia : 0,788 / 0,603 / + 0,185 ; + 31%
Congo DR (Kinshasa) : 0,522 / 0,369 / + 0,153 ; + 41%
Congo, Rep. of (Brazzaville) : 0,649 / 0,500 / + 0,149 ; + 30%
Costa Rica : 0,833 / 0,665 / + 0,168 ; + 25%
Croatia : 0,889 / 0,677 / + 0,212 ; + 31%
Cuba : 0,762 / 0,680 / + 0,082 ; + 12%
Cyprus : 0,913 / 0,735 / + 0,178 ; + 24%
Czechia : 0,915 / 0,738 / + 0,177 ; + 24%
Denmark : 0,962 / 0,806 / + 0,156 ; + 19%
Dominican Republic : 0,776 / 0,599 / + 0,177 ; + 30%
Ecuador : 0,777 / 0,648 / + 0,129 ; + 20%
Egypt : 0,754 / 0,548 / + 0,206 ; + 38%
El Salvador : 0,678 / 0,536 / + 0,142 ; + 26%
Eritrea : 0,503 / 0,427 (2005) / + 0,076 ; + 18 %
Estonia : 0,905 / 0,735 / + 0,170 ; + 23%
Ethiopia : 0,497 / 0,292 (2000) / + 0,205 ; + 70%
Finland : 0,948 / 0,790 / + 0,158 ; + 20%
France : 0,920 / 0,786 / + 0,134 ; + 17%
Gabon : 0,733 / 0,613 / + 0,120 ; + 20%
Gambia : 0,524 / 0,349 / + 0,175 ; + 50%
Georgia : 0,844 / 0,690 (2000) / + 0,154 ; + 22%
Germany : 0,959 / 0,808 / + 0,151 ; + 19%
Ghana : 0,628 / 0,465 / + 0,163 ; + 35%
Greece : 0,908 / 0,761 / + 0,147 ; + 19%
Guatemala : 0,662 / 0,481 / + 0,181 ; + 38%
Guinea : 0,500 / 0,282 / + 0,218 ; + 77%
Haiti : 0,554 / 0,414 / + 0,140 ; + 34%
Honduras : 0,645 / 0,519 / + 0,126 ; + 24%
Hong Kong (China) : 0,955 / 0,784 / + 0,171 ; + 22%
Hungary : 0,870 / 0,708 / + 0,162 ; + 23%
Iceland : 0,972 / 0,807 / + 0,165 ; + 20%
India : 0,685 / 0,429 / + 0,256 ; + 60%
Indonesia : 0,728 / 0,523 / + 0,205 ; + 39%
Iran : 0,799 / 0,565 / + 0,234 ; + 41%
Iraq : 0,695 / 0,560 / + 0,135 ; + 24%
Ireland : 0,949 / 0,773 / + 0,176 ; + 23%
Israel : 0,919 / 0,801 / + 0,118 ; + 15%
Italy : 0,915 / 0,776 / + 0,139 ; + 18%
Ivory Coast : 0,582 / 0,404 / + 0,178 ; + 44%
Jamaica : 0,720 / 0,645 / + 0,075 ; + 12%
Japan : 0,925 / 0,818 / + 0,107 ; + 13%
Jordan : 0,754 / 0,625 / + 0,129 ; + 21%
Kazakhstan : 0,837 / 0,690 / + 0,147 ; + 21%
Kenya : 0,628 / 0,482 / + 0,146 ; + 30%
Kuwait : 0,852 / 0,705 / + 0,147 ; + 21%
Kyrgyzstan : 0,720 / 0,640 / + 0,080 ; + 13%
Laos : 0,617 / 0,405 / + 0,212 ; + 52%
Latvia : 0,889 / 0,711 / + 0,178 ; + 25%
Lebanon : 0,752 / 0,740 (2005) / + 0,012 ; + 2%
Lesotho : 0,550 / 0,498 / + 0,052 ; + 10%
Liberia : 0,510 / 0,399 (1999) / + 0,111 ; + 28%
Libya : 0,721 / 0,724 / -0,003 ; -0,4%
Liechtenstein : 0,938 / 0,862 (2000) / + 0,076 ; + 9%
Lithuania : 0,895 / 0,738 / + 0,157 ; + 21%
Luxembourg : 0,922 / 0,797 / + 0,125 ; + 16%
Madagascar : 0,487 / 0,462 (2000) / + 0,025 ; + 5%
Malawi : 0,517 / 0,333 / + 0,184 ; + 55%
Malaysia : 0,819 / 0,643 / + 0,176 ; + 27%
Mali : 0,419 / 0,234 / + 0,185 ; + 79%
Malta : 0,924 / 0,752 / + 0,172 ; + 23%
Mauritania : 0,563 / 0,397 / + 0,166 ; + 42%
Mexico : 0,789 / 0,656 / + 0,133 ; + 20%
Moldova : 0,785 / 0,690 / + 0,095 ; + 14%
Mongolia : 0,747 / 0,578 / + 0,169 ; + 29%
Montenegro : 0,862 / 0,773 (2006) / + 0,089 ; + 12%
Morocco : 0,710 / 0,457 / + 0,253 ; + 55%
Mozambique : 0,493 / 0,227 / + 0,266 ; + 117%
Myanmar : 0,609 / 0,342 / + 0,267 ; + 78%
Namibia : 0,665 / 0,581 / + 0,084 ; + 14%
Nepal : 0,622 / 0,387 / + 0,235 ; + 61%
Netherlands : 0,955 / 0,836 / + 0,119 ; + 14%
New Zealand : 0,938 / 0,826 / + 0,112 ; + 14%
Nicaragua : 0,706 / 0,497 / + 0,209 ; + 42%
Niger : 0,419 / 0,220 / + 0,199 ; + 90%
Nigeria : 0,560 / 0,450 (2003) / + 0,110 ; + 24%
North Macedonia : 0,815 / 0,677 (2000) / + 0,138 ; + 20%
Norway : 0,970 / 0,849 / + 0,121 ; + 14%
Oman : 0,858 / 0,693 / + 0,165 ; + 24%
Pakistan : 0,544 / 0,402 / + 0,142 ; + 35%
Palestine : 0,674 / 0,651 (2004) / + 0,023 ; + 4%
Panama : 0,839 / 0,675 / + 0,164 ; + 24%
Papua New Guinea : 0,576 / 0,380 / + 0,196 ; + 52%
Paraguay : 0,756 / 0,598 / + 0,158 ; + 26%
Peru : 0,794 / 0,613 / + 0,181 ; + 30%
Philippines : 0,720 / 0,593 / + 0,127 ; + 21%
Poland : 0,906 / 0,718 / + 0,188 ; + 26%
Portugal : 0,890 / 0,718 / + 0,172 ; + 24%
Qatar : 0,886 / 0,750 / + 0,136 ; + 18%
Romania : 0,845 / 0,708 / + 0,137 ; + 19%
Russia : 0,832 / 0,735 / + 0,097 ; + 13%
Rwanda : 0,578 / 0,248 / + 0,330 ; + 133%
Saudi Arabia : 0,900 / 0,697 / + 0,203 ; + 29%
Senegal : 0,530 / 0,376 / + 0,154 ; + 41%
Serbia : 0,833 / 0,722 / + 0,111 ; + 15%
Sierra Leone : 0,467 / 0,287 / + 0,180 ; + 63%
Singapore : 0,946 / 0,721 / + 0,225 ; + 31%
Slovakia : 0,880 / 0,741 / + 0,139 ; + 19%
Slovenia : 0,931 / 0,774 / + 0,157 ; + 20%
Somalia : 0,404 / 0,380 (2022) / + 0,024 ; + 6 %
South Africa : 0,741 / 0,627 / + 0,114 ; + 18%
South Korea : 0,937 / 0,732 / + 0,205 ; + 28%
South Sudan : 0,388 / 0,410 (2010) / -0,022 ; -5%
Spain : 0,918 / 0,761 / + 0,157 ; + 21%
Sri Lanka : 0,776 / 0,629 / + 0,147 ; + 23%
Sudan : 0,511 / 0,331 / + 0,180 ; + 54%
Sweden : 0,959 / 0,821 / + 0,138 ; + 17%
Switzerland : 0,970 / 0,840 / + 0,130 ; + 15%
Syria : 0,564 / 0,550 / + 0,014 ; + 3%
Tajikistan : 0,691 / 0,617 / + 0,074 ; + 12%
Tansania : 0,555 / 0,368 / + 0,187 ; + 51%
Thailand : 0,798 / 0,577 / + 0,221 ; + 38%
Togo : 0,571 / 0,406 / + 0,165 ; + 41%
Tunisia : 0,746 / 0,567 / + 0,179 ; + 32%
Türkiye : 0,853 / 0,583 / + 0,270 ; + 46%
Turkmenistan : 0,764 / 0,666 (2010) / + 0,098 ; + 15%
Uganda : 0,582 / 0,320 / + 0,262 ; + 82%
Ukraine : 0,779 / 0,725 / + 0,054 ; + 7%
United Arab Emirates : 0,940 / 0,723 / + 0,217 ; + 30%
United Kingdom : 0,946 / 0,781 / + 0,165 ; + 21%
Uruguay : 0,862 / 0,694 / + 0,168 ; + 24%
USA : 0,938 / 0,865 / + 0,073 ; + 8%
Usbekistan : 0,740 / 0,599 (2000) / + 0,141 ; + 24%
Venezuela : 0,709 / 0,644 / + 0,065 ; + 10%
Vietnam : 0,766 / 0,483 / + 0,283 ; + 59%
Yemen : 0,470 / 0,401 / + 0,069 ; + 17%
Zambia : 0,595 / 0,421 / + 0,174 ; + 41%
Zimbabwe : 0,598 / 0,478 / + 0,120 ; + 25%
TOP 10 (Human Development Index) - 2023
Rank. Country: Human Development Index (HDI)
1. Iceland: 0,972
2.-3. Switzerland: 0,970
2.-3. Norway: 0,970
4. Denmark: 0,962
5.-6. Sweden: 0,959
5.-6. Germany: 0,959
7. Australia: 0,958
8.-9. Hong Kong (China): 0,955
8.-9. Netherlands: 0,955
10. Belgium: 0,951
13.-14. United Kingdom: 0,946
17.-19. USA: 0,938
26. France: 0,920
29.-31. Italy: 0,915
29.-31. Czechia: 0,915
191. Central African Republic: 0,414
192. Somalia: 0,404
193. South Sudan: 0,388
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
2023 – UK (13.): 0% less IRL (11.) – 0,946 vs. 0,949 / -0,003
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
2023 – UK (13.): 1% more USA (17.) – 0,946 vs. 0,938 / 0,008
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
2023 – UK (13.): 1% more CDN (16.) – 0,946 vs. 0,939 / 0,007
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
2023 – UK (13.): 2% more A (22.) – 0,946 vs. 0,930 / 0,016
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
2023 – UK (13.): 19% more C (78.) – 0,946 vs. 0,797 / 0,149
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
2023 – UK (13.): 3% more CZ (29.) – 0,946 vs. 0,915 / 0,031
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
2023 – UK (13.): 3% more F (26.) – 0,946 vs. 0,920 / 0,026
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
2023 – UK (13.): 1% less D (5.) – 0,946 vs. 0,959 / -0,013
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
2023 – UK (13.): 3% more IT (29.) – 0,946 vs. 0,915 / 0,031
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
2023 – UK (13.): 2% more J (23.) – 0,946 vs. 0,925 / 0,021
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
2023 – UK (13.): 4% more PL (35.) – 0,946 vs. 0,906 / 0,040
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
2023 – UK (13.): 14% more RUS (64.) – 0,946 vs. 0,832 / 0,114
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
2023 – UK (13.): 8% more SK (44.) – 0,946 vs. 0,880 / 0,066
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
2023 – UK (13.): 3% less SWI (2.) – 0,946 vs. 0,970 / -0,024
Source:
Human Development Index
United Nations Development Programme: Human Development Reports
Human Development Index (HDI) (retrieved 16 May 2025)
https://hdr.undp.org/data-center
https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/documentation-and-downloads
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