Human Development Index (HDI) in Asia

48 countries in Asia, 2023. Unit: index 0-1. World ranking →

First in the ranking
0.955
Median country
0.766
half above, half below
World
0.756
UNDP aggregate
Range
0.470 to 0.955
Yemen - Hong Kong

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Across 48 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Hong Kong (0.955) and the lowest in Yemen (0.470).

The median country is at 0.766: half are above, half below.

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Source: UNDP, Human Development Report · licence

Human Development Index over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Hong Kong0.955
2Singapore0.946
3United Arab Emirates0.940
4South Korea0.937
5Japan0.925
6Israel0.919
7Cyprus0.913
8Saudi Arabia0.900
9Bahrain0.899
10Qatar0.886
11Oman0.858
12Türkiye0.853
13Kuwait0.852
14Georgia0.844
15Brunei0.837
16Kazakhstan0.837
17Malaysia0.819
18Armenia0.811
19Iran0.799
20Thailand0.798
21China0.797
22Azerbaijan0.789
23Sri Lanka0.776
24Maldives0.766
25Vietnam0.766
26Turkmenistan0.764
27Jordan0.754
28Lebanon0.752
29Mongolia0.747
30Uzbekistan0.740
31Indonesia0.728
32Kyrgyzstan0.720
33Philippines0.720
34Bhutan0.698
35Iraq0.695
36Tajikistan0.691
37Bangladesh0.685
38India0.685
39Palestine0.674
40Timor-Leste0.634
41Nepal0.622
42Laos0.617
43Myanmar0.609
44Cambodia0.606
45Syria0.564
46Pakistan0.544
47Afghanistan0.496
48Yemen0.470
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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