Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) in Asia

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

First in the ranking
0.866
United Arab Emirates
Median country
0.642
half above, half below
World
0.590
UNDP aggregate
Range
0.321 to 0.866
Afghanistan - United Arab Emirates

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Across 40 countries in Asia, the highest value is in United Arab Emirates (0.866) and the lowest in Afghanistan (0.321).

The median country is at 0.642: half are above, half below.

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Source: UNDP, Human Development Report · licence

Inequality-adjusted HDI over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1United Arab Emirates0.866
2South Korea0.857
3Japan0.845
4Cyprus0.841
5Hong Kong0.839
6Singapore0.823
7Israel0.813
8Kazakhstan0.766
9Brunei0.756
10Georgia0.754
11Oman0.750
12Armenia0.743
13Azerbaijan0.735
14Türkiye0.708
15Malaysia0.707
16Thailand0.677
17China0.670
18Kyrgyzstan0.649
19Mongolia0.647
20Iran0.643
21Vietnam0.641
22Jordan0.637
23Sri Lanka0.630
24Indonesia0.608
25Maldives0.602
26Philippines0.597
27Tajikistan0.594
28Palestine0.538
29Iraq0.534
30Bangladesh0.482
31Bhutan0.478
32Myanmar0.477
33India0.475
34Laos0.462
35Timor-Leste0.451
36Cambodia0.444
37Nepal0.437
38Pakistan0.364
39Yemen0.325
40Afghanistan0.321
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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