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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI)

169 countries, 2023. Unit: index 0-1.

First in the ranking

0.923

Iceland

Median country

0.609

half above, half below

World

0.590

UNDP aggregate

Range

0.226 to 0.923

South Sudan - Iceland

How to read it

Across 169 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Iceland (0.923) and the lowest in South Sudan (0.226).

The median country is at 0.609: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 0.530 in 2010 to 0.590 in 2023.

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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				Continent
Iceland in chart	1	Iceland	0.923	Europe
Denmark in chart	2	Denmark	0.909	Europe
Norway in chart	3	Norway	0.909	Europe
Switzerland in chart	4	Switzerland	0.894	Europe
Netherlands in chart	5	Netherlands	0.892	Europe
Belgium in chart	6	Belgium	0.891	Europe
Finland in chart	7	Finland	0.891	Europe
Germany in chart	8	Germany	0.890	Europe
Ireland in chart	9	Ireland	0.886	Europe
Sweden in chart	10	Sweden	0.886	Europe
Slovenia in chart	11	Slovenia	0.885	Europe
Australia in chart	12	Australia	0.873	Oceania
United Kingdom in chart	13	United Kingdom	0.869	Europe
Canada in chart	14	Canada	0.867	North America
Czechia in chart	15	Czechia	0.867	Europe
United Arab Emirates in chart	16	United Arab Emirates	0.866	Asia
Austria in chart	17	Austria	0.861	Europe
South Korea in chart	18	South Korea	0.857	Asia
New Zealand in chart	19	New Zealand	0.853	Oceania
Japan in chart	20	Japan	0.845	Asia
Malta in chart	21	Malta	0.843	Europe
Cyprus in chart	22	Cyprus	0.841	Asia
Estonia in chart	23	Estonia	0.841	Europe
Hong Kong in chart	24	Hong Kong	0.839	Asia
Luxembourg in chart	25	Luxembourg	0.838	Europe
Andorra in chart	26	Andorra	0.837	Europe
France in chart	27	France	0.836	Europe
Slovakia in chart	28	Slovakia	0.833	Europe
United States in chart	29	United States	0.832	North America
Croatia in chart	30	Croatia	0.828	Europe
Greece in chart	31	Greece	0.825	Europe
Singapore in chart	32	Singapore	0.823	Asia
Spain in chart	33	Spain	0.819	Europe
Hungary in chart	34	Hungary	0.819	Europe
Italy in chart	35	Italy	0.817	Europe
Poland in chart	36	Poland	0.817	Europe
Israel in chart	37	Israel	0.813	Asia
Lithuania in chart	38	Lithuania	0.812	Europe
Latvia in chart	39	Latvia	0.812	Europe
Portugal in chart	40	Portugal	0.795	Europe
Serbia in chart	41	Serbia	0.772	Europe
Belarus in chart	42	Belarus	0.771	Europe
Montenegro in chart	43	Montenegro	0.771	Europe
Kazakhstan in chart	44	Kazakhstan	0.766	Asia
Argentina in chart	45	Argentina	0.761	South America
Romania in chart	46	Romania	0.758	Europe
Russia in chart	47	Russia	0.758	Europe
Brunei in chart	48	Brunei	0.756	Asia
Seychelles in chart	49	Seychelles	0.755	Africa
Georgia in chart	50	Georgia	0.754	Asia
Oman in chart	51	Oman	0.750	Asia
Bulgaria in chart	52	Bulgaria	0.748	Europe
Uruguay in chart	53	Uruguay	0.747	South America
Armenia in chart	54	Armenia	0.743	Asia
Azerbaijan in chart	55	Azerbaijan	0.735	Asia
Chile in chart	56	Chile	0.723	South America
North Macedonia in chart	57	North Macedonia	0.723	Europe
Moldova in chart	58	Moldova	0.719	Europe
Ukraine in chart	59	Ukraine	0.715	Europe
Türkiye in chart	60	Türkiye	0.708	Asia
Malaysia in chart	61	Malaysia	0.707	Asia
Albania in chart	62	Albania	0.705	Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina in chart	63	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.689	Europe
Tonga in chart	64	Tonga	0.682	Oceania
Costa Rica in chart	65	Costa Rica	0.678	North America
Thailand in chart	66	Thailand	0.677	Asia
Bahamas in chart	67	Bahamas	0.670	North America
China in chart	68	China	0.670	Asia
Mauritius in chart	69	Mauritius	0.669	Africa
Panama in chart	70	Panama	0.664	North America
Kyrgyzstan in chart	71	Kyrgyzstan	0.649	Asia
Mongolia in chart	72	Mongolia	0.647	Asia
Mexico in chart	73	Mexico	0.646	North America
Iran in chart	74	Iran	0.643	Asia
Vietnam in chart	75	Vietnam	0.641	Asia
Ecuador in chart	76	Ecuador	0.640	South America
Jordan in chart	77	Jordan	0.637	Asia
Dominican Republic in chart	78	Dominican Republic	0.634	North America
Peru in chart	79	Peru	0.633	South America
Sri Lanka in chart	80	Sri Lanka	0.630	Asia
Fiji in chart	81	Fiji	0.626	Oceania
Marshall Islands in chart	82	Marshall Islands	0.626	Oceania
Barbados in chart	83	Barbados	0.620	North America
Palau in chart	84	Palau	0.616	Oceania
Samoa in chart	85	Samoa	0.609	Oceania
Indonesia in chart	86	Indonesia	0.608	Asia
Venezuela in chart	87	Venezuela	0.605	South America
Maldives in chart	88	Maldives	0.602	Asia
Algeria in chart	89	Algeria	0.601	Africa
Nauru in chart	90	Nauru	0.599	Oceania
Paraguay in chart	91	Paraguay	0.599	South America
Philippines in chart	92	Philippines	0.597	Asia
Tunisia in chart	93	Tunisia	0.595	Africa
Brazil in chart	94	Brazil	0.594	South America
Tajikistan in chart	95	Tajikistan	0.594	Asia
Colombia in chart	96	Colombia	0.593	South America
Jamaica in chart	97	Jamaica	0.590	North America
Egypt in chart	98	Egypt	0.582	Africa
Bolivia in chart	99	Bolivia	0.578	South America
Tuvalu in chart	100	Tuvalu	0.578	Oceania
Gabon in chart	101	Gabon	0.558	Africa
El Salvador in chart	102	El Salvador	0.555	North America
Palestine in chart	103	Palestine	0.538	Asia
Kiribati in chart	104	Kiribati	0.535	Oceania
Nicaragua in chart	105	Nicaragua	0.535	North America
Iraq in chart	106	Iraq	0.534	Asia
Saint Lucia in chart	107	Saint Lucia	0.523	North America
Vanuatu in chart	108	Vanuatu	0.521	Oceania
Morocco in chart	109	Morocco	0.517	Africa
Botswana in chart	110	Botswana	0.509	Africa
Honduras in chart	111	Honduras	0.496	North America
Solomon Islands in chart	112	Solomon Islands	0.483	Oceania
Bangladesh in chart	113	Bangladesh	0.482	Asia
Guatemala in chart	114	Guatemala	0.479	North America
Bhutan in chart	115	Bhutan	0.478	Asia
Cabo Verde in chart	116	Cabo Verde	0.478	Africa
São Tomé and Principe in chart	117	São Tomé and Principe	0.478	Africa
Myanmar in chart	118	Myanmar	0.477	Asia
South Africa in chart	119	South Africa	0.476	Africa
India in chart	120	India	0.475	Asia
Laos in chart	121	Laos	0.462	Asia
Kenya in chart	122	Kenya	0.456	Africa
Timor-Leste in chart	123	Timor-Leste	0.451	Asia
Cambodia in chart	124	Cambodia	0.444	Asia
Namibia in chart	125	Namibia	0.438	Africa
Nepal in chart	126	Nepal	0.437	Asia
Eswatini in chart	127	Eswatini	0.431	Africa
Republic of the Congo in chart	128	Republic of the Congo	0.426	Africa
Papua New Guinea in chart	129	Papua New Guinea	0.423	Oceania
Zimbabwe in chart	130	Zimbabwe	0.406	Africa
Uganda in chart	131	Uganda	0.400	Africa
Ghana in chart	132	Ghana	0.399	Africa
Rwanda in chart	133	Rwanda	0.399	Africa
Tanzania in chart	134	Tanzania	0.391	Africa
Nigeria in chart	135	Nigeria	0.379	Africa
Mauritania in chart	136	Mauritania	0.374	Africa
Malawi in chart	137	Malawi	0.365	Africa
Pakistan in chart	138	Pakistan	0.364	Asia
Togo in chart	139	Togo	0.363	Africa
Cameroon in chart	140	Cameroon	0.361	Africa
Zambia in chart	141	Zambia	0.361	Africa
Angola in chart	142	Angola	0.360	Africa
Lesotho in chart	143	Lesotho	0.357	Africa
Comoros in chart	144	Comoros	0.356	Africa
Côte d'Ivoire in chart	145	Côte d'Ivoire	0.350	Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo in chart	146	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.341	Africa
Djibouti in chart	147	Djibouti	0.341	Africa
Senegal in chart	148	Senegal	0.340	Africa
Haiti in chart	149	Haiti	0.337	North America
Guinea-Bissau in chart	150	Guinea-Bissau	0.331	Africa
The Gambia in chart	151	The Gambia	0.329	Africa
Sudan in chart	152	Sudan	0.328	Africa
Ethiopia in chart	153	Ethiopia	0.326	Africa
Liberia in chart	154	Liberia	0.326	Africa
Yemen in chart	155	Yemen	0.325	Asia
Afghanistan in chart	156	Afghanistan	0.321	Asia
Madagascar in chart	157	Madagascar	0.319	Africa
Benin in chart	158	Benin	0.316	Africa
Guinea in chart	159	Guinea	0.302	Africa
Mozambique in chart	160	Mozambique	0.297	Africa
Burundi in chart	161	Burundi	0.286	Africa
Mali in chart	162	Mali	0.281	Africa
Sierra Leone in chart	163	Sierra Leone	0.281	Africa
Burkina Faso in chart	164	Burkina Faso	0.273	Africa
Niger in chart	165	Niger	0.265	Africa
Central African Republic in chart	166	Central African Republic	0.253	Africa
Chad in chart	167	Chad	0.252	Africa
Somalia in chart	168	Somalia	0.229	Africa
South Sudan in chart	169	South Sudan	0.226	Africa

UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2013-2023

% change · 144 countries

Largest increase

Central African Republic 0.187 → 0.253 +35%
Guinea-Bissau 0.263 → 0.331 +26%
Lesotho 0.288 → 0.357 +24%
Eswatini 0.348 → 0.431 +24%
Côte d'Ivoire 0.283 → 0.350 +24%

Largest decrease

Palestine 0.578 → 0.538 −7%
Yemen 0.348 → 0.325 −7%
Venezuela 0.638 → 0.605 −5%
Ukraine 0.726 → 0.715 −2%
Madagascar 0.323 → 0.319 −1%

By continent

median country

Africa	0.361
Asia	0.642
Europe	0.831
North America	0.620
South America	0.619
Oceania	0.609

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