Human Development Index (HDI) in North America

23 countries in North America, 2023. Unit: index 0-1. World ranking →

First in the ranking
0.939
Median country
0.789
half above, half below
World
0.756
UNDP aggregate
Range
0.554 to 0.939
Haiti - Canada

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Across 23 countries in North America, the highest value is in Canada (0.939) and the lowest in Haiti (0.554).

The median country is at 0.789: 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
1Canada0.939
2United States0.938
3Antigua and Barbuda0.851
4Saint Kitts and Nevis0.840
5Panama0.839
6Costa Rica0.833
7Bahamas0.820
8Barbados0.811
9Trinidad and Tobago0.807
10Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.798
11Grenada0.791
12Mexico0.789
13Dominican Republic0.776
14Cuba0.762
15Dominica0.761
16Saint Lucia0.748
17Belize0.721
18Jamaica0.720
19Nicaragua0.706
20El Salvador0.678
21Guatemala0.662
22Honduras0.645
23Haiti0.554
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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