Human Devevlopment Index report come in 2021 are based on 2019 world index data,there are are 189 countries in this list choose by UN.
Out of 189 countries there are 66 countries as very high HDI, 53 as high HDI, 37 as Medium HDI and 33 as Low HDI Ranking. Norway is top country in the list of Human Development Index and Niger is the least development country in the world.
India rank 131 in HDI ranking with medium human development index while neighbouring countries of india bhutan rank 129, china 85 Pos, Sri Lanka 72 and pakistan 154 in terms of ranking.
HDI rank | Country | Human Development Index (HDI) | Life expectancy at birth | Expected years of schooling | Mean years of schooling | GNI per capita(current 2017 PPP US$) | GNI - HDI rank | HDI rank(2018) |
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1 | Norway | 0.957 | 82.40 | 18.1 | 13 | 66,494 | 7 | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 0.955 | 82.31 | 18.7 | 13 | 68,371 | 4 | 3 |
2 | Switzerland | 0.955 | 83.78 | 16.3 | 13 | 69,394 | 3 | 2 |
4 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 0.949 | 84.86 | 16.9 | 12 | 62,985 | 7 | 4 |
4 | Iceland | 0.949 | 82.99 | 19.1 | 13 | 54,682 | 14 | 4 |
6 | Germany | 0.947 | 81.33 | 17.0 | 14 | 55,314 | 11 | 4 |
7 | Sweden | 0.945 | 82.80 | 19.5 | 13 | 54,508 | 12 | 7 |
8 | Australia | 0.944 | 83.44 | 22.0 | 13 | 48,085 | 15 | 7 |
8 | Netherlands | 0.944 | 82.28 | 18.5 | 12 | 57,707 | 6 | 9 |
10 | Denmark | 0.94 | 80.90 | 18.9 | 13 | 58,662 | 2 | 10 |
11 | Finland | 0.938 | 81.91 | 19.4 | 13 | 48,511 | 11 | 11 |
11 | Singapore | 0.938 | 83.62 | 16.4 | 12 | 88,155 | -8 | 12 |
13 | United Kingdom | 0.932 | 81.32 | 17.5 | 13 | 46,071 | 13 | 14 |
14 | Belgium | 0.931 | 81.63 | 19.8 | 12 | 52,085 | 6 | 13 |
14 | New Zealand | 0.931 | 82.29 | 18.8 | 13 | 40,799 | 18 | 14 |
16 | Canada | 0.929 | 82.43 | 16.2 | 13 | 48,527 | 5 | 14 |
17 | United States | 0.926 | 78.86 | 16.3 | 13 | 63,826 | -7 | 17 |
18 | Austria | 0.922 | 81.54 | 16.1 | 13 | 56,197 | -3 | 18 |
19 | Israel | 0.919 | 82.97 | 16.2 | 13 | 40,187 | 14 | 21 |
19 | Japan | 0.919 | 84.63 | 15.2 | 13 | 42,932 | 9 | 20 |
19 | Liechtenstein | 0.919 | 80.67 | 14.9 | 13 | 131,032 | -18 | 19 |
22 | Slovenia | 0.917 | 81.32 | 17.6 | 13 | 38,080 | 15 | 24 |
23 | Korea (Republic of) | 0.916 | 83.03 | 16.5 | 12 | 43,044 | 4 | 22 |
23 | Luxembourg | 0.916 | 82.25 | 14.3 | 12 | 72,712 | -19 | 23 |
25 | Spain | 0.904 | 83.57 | 17.6 | 10 | 40,975 | 6 | 25 |
26 | France | 0.901 | 82.66 | 15.6 | 11 | 47,173 | -1 | 26 |
27 | Czechia | 0.9 | 79.38 | 16.8 | 13 | 38,109 | 9 | 26 |
28 | Malta | 0.895 | 82.53 | 16.1 | 11 | 39,555 | 6 | 28 |
29 | Estonia | 0.892 | 78.75 | 16.0 | 13 | 36,019 | 9 | 30 |
29 | Italy | 0.892 | 83.51 | 16.1 | 10 | 42,776 | 0 | 29 |
31 | United Arab Emirates | 0.89 | 77.97 | 14.3 | 12 | 67,462 | -24 | 30 |
32 | Greece | 0.888 | 82.24 | 17.9 | 11 | 30,155 | 14 | 33 |
33 | Cyprus | 0.887 | 80.98 | 15.2 | 12 | 38,207 | 2 | 32 |
34 | Lithuania | 0.882 | 75.93 | 16.6 | 13 | 35,799 | 5 | 35 |
35 | Poland | 0.88 | 78.73 | 16.3 | 12 | 31,623 | 8 | 34 |
36 | Andorra | 0.868 | 81.91 | 13.3 | 11 | 56,000 | -20 | 36 |
37 | Latvia | 0.866 | 75.29 | 16.2 | 13 | 30,282 | 8 | 37 |
38 | Portugal | 0.864 | 82.05 | 16.5 | 9 | 33,967 | 2 | 38 |
39 | Slovakia | 0.86 | 77.54 | 14.5 | 13 | 32,113 | 3 | 39 |
40 | Hungary | 0.854 | 76.88 | 15.2 | 12 | 31,329 | 4 | 42 |
40 | Saudi Arabia | 0.854 | 75.13 | 16.1 | 10 | 47,495 | -16 | 40 |
42 | Bahrain | 0.852 | 77.29 | 16.3 | 10 | 42,522 | -12 | 41 |
43 | Chile | 0.851 | 80.18 | 16.4 | 11 | 23,261 | 16 | 43 |
43 | Croatia | 0.851 | 78.49 | 15.2 | 11 | 28,070 | 6 | 44 |
45 | Qatar | 0.848 | 80.23 | 12.0 | 10 | 92,418 | -43 | 45 |
46 | Argentina | 0.845 | 76.67 | 17.7 | 11 | 21,190 | 16 | 46 |
47 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.838 | 75.86 | 14.3 | 9 | 63,965 | -38 | 47 |
48 | Montenegro | 0.829 | 76.88 | 15.0 | 12 | 21,399 | 13 | 48 |
49 | Romania | 0.828 | 76.05 | 14.3 | 11 | 29,497 | -1 | 49 |
50 | Palau | 0.826 | 73.93 | 15.8 | 12 | 19,317 | 15 | 52 |
51 | Kazakhstan | 0.825 | 73.60 | 15.6 | 12 | 22,857 | 9 | 53 |
52 | Russian Federation | 0.824 | 72.58 | 15.0 | 12 | 26,157 | 2 | 49 |
53 | Belarus | 0.823 | 74.79 | 15.4 | 12 | 18,546 | 14 | 49 |
54 | Turkey | 0.82 | 77.69 | 16.6 | 8 | 27,701 | -4 | 54 |
55 | Uruguay | 0.817 | 77.91 | 16.8 | 9 | 20,064 | 9 | 56 |
56 | Bulgaria | 0.816 | 75.05 | 14.4 | 11 | 23,325 | 2 | 55 |
57 | Panama | 0.815 | 78.51 | 12.9 | 10 | 29,558 | -10 | 58 |
58 | Bahamas | 0.814 | 73.92 | 12.9 | 11 | 33,747 | -17 | 58 |
58 | Barbados | 0.814 | 79.19 | 15.4 | 11 | 14,936 | 20 | 60 |
60 | Oman | 0.813 | 77.86 | 14.2 | 10 | 25,944 | -5 | 56 |
61 | Georgia | 0.812 | 73.77 | 15.3 | 13 | 14,429 | 22 | 63 |
62 | Costa Rica | 0.81 | 80.28 | 15.7 | 9 | 18,486 | 6 | 61 |
62 | Malaysia | 0.81 | 76.16 | 13.7 | 10 | 27,534 | -11 | 63 |
64 | Kuwait | 0.806 | 75.49 | 14.2 | 7 | 58,590 | -51 | 62 |
64 | Serbia | 0.806 | 76.00 | 14.7 | 11 | 17,192 | 8 | 65 |
66 | Mauritius | 0.804 | 74.99 | 15.1 | 10 | 25,266 | -10 | 66 |
67 | Seychelles | 0.796 | 73.40 | 14.1 | 10 | 26,903 | -15 | 69 |
67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.796 | 73.51 | 13.0 | 11 | 26,231 | -14 | 67 |
69 | Albania | 0.795 | 78.57 | 14.7 | 10 | 13,998 | 18 | 68 |
70 | Cuba | 0.783 | 78.80 | 14.3 | 12 | 8,621 | 45 | 71 |
70 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.783 | 76.68 | 14.8 | 10 | 12,447 | 26 | 70 |
72 | Sri Lanka | 0.782 | 76.98 | 14.1 | 11 | 12,707 | 23 | 73 |
73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.78 | 77.40 | 13.8 | 10 | 14,872 | 7 | 76 |
74 | Grenada | 0.779 | 72.40 | 16.9 | 9 | 15,641 | 3 | 74 |
74 | Mexico | 0.779 | 75.05 | 14.8 | 9 | 19,160 | -8 | 76 |
74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.779 | 74.76 | 13.8 | 9 | 25,038 | -17 | 75 |
74 | Ukraine | 0.779 | 72.07 | 15.1 | 11 | 13,216 | 19 | 78 |
78 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.778 | 77.02 | 12.8 | 9 | 20,895 | -15 | 80 |
79 | Peru | 0.777 | 76.74 | 15.0 | 10 | 12,252 | 19 | 78 |
79 | Thailand | 0.777 | 77.15 | 15.0 | 8 | 17,781 | -10 | 80 |
81 | Armenia | 0.776 | 75.09 | 13.1 | 11 | 13,894 | 9 | 72 |
82 | North Macedonia | 0.774 | 75.80 | 13.6 | 10 | 15,865 | -7 | 82 |
83 | Colombia | 0.767 | 77.29 | 14.4 | 8 | 14,257 | 3 | 83 |
84 | Brazil | 0.765 | 75.88 | 15.4 | 8 | 14,263 | 1 | 84 |
85 | China | 0.761 | 76.91 | 14.0 | 8 | 16,057 | -11 | 87 |
86 | Ecuador | 0.759 | 77.01 | 14.6 | 9 | 11,044 | 19 | 84 |
86 | Saint Lucia | 0.759 | 76.20 | 14.0 | 9 | 14,616 | -4 | 86 |
88 | Azerbaijan | 0.756 | 73.01 | 12.9 | 11 | 13,784 | 3 | 88 |
88 | Dominican Republic | 0.756 | 74.08 | 14.2 | 8 | 17,591 | -18 | 89 |
90 | Moldova (Republic of) | 0.75 | 71.90 | 11.5 | 12 | 13,664 | 2 | 91 |
91 | Algeria | 0.748 | 76.88 | 14.6 | 8 | 11,174 | 13 | 91 |
92 | Lebanon | 0.744 | 78.93 | 11.3 | 9 | 14,655 | -11 | 90 |
93 | Fiji | 0.743 | 67.44 | 14.4 | 11 | 13,009 | 1 | 93 |
94 | Dominica | 0.742 | 78.21 | 13.0 | 8 | 11,884 | 7 | 94 |
95 | Maldives | 0.74 | 78.92 | 12.2 | 7 | 17,417 | -24 | 98 |
95 | Tunisia | 0.74 | 76.70 | 15.1 | 7 | 10,414 | 14 | 94 |
97 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.738 | 72.53 | 14.1 | 9 | 12,378 | 0 | 96 |
97 | Suriname | 0.738 | 71.68 | 13.2 | 9 | 14,324 | -13 | 98 |
99 | Mongolia | 0.737 | 69.87 | 14.2 | 10 | 10,839 | 7 | 97 |
100 | Botswana | 0.735 | 69.59 | 12.8 | 10 | 16,437 | -27 | 102 |
101 | Jamaica | 0.734 | 74.48 | 13.1 | 10 | 9,319 | 13 | 98 |
102 | Jordan | 0.729 | 74.53 | 11.4 | 11 | 9,858 | 8 | 103 |
103 | Paraguay | 0.728 | 74.25 | 12.7 | 9 | 12,224 | -4 | 104 |
104 | Tonga | 0.725 | 70.91 | 14.4 | 11 | 6,365 | 25 | 105 |
105 | Libya | 0.724 | 72.91 | 12.9 | 8 | 15,688 | -29 | 106 |
106 | Uzbekistan | 0.72 | 71.73 | 12.1 | 12 | 7,142 | 17 | 107 |
107 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.718 | 71.51 | 14.2 | 9 | 8,554 | 9 | 108 |
107 | Indonesia | 0.718 | 71.72 | 13.6 | 8 | 11,459 | -4 | 110 |
107 | Philippines | 0.718 | 71.23 | 13.1 | 9 | 9,778 | 4 | 111 |
110 | Belize | 0.716 | 74.62 | 13.1 | 10 | 6,382 | 18 | 108 |
111 | Samoa | 0.715 | 73.32 | 12.7 | 11 | 6,309 | 19 | 113 |
111 | Turkmenistan | 0.715 | 68.19 | 11.2 | 10 | 14,909 | -32 | 112 |
113 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.711 | 72.06 | 12.8 | 10 | 7,045 | 11 | 101 |
114 | South Africa | 0.709 | 64.13 | 13.8 | 10 | 12,129 | -14 | 115 |
115 | Palestine, State of | 0.708 | 74.05 | 13.4 | 9 | 6,417 | 12 | 114 |
116 | Egypt | 0.707 | 71.99 | 13.3 | 7 | 11,466 | -14 | 117 |
117 | Marshall Islands | 0.704 | 74.11 | 12.4 | 11 | 5,039 | 21 | 116 |
117 | Viet Nam | 0.704 | 75.40 | 12.7 | 8 | 7,433 | 3 | 118 |
119 | Gabon | 0.703 | 66.47 | 13.0 | 9 | 13,930 | -30 | 119 |
120 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.697 | 71.45 | 13.0 | 11 | 4,864 | 23 | 120 |
121 | Morocco | 0.686 | 76.68 | 13.7 | 6 | 7,368 | 1 | 121 |
122 | Guyana | 0.682 | 69.91 | 11.4 | 8 | 9,455 | -10 | 121 |
123 | Iraq | 0.674 | 70.60 | 11.3 | 7 | 10,801 | -16 | 123 |
124 | El Salvador | 0.673 | 73.32 | 11.7 | 7 | 8,359 | -6 | 124 |
125 | Tajikistan | 0.668 | 71.10 | 11.7 | 11 | 3,954 | 25 | 126 |
126 | Cabo Verde | 0.665 | 72.98 | 12.7 | 6 | 7,019 | -1 | 125 |
127 | Guatemala | 0.663 | 74.30 | 10.8 | 7 | 8,494 | -10 | 128 |
128 | Nicaragua | 0.66 | 74.49 | 12.3 | 7 | 5,284 | 6 | 127 |
129 | Bhutan | 0.654 | 71.78 | 13.0 | 4 | 10,746 | -21 | 131 |
130 | Namibia | 0.646 | 63.71 | 12.6 | 7 | 9,357 | -17 | 129 |
131 | India | 0.645 | 69.66 | 12.2 | 7 | 6,681 | -5 | 130 |
132 | Honduras | 0.634 | 75.27 | 10.1 | 7 | 5,308 | 1 | 132 |
133 | Bangladesh | 0.632 | 72.59 | 11.6 | 6 | 4,976 | 7 | 134 |
134 | Kiribati | 0.63 | 68.37 | 11.8 | 8 | 4,260 | 12 | 133 |
135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.625 | 70.39 | 12.7 | 6 | 3,952 | 16 | 135 |
136 | Micronesia | 0.62 | 67.88 | 11.5 | 8 | 3,983 | 13 | 136 |
137 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.613 | 67.92 | 11.0 | 5 | 7,413 | -16 | 137 |
138 | Eswatini (Kingdom of) | 0.611 | 60.19 | 11.8 | 7 | 7,919 | -19 | 139 |
138 | Ghana | 0.611 | 64.07 | 11.5 | 7 | 5,269 | -3 | 138 |
140 | Vanuatu | 0.609 | 70.47 | 11.7 | 7 | 3,105 | 20 | 140 |
141 | Timor-Leste | 0.606 | 69.50 | 12.6 | 5 | 4,440 | 3 | 141 |
142 | Nepal | 0.602 | 70.78 | 12.8 | 5 | 3,457 | 13 | 143 |
143 | Kenya | 0.601 | 66.70 | 11.3 | 7 | 4,244 | 5 | 141 |
144 | Cambodia | 0.594 | 69.82 | 11.5 | 5 | 4,246 | 3 | 144 |
145 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.592 | 58.74 | 9.7 | 6 | 13,944 | -57 | 145 |
146 | Zambia | 0.584 | 63.89 | 11.5 | 7 | 3,326 | 10 | 145 |
147 | Myanmar | 0.583 | 67.13 | 10.7 | 5 | 4,961 | -6 | 148 |
148 | Angola | 0.581 | 61.15 | 11.8 | 5 | 6,104 | -17 | 145 |
149 | Congo | 0.574 | 64.57 | 11.7 | 7 | 2,879 | 13 | 149 |
150 | Zimbabwe | 0.571 | 61.49 | 11.0 | 8 | 2,666 | 14 | 150 |
151 | Solomon Islands | 0.567 | 73.00 | 10.2 | 6 | 2,253 | 17 | 151 |
151 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.567 | 72.70 | 8.9 | 5 | 3,613 | 2 | 152 |
153 | Cameroon | 0.563 | 59.29 | 12.1 | 6 | 3,581 | 1 | 153 |
154 | Pakistan | 0.557 | 67.27 | 8.3 | 5 | 5,005 | -15 | 154 |
155 | Papua New Guinea | 0.555 | 64.50 | 10.2 | 5 | 4,301 | -10 | 156 |
156 | Comoros | 0.554 | 64.32 | 11.2 | 5 | 3,099 | 5 | 154 |
157 | Mauritania | 0.546 | 64.93 | 8.6 | 5 | 5,135 | -21 | 157 |
158 | Benin | 0.545 | 61.77 | 12.6 | 4 | 3,254 | 0 | 158 |
159 | Uganda | 0.544 | 63.37 | 11.4 | 6 | 2,123 | 15 | 160 |
160 | Rwanda | 0.543 | 69.02 | 11.2 | 4 | 2,155 | 12 | 159 |
161 | Nigeria | 0.539 | 54.69 | 10.0 | 7 | 4,910 | -19 | 161 |
162 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.538 | 57.78 | 10.0 | 5 | 5,069 | -25 | 161 |
163 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 0.529 | 65.46 | 8.1 | 6 | 2,600 | 2 | 164 |
164 | Madagascar | 0.528 | 67.04 | 10.2 | 6 | 1,596 | 16 | 163 |
165 | Lesotho | 0.527 | 54.33 | 11.3 | 7 | 3,151 | -6 | 165 |
166 | Djibouti | 0.524 | 67.11 | 6.8 | 4 | 5,689 | -34 | 166 |
167 | Togo | 0.515 | 61.04 | 12.7 | 5 | 1,602 | 12 | 168 |
168 | Senegal | 0.512 | 67.94 | 8.6 | 3 | 3,309 | -11 | 167 |
169 | Afghanistan | 0.511 | 64.83 | 10.2 | 4 | 2,229 | 0 | 169 |
170 | Haiti | 0.51 | 64.00 | 9.7 | 6 | 1,709 | 7 | 170 |
170 | Sudan | 0.51 | 65.31 | 7.9 | 4 | 3,829 | -18 | 171 |
172 | Gambia | 0.496 | 62.05 | 9.9 | 4 | 2,168 | -1 | 172 |
173 | Ethiopia | 0.485 | 66.60 | 8.8 | 3 | 2,207 | -3 | 174 |
174 | Malawi | 0.483 | 64.26 | 11.2 | 5 | 1,035 | 13 | 174 |
175 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 0.48 | 60.68 | 9.7 | 7 | 1,063 | 11 | 174 |
175 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.48 | 58.32 | 10.6 | 4 | 1,996 | 1 | 178 |
175 | Liberia | 0.48 | 64.10 | 9.6 | 5 | 1,258 | 8 | 173 |
178 | Guinea | 0.477 | 61.60 | 9.4 | 3 | 2,405 | -12 | 177 |
179 | Yemen | 0.47 | 66.13 | 8.8 | 3 | 1,594 | 2 | 179 |
180 | Eritrea | 0.459 | 66.32 | 5.0 | 4 | 2,793 | -17 | 180 |
181 | Mozambique | 0.456 | 60.85 | 10.0 | 4 | 1,250 | 3 | 181 |
182 | Burkina Faso | 0.452 | 61.58 | 9.3 | 2 | 2,133 | -9 | 183 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 0.452 | 54.70 | 10.2 | 4 | 1,668 | -4 | 182 |
184 | Mali | 0.434 | 59.31 | 7.5 | 2 | 2,269 | -17 | 184 |
185 | Burundi | 0.433 | 61.58 | 11.1 | 3 | 754 | 4 | 184 |
185 | South Sudan | 0.433 | 57.85 | 5.3 | 5 | 2,003 | -10 | 186 |
187 | Chad | 0.398 | 54.24 | 7.3 | 3 | 1,555 | -5 | 187 |
188 | Central African Republic | 0.397 | 53.28 | 7.6 | 4 | 993 | 0 | 188 |
189 | Niger | 0.394 | 62.42 | 6.5 | 2 | 1,201 | -4 | 189 |