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International Human Development Indicators

The human development data utilized in the preparation of the Human Development Index (HDI) and other composite indices featured in the Human Development Report are provided by a variety of public international sources and represent the best and most current statistics available for those indicators at the time of the preparation of this annual report. Calculations of HDI values and country rankings are the sole responsibility of the Human Development Report Office. The 2011 Human Development Report, an editorially independent publication commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme, was published in print and on line on November 2nd, 2011. Read more

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Data Tools and Visualizations

• • Country Profiles

    Find the latest statistics for all UN member-states

  • Public Data Explorer

    Our data, easy to explore, visualize and communicate

  • StatPlanet World Map

    Chart human development statistics for all nations

  • Human Development Index Trends

    Regional and national trends for 1980-2011

  • HDI rankings adjusted for inequality

    An HDI calculus reflecting internal inequalities

  • GDP vs. HDI: Country contrasts

    National HDI compared to income (GNI per capita)

  • DIY HDI: Build Your Own Index

    Create unique country comparisons and rankings

  • Human Development Indicators

    Explore development data over the past 30 years

Human Development Index (HDI) - 2011 Rankings

Very High Human Development Norway Australia Netherlands United States New Zealand Canada Ireland Liechtenstein Germany Sweden Switzerland Japan Hong Kong, China (SAR) Iceland Korea (Republic of) Denmark Israel Belgium Austria France Slovenia Finland Spain Italy Luxembourg Singapore Czech Republic United Kingdom Greece United Arab Emirates Cyprus Andorra Brunei Darussalam Estonia Slovakia Malta Qatar Hungary Poland Lithuania Portugal Bahrain Latvia Chile Argentina Croatia Barbados

High Human Development Uruguay Palau Romania Cuba Seychelles Bahamas Montenegro Bulgaria Saudi Arabia Mexico Panama Serbia Antigua and Barbuda Malaysia Trinidad and Tobago Kuwait Libya Belarus Russian Federation Grenada Kazakhstan Costa Rica Albania Lebanon Saint Kitts and Nevis Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia Azerbaijan* Ukraine Mauritius The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Jamaica Peru Dominica Saint Lucia Ecuador Brazil Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Armenia Colombia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Oman Tonga Turkey Belize Tunisia

Medium Human Development Jordan Algeria Sri Lanka Dominican Republic Samoa Fiji China Turkmenistan Thailand Suriname El Salvador Gabon Paraguay Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Maldives Mongolia Moldova (Republic of) Philippines Egypt Occupied Palestinian Territory Uzbekistan Micronesia (Federated States of) Guyana Botswana Syrian Arab Republic Namibia Honduras Kiribati South Africa Indonesia Vanuatu Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Viet Nam Nicaragua Morocco Guatemala Iraq Cape Verde India Ghana Equatorial Guinea Congo Lao People's Democratic Republic Cambodia Swaziland Bhutan

Low Human Development Solomon Islands Kenya São Tomé and Príncipe Pakistan Bangladesh Timor-Leste Angola Myanmar Cameroon Madagascar Tanzania (United Republic of) Papua New Guinea Yemen Senegal Nigeria Nepal Haiti Mauritania Lesotho Uganda Togo Comoros Zambia Djibouti Rwanda Benin Gambia Sudan Côte d'Ivoire Malawi Afghanistan Zimbabwe Ethiopia Mali Guinea-Bissau Eritrea Guinea Central African Republic Sierra Leone Burkina Faso Liberia Chad Mozambique Burundi Niger Congo (Democratic Republic of the)

The HDI rankings featured above were published in the Human Development Report 2011, "Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All". Information about the HDI. PDF version Table 1 - Human Development Index and its components [92 KB].

* The HDI value and ranking for Azerbaijan have been corrected to account for an error in estimation of the Mean Years of Schooling.

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