Human Development Index by Country: Latest UNDP Ranking

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Top 100 Countries by Human Development Index (HDI)

Human development | UNDP | 2026 reference snapshot

Latest UNDP HDI Results: Iceland Leads the 2023 Ranking

Iceland ranks first with an HDI of 0.972, followed by Norway and Switzerland, tied at 0.970. These are the latest published country HDI rankings in UNDP's Human Development Report 2025, using a 2023 reference year. The 2026 date refers to when this ranking was checked, not to 2026 HDI observations or projections.

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a unitless score from 0 to 1 combining health, education and income. Higher is better. This UNDP publication covers 193 countries and territories. All 193 entries are official_value (published by UNDP); counts for calculated_value, official_forecast, modeled_projection and industry_observed_value are each 0.

Data checked October 23, 2026. UNDP's October 2026 data update concerns the Multidimensional Poverty Index, not a newer HDI ranking.

Highest HDI

0.972

Iceland, first among the 193 published entries.

Lowest HDI

0.388

South Sudan, UNDP rank 193.

Verified coverage

193

74 very high, 50 high, 43 medium and 26 low HDI entries, using UNDP cutoffs.

Metric and reference year

2023 HDI

Unitless 0–1 index; published in the 2025 UNDP report; 2026 reading snapshot.

Published value status

193 official

Every HDI score appears directly in UNDP Table 1.

Projections and recalculations

No independent country scores or 2026 projections.

Overview: What the Human Development Index Measures

The HDI assesses a country's average achievements in three dimensions: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge, and a decent standard of living. It uses life expectancy at birth; expected and mean years of schooling; and gross national income per capita measured in 2021 purchasing-power-parity dollars. These indicators are normalized before being combined by a geometric mean.

UNDP combines international statistical series and may estimate individual inputs where observations are incomplete. Consequently, a 2023 HDI score does not mean every component was measured separately in 2023.

HDI is not a GDP ranking. Two countries with the same score can differ in life expectancy, years of schooling, income and within-country inequality. The component data and inequality-adjusted HDI are better suited to examining those differences.

Top 10 Countries and Territories by Human Development Index

Norway and Switzerland share rank 2, and Germany and Sweden share rank 5. Equal published scores retain UNDP's shared ranks; the next rank is skipped rather than assigned a new position.

UNDP HDI 2023, published in Human Development Report 2025

Rank	Country / territory	HDI	HDI group / source note
1	Iceland	0.972	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, 2023.
2	Norway	0.970	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, 2023.
2	Switzerland	0.970	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, 2023.
4	Denmark	0.962	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, 2023.
5	Germany	0.959	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, 2023.
5	Sweden	0.959	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, 2023.
7	Australia	0.958	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, 2023.
8	Hong Kong, China (SAR)	0.955	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, 2023.
8	Netherlands	0.955	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, 2023.
10	Belgium	0.951	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, 2023.

Ten country and territory entries, ranked on the three-decimal published HDI. Equal reported values share the same rank. Source: UNDP, Human Development Report 2025, Table 1 (reference year 2023).

Chart: Top 20 Human Development Index Scores

Bars start at zero and are scaled to Iceland's score of 0.972. Small score differences therefore remain visually small.

Iceland

0.972

Norway

0.970

Switzerland

0.970

Denmark

0.962

Germany

0.959

Sweden

0.959

Australia

0.958

Hong Kong, China (SAR)

0.955

Netherlands

0.955

Belgium

0.951

Ireland

0.949

Finland

0.948

Singapore

0.946

United Kingdom

0.946

United Arab Emirates

0.940

Canada

0.939

Liechtenstein

0.938

New Zealand

0.938

United States

0.938

Korea (Republic of)

0.937

Source: UNDP, Human Development Report 2025, Table 1. All values are 2023 HDI scores. Bar lengths are proportional to the published index values.

Methodology and Data Quality

Metric and ranking

Unitless Human Development Index (HDI), 0 to 1. Higher values rank higher. Countries are ordered by UNDP's published three-decimal scores, with the same official competition rank assigned to equal values.

Time and source hierarchy

Reference year: 2023. Published by UNDP in its 2025 Human Development Report. Checked October 23, 2026. UNDP's directly published ranking takes precedence over secondary databases and independent reconstructions.

Coverage and exclusions

Exactly 193 countries and territories with numeric HDI values are included. UNDP Table 1 lists the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Monaco without numeric HDI scores; they are not assigned ranks. Regional and world aggregates are excluded.

Index construction

HDI = (health index × education index × income index)^1/3. Education combines expected and mean years of schooling. The income index uses the natural logarithm of GNI per capita in 2021 PPP dollars. UNDP applies defined minimum and maximum goalposts.

Human development groups

UNDP cutoffs: very high at 0.800 and above; high from 0.700 to 0.799; medium from 0.550 to 0.699; and low below 0.550. These groups classify published values rather than representing additional estimates or forecasts.

Statuses, precision and limits

All 193 scores are official_value: published by UNDP, although their underlying inputs can include estimates. None is calculated or projected independently here. Values retain UNDP's published three-decimal precision.

Health, schooling and income inputs come from international statistical agencies. Some underlying observations are estimated or adjusted under UNDP's methodology, so an official UNDP HDI score is not necessarily identical to a national government's calculation. When secondary databases differ, the ranking follows UNDP Table 1 without averaging conflicting numbers.

The HDI does not directly measure within-country inequality, poverty incidence, human security, civil liberties, environmental sustainability, subjective well-being or current policy effectiveness. Differences in a three-decimal composite score cannot establish their causes without examining the component indicators.

Main Ranking: All 193 Countries and Territories by HDI

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Rank	Country / territory	HDI	HDI group / source note
1	Iceland	0.972	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
2	Norway	0.970	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
2	Switzerland	0.970	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
4	Denmark	0.962	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
5	Germany	0.959	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
5	Sweden	0.959	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
7	Australia	0.958	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
8	Hong Kong, China (SAR)	0.955	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
8	Netherlands	0.955	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
10	Belgium	0.951	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
11	Ireland	0.949	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
12	Finland	0.948	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
13	Singapore	0.946	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
13	United Kingdom	0.946	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
15	United Arab Emirates	0.940	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
16	Canada	0.939	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
17	Liechtenstein	0.938	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
17	New Zealand	0.938	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
17	United States	0.938	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
20	Korea (Republic of)	0.937	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
21	Slovenia	0.931	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
22	Austria	0.930	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
23	Japan	0.925	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
24	Malta	0.924	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
25	Luxembourg	0.922	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
26	France	0.920	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
27	Israel	0.919	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
28	Spain	0.918	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
29	Czechia	0.915	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
29	Italy	0.915	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
29	San Marino	0.915	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
32	Andorra	0.913	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
32	Cyprus	0.913	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
34	Greece	0.908	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
35	Poland	0.906	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
36	Estonia	0.905	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
37	Saudi Arabia	0.900	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
38	Bahrain	0.899	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
39	Lithuania	0.895	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
40	Portugal	0.890	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
41	Croatia	0.889	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
41	Latvia	0.889	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
43	Qatar	0.886	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
44	Slovakia	0.880	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
45	Chile	0.878	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
46	Hungary	0.870	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
47	Argentina	0.865	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
48	Montenegro	0.862	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
48	Uruguay	0.862	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
50	Oman	0.858	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
51	Türkiye	0.853	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
52	Kuwait	0.852	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
53	Antigua and Barbuda	0.851	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
54	Seychelles	0.848	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
55	Bulgaria	0.845	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
55	Romania	0.845	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
57	Georgia	0.844	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
58	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.840	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
59	Panama	0.839	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
60	Brunei Darussalam	0.837	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
60	Kazakhstan	0.837	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
62	Costa Rica	0.833	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
62	Serbia	0.833	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
64	Russian Federation	0.832	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
65	Belarus	0.824	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
66	Bahamas	0.820	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
67	Malaysia	0.819	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
68	North Macedonia	0.815	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
69	Armenia	0.811	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
69	Barbados	0.811	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
71	Albania	0.810	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
72	Trinidad and Tobago	0.807	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
73	Mauritius	0.806	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
74	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.804	Very high; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
75	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	0.799	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
76	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.798	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
76	Thailand	0.798	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
78	China	0.797	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
79	Peru	0.794	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
80	Grenada	0.791	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
81	Azerbaijan	0.789	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
81	Mexico	0.789	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
83	Colombia	0.788	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
84	Brazil	0.786	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
84	Palau	0.786	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
86	Moldova (Republic of)	0.785	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
87	Ukraine	0.779	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
88	Ecuador	0.777	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
89	Dominican Republic	0.776	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
89	Guyana	0.776	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
89	Sri Lanka	0.776	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
92	Tonga	0.769	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
93	Maldives	0.766	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
93	Viet Nam	0.766	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
95	Turkmenistan	0.764	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
96	Algeria	0.763	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
97	Cuba	0.762	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
98	Dominica	0.761	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
99	Paraguay	0.756	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
100	Egypt	0.754	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
100	Jordan	0.754	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
102	Lebanon	0.752	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
103	Saint Lucia	0.748	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
104	Mongolia	0.747	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
105	Tunisia	0.746	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
106	South Africa	0.741	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
107	Uzbekistan	0.740	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
108	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	0.733	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
108	Gabon	0.733	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
108	Marshall Islands	0.733	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
111	Botswana	0.731	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
111	Fiji	0.731	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
113	Indonesia	0.728	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
114	Suriname	0.722	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
115	Belize	0.721	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
115	Libya	0.721	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
117	Jamaica	0.720	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
117	Kyrgyzstan	0.720	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
117	Philippines	0.720	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
120	Morocco	0.710	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
121	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	0.709	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
122	Samoa	0.708	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
123	Nicaragua	0.706	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
124	Nauru	0.703	High; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
125	Bhutan	0.698	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
126	Eswatini (Kingdom of)	0.695	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
126	Iraq	0.695	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
128	Tajikistan	0.691	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
129	Tuvalu	0.689	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
130	Bangladesh	0.685	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
130	India	0.685	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
132	El Salvador	0.678	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
133	Equatorial Guinea	0.674	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
133	Palestine, State of	0.674	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
135	Cabo Verde	0.668	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
136	Namibia	0.665	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
137	Guatemala	0.662	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
138	Congo	0.649	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
139	Honduras	0.645	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
140	Kiribati	0.644	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
141	Sao Tome and Principe	0.637	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
142	Timor-Leste	0.634	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
143	Ghana	0.628	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
143	Kenya	0.628	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
145	Nepal	0.622	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
146	Vanuatu	0.621	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
147	Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.617	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
148	Angola	0.616	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
149	Micronesia (Federated States of)	0.615	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
150	Myanmar	0.609	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
151	Cambodia	0.606	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
152	Comoros	0.603	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
153	Zimbabwe	0.598	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
154	Zambia	0.595	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
155	Cameroon	0.588	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
156	Solomon Islands	0.584	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
157	Côte d'Ivoire	0.582	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
157	Uganda	0.582	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
159	Rwanda	0.578	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
160	Papua New Guinea	0.576	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
161	Togo	0.571	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
162	Syrian Arab Republic	0.564	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
163	Mauritania	0.563	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
164	Nigeria	0.560	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
165	Tanzania (United Republic of)	0.555	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
166	Haiti	0.554	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
167	Lesotho	0.550	Medium; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
168	Pakistan	0.544	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
169	Senegal	0.530	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
170	Gambia	0.524	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
171	Congo (Democratic Republic of the)	0.522	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
172	Malawi	0.517	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
173	Benin	0.515	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
174	Guinea-Bissau	0.514	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
175	Djibouti	0.513	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
176	Sudan	0.511	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
177	Liberia	0.510	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
178	Eritrea	0.503	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
179	Guinea	0.500	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
180	Ethiopia	0.497	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
181	Afghanistan	0.496	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
182	Mozambique	0.493	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
183	Madagascar	0.487	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
184	Yemen	0.470	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
185	Sierra Leone	0.467	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
186	Burkina Faso	0.459	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
187	Burundi	0.439	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
188	Mali	0.419	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
188	Niger	0.419	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
190	Chad	0.416	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
191	Central African Republic	0.414	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
192	Somalia	0.404	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.
193	South Sudan	0.388	Low; official_value; UNDP HDR 2025, Table 1; 2023 HDI.

Source: UNDP, Human Development Report 2025, Table 1 (2023 HDI). Published scores and official shared ranks are preserved. The values are not 2026 projections; missing-data entries and aggregate regions are excluded. With JavaScript disabled, all 193 existing HTML rows remain visible.

Four Evidence-Based Findings from the UNDP Ranking

Key Insight

Iceland is first at 0.972, while Norway and Switzerland share second at 0.970. A narrow score difference is not by itself evidence of an equally precise difference in real-world living conditions.

Notable Pattern

Of the 193 ranked entries, 74 fall into UNDP's very-high development category and 50 into the high category. These counts follow the official category thresholds.

Category Concentration

The 124 high or very-high entries outnumber the 69 medium or low entries. All four groups use the same UNDP thresholds and the same 2023 reference year.

Lowest-ranked Country

South Sudan has the lowest published value, 0.388 (rank 193). It is in the low-HDI category along with 25 other entries.

What the Latest HDI Ranking Means

The HDI summarizes average achievements in health, education and income. A higher combined score can coexist with weaker performance in a particular dimension, so close comparisons should examine the components.

The four UNDP groups represent score bands, not causal explanations. Tied values are equal at the published three-decimal precision, not proof that living conditions are identical. Year-to-year comparisons should use a consistently revised UNDP series.

To analyze distribution, inequality or poverty, use UNDP's inequality-adjusted HDI and poverty indicators separately.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has the highest Human Development Index?

Iceland ranks first, with a published 2023 HDI of 0.972 in UNDP's 2025 Human Development Report.

Are these 2026 HDI values?

No. The latest UNDP global HDI table checked on October 23, 2026 is in the 2025 report and refers to 2023. The publication year, reference year and snapshot date are different.

How does UNDP calculate HDI?

UNDP normalizes life expectancy, schooling and GNI per capita into indices and uses their geometric mean, with a combined education dimension and logarithmic income adjustment. Its 2025 technical notes describe the goalposts and inputs.

Are these officially published values or independent calculations?

UNDP publishes all 193 HDI scores directly, which is why their status is official_value. UNDP's underlying indicator series can include estimates; no additional country HDI values or forecasts are calculated here.

Why do several countries have the same rank?

UNDP reports HDI to three decimal places. The ranking uses shared competition ranks for equal published scores. For example, Norway and Switzerland both score 0.970 and share rank 2; Denmark is rank 4.

What are the HDI categories?

Very high is 0.800 or more; high is 0.700–0.799; medium is 0.550–0.699; and low is below 0.550, according to UNDP's published group thresholds.

Why are Monaco and North Korea missing from the table?

The UNDP 2025 statistical annex lists Monaco and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea without numeric HDI values. Assigning a value or rank would be unsupported, so neither is included among the 193 ranked entries.

Does a higher HDI mean a country has less inequality or poverty?

Not necessarily. HDI is an average composite score, not a direct measure of poverty incidence or how health, education and income are distributed. Consult UNDP's inequality-adjusted and multidimensional poverty indicators separately.

Can HDI scores be compared across different report editions?

Use the latest UNDP time series consistently. Revisions to historical source data can change earlier values and ranks, even when the reference year is the same.

Sources and Verification

Ranking values and official ranks: UNDP, Human Development Report 2025, Table 1. The other resources document methodology, release timing and reuse terms.

Primary numeric source

UNDP — Human Development Report 2025, Table 1

Official 2023 HDI country scores, ranks, component indicators, footnotes, missing-value entries and aggregate benchmarks. Refer to statistical annex pages 274–277.

https://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documents/global-report-document/hdr2025reporten.pdf

Official methodology

UNDP — Human Development Report 2025 Technical Notes

Technical note 1 defines the dimensions, goalposts, geometric mean, PPP income treatment and group cutoffs.

https://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/2025_HDR/HDR25_Technical_Notes.pdf

Release verification

UNDP — Documentation and Downloads

UNDP data-center update chronology distinguishes the 2025 HDI data release from the 2026 MPI update.

https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/documentation-and-downloads

Official cross-check

UNDP — Human Development Country Insights

Country-level HDI values and rank cross-checks; the figures come from the Human Development Report 2025 released May 6, 2025.

https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/country-insights

Reuse and attribution

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Source credit: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2025, Table 1. The original ranking has been reformatted into a responsive HTML table, filters and scaled bars; the published HDI values and ranks have not been altered. This presentation is independent and is not endorsed by UNDP.

UNDP terms: https://hdr.undp.org/copyright-and-terms-use

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