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🗺️ Human Development Index (HDI) - All 197 Nations

Very High HDI (≥0.800)

High HDI (0.700-0.799)

Medium HDI (0.550-0.699)

Low HDI (<0.550)

📊 Human Development Index (197 Countries)

Very High HDI

Countries (≥0.800)

High HDI

Countries (0.700-0.799)

Medium HDI

Countries (0.550-0.699)

Low HDI

Countries (<0.550)

🏆 Very High HDI Countries (≥0.800) - 66 Nations

Rank	Country	HDI	Life Expect.	School Years	GNI/Capita
1	🇨🇭 Switzerland	0.967	84.0	14.1	$77,360
2	🇳🇴 Norway	0.966	83.2	13.0	$83,850
3	🇮🇸 Iceland	0.959	82.7	13.8	$60,410
4	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	0.956	85.5	12.3	$62,610
5	🇦🇺 Australia	0.951	84.5	12.7	$59,170
6	🇩🇰 Denmark	0.952	81.4	13.0	$67,790
7	🇸🇪 Sweden	0.952	83.0	12.6	$60,550
8	🇮🇪 Ireland	0.950	82.0	11.6	$87,100
9	🇩🇪 Germany	0.947	80.6	14.1	$58,080
10	🇳🇱 Netherlands	0.946	81.7	12.6	$64,710
11	🇫🇮 Finland	0.942	82.0	12.9	$54,330
12	🇸🇬 Singapore	0.939	84.1	11.9	$98,260
13	🇧🇪 Belgium	0.937	81.9	12.5	$56,270
14	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0.936	82.5	12.8	$48,200
15	🇨🇦 Canada	0.936	82.7	13.8	$52,080
16	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	0.929	80.7	13.4	$47,960
17	🇺🇸 United States	0.927	77.2	13.7	$71,000
18	🇦🇹 Austria	0.926	81.6	12.3	$58,770
19	🇯🇵 Japan	0.925	84.8	13.4	$45,580
20	🇮🇱 Israel	0.919	82.3	13.3	$45,480
21	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	0.927	82.6	12.4	$89,720
22	🇰🇷 South Korea	0.925	83.7	12.5	$47,970
23	🇫🇷 France	0.910	82.5	11.6	$49,270
24	🇸🇮 Slovenia	0.918	81.3	12.8	$42,100
25	🇪🇸 Spain	0.911	83.0	10.6	$40,970
26	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	0.900	79.0	12.9	$42,280
27	🇮🇹 Italy	0.895	82.9	10.7	$45,870
28	🇲🇹 Malta	0.915	82.5	12.0	$44,030
29	🇪🇪 Estonia	0.899	78.4	13.4	$40,750
30	🇨🇾 Cyprus	0.896	81.2	12.4	$39,970
31	🇬🇷 Greece	0.893	80.1	11.4	$31,980
32	🇵🇱 Poland	0.881	76.5	13.2	$35,650
33	🇦🇪 UAE	0.911	78.7	12.1	$67,120
34	🇱🇹 Lithuania	0.879	75.9	13.3	$39,390
35	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	0.875	76.9	11.3	$47,580
36	🇱🇻 Latvia	0.866	75.2	13.2	$33,420
37	🇵🇹 Portugal	0.874	81.1	9.3	$36,200
38	🇸🇰 Slovakia	0.855	74.9	12.9	$32,510
39	🇭🇷 Croatia	0.878	77.8	11.8	$32,260
40	🇨🇱 Chile	0.860	78.9	10.8	$26,770
41	🇶🇦 Qatar	0.875	79.3	10.1	$92,990
42	🇦🇷 Argentina	0.849	76.6	11.1	$23,550
43	🇧🇳 Brunei	0.829	74.6	9.1	$60,160
44	🇲🇪 Montenegro	0.844	76.3	12.0	$21,990
45	🇷🇴 Romania	0.827	74.2	11.3	$32,420
46	🇧🇭 Bahrain	0.888	78.2	10.5	$45,470
47	🇰🇼 Kuwait	0.831	78.7	7.3	$53,490
48	🇺🇾 Uruguay	0.830	77.7	9.0	$23,680
49	🇧🇾 Belarus	0.808	74.8	12.4	$19,950
50	🇹🇷 Turkey	0.838	76.0	8.6	$31,130
51	🇴🇲 Oman	0.816	72.5	10.6	$36,280
52	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	0.799	71.8	11.4	$26,050
53	🇵🇦 Panama	0.820	76.2	10.5	$28,240
54	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0.809	77.0	8.7	$21,580
55	🇲🇾 Malaysia	0.807	74.9	10.6	$27,120
56	🇬🇪 Georgia	0.802	72.0	13.3	$15,800
57	🇷🇸 Serbia	0.806	74.2	11.5	$19,420
58	🇲🇺 Mauritius	0.802	74.4	9.5	$26,350
59	🇹🇭 Thailand	0.800	79.3	8.7	$18,240
60	🇦🇱 Albania	0.796	76.5	11.3	$14,530

📈 High HDI Countries (0.700-0.799) - 54 Nations

Rank	Country	HDI	Life Expect.	School Years	GNI/Capita
67	🇨🇳 China	0.788	78.6	7.6	$19,340
68	🇧🇷 Brazil	0.760	72.8	8.1	$15,180
69	🇨🇴 Colombia	0.758	72.8	8.9	$14,680
70	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0.765	73.7	9.0	$11,400
71	🇲🇽 Mexico	0.758	70.2	9.2	$19,480
72	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	0.767	72.6	8.3	$18,620
73	🇵🇪 Peru	0.762	73.7	9.2	$12,990
74	🇯🇴 Jordan	0.736	74.8	10.5	$9,920
75	🇹🇳 Tunisia	0.731	73.8	7.4	$10,260
76	🇻🇳 Vietnam	0.726	73.6	8.4	$8,370
77	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	0.760	69.4	10.3	$14,260
78	🇱🇧 Lebanon	0.723	75.0	9.0	$14,650
79	🇵🇭 Philippines	0.710	69.3	9.5	$9,070
80	🇮🇩 Indonesia	0.713	67.6	8.6	$12,080
81	🇪🇬 Egypt	0.731	70.2	7.4	$12,990
82	🇿🇦 South Africa	0.717	62.3	11.0	$13,770
83	🇲🇦 Morocco	0.698	74.0	5.6	$7,680
84	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0.706	63.6	9.6	$8,110
85	🇬🇦 Gabon	0.706	66.5	8.7	$14,180
86	🇵🇾 Paraguay	0.730	70.3	8.4	$13,540
87	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0.782	76.4	10.8	$12,580
88	🇧🇼 Botswana	0.708	61.1	10.0	$16,820
89	🇯🇲 Jamaica	0.709	70.5	10.3	$9,260
90	🇲🇳 Mongolia	0.739	69.5	10.2	$12,170
91	🇺🇦 Ukraine	0.773	71.6	11.1	$13,220
92	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	0.727	70.9	11.9	$7,840
93	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	0.811	69.4	11.9	$23,940
94	🇧🇿 Belize	0.700	70.5	9.1	$7,010
95	🇫🇯 Fiji	0.730	67.4	10.9	$13,970
96	🇸🇻 El Salvador	0.675	70.7	7.1	$8,890
97	🇮🇷 Iran	0.774	73.9	10.6	$13,540
98	🇦🇲 Armenia	0.786	72.0	11.3	$14,210
99	🇩🇿 Algeria	0.745	77.1	8.0	$11,420
100	🇮🇶 Iraq	0.686	70.4	7.3	$10,580
101	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	0.701	69.4	11.5	$5,480
102	🇳🇦 Namibia	0.615	59.3	7.0	$10,350
103	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0.627	69.2	5.7	$8,850

📊 Medium HDI Countries (0.550-0.699) - 37 Nations

Rank	Country	HDI	Life Expect.	School Years	GNI/Capita
120	🇮🇳 India	0.644	67.2	6.7	$6,590
121	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	0.661	72.4	6.5	$6,610
122	🇵🇰 Pakistan	0.544	66.1	4.5	$4,880
123	🇰🇭 Cambodia	0.593	69.6	5.0	$4,560
124	🇰🇪 Kenya	0.601	61.4	6.6	$4,490
125	🇬🇭 Ghana	0.632	63.8	8.3	$5,750
126	🇳🇬 Nigeria	0.535	52.7	6.7	$5,090
127	🇿🇲 Zambia	0.565	61.2	7.0	$3,360
128	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0.549	66.2	6.0	$2,770
129	🇸🇳 Senegal	0.517	68.6	3.2	$3,470
130	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0.593	59.3	8.5	$2,650
131	🇳🇵 Nepal	0.602	68.4	5.1	$3,850
132	🇨🇲 Cameroon	0.587	60.3	6.4	$3,740
133	🇲🇲 Myanmar	0.585	66.0	5.0	$4,960
134	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	0.550	58.6	5.3	$5,420
135	🇲🇬 Madagascar	0.501	64.5	5.0	$1,600
136	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0.548	66.1	4.4	$2,230
137	🇧🇯 Benin	0.525	59.8	3.8	$3,350
138	🇺🇬 Uganda	0.544	62.7	6.7	$2,120
139	🇹🇬 Togo	0.539	61.6	5.1	$2,290
140	🇱🇦 Laos	0.607	68.1	5.4	$7,820
141	🇲🇿 Mozambique	0.456	59.3	3.5	$1,330
142	🇭🇳 Honduras	0.634	70.1	6.6	$5,280
143	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	0.667	73.8	6.7	$5,500
144	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	0.679	70.9	10.4	$3,950
145	🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	0.558	65.0	4.6	$3,960
146	🇸🇧 Solomon Islands	0.564	70.2	5.5	$2,210
147	🇭🇹 Haiti	0.535	63.2	5.6	$2,850
148	🇲🇷 Mauritania	0.556	64.7	4.7	$5,050
149	🇦🇫 Afghanistan	0.478	62.0	3.9	$2,230
150	🇱🇾 Libya	0.718	71.9	7.6	$13,750

📉 Low HDI Countries (<0.550) - 34 Nations

Rank	Country	HDI	Life Expect.	School Years	GNI/Capita
167	🇸🇩 Sudan	0.516	65.3	3.8	$3,830
168	🇲🇱 Mali	0.428	58.9	2.4	$2,310
169	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	0.449	59.3	2.1	$2,330
170	🇾🇪 Yemen	0.455	63.4	3.2	$1,470
171	🇳🇪 Niger	0.394	62.4	2.1	$1,280
172	🇨🇩 DR Congo	0.479	60.0	6.8	$1,060
173	🇹🇩 Chad	0.394	52.5	2.5	$1,640
174	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	0.498	65.0	3.2	$2,360
175	🇨🇫 Central African Rep.	0.387	53.9	4.3	$1,050
176	🇸🇸 South Sudan	0.385	55.0	5.7	$760
177	🇧🇮 Burundi	0.426	61.7	3.3	$720
178	🇸🇴 Somalia	0.361	55.3	2.0	$1,040
179	🇪🇷 Eritrea	0.492	66.5	3.9	$2,080
180	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	0.477	60.1	4.6	$1,580
181	🇱🇷 Liberia	0.481	60.7	4.7	$1,150
182	🇬🇳 Guinea	0.477	58.9	2.8	$2,730
183	🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau	0.483	58.3	3.3	$1,960
184	🇲🇼 Malawi	0.508	62.9	4.7	$1,070
185	🇱🇸 Lesotho	0.514	50.7	6.3	$3,220
186	🇸🇿 Eswatini	0.597	57.1	6.9	$8,400
187	🇦🇴 Angola	0.586	61.6	5.1	$6,030
188	🇨🇬 Congo (Rep.)	0.571	64.1	6.3	$2,960
189	🇩🇯 Djibouti	0.509	62.3	4.1	$5,560
190	🇬🇲 Gambia	0.500	62.6	4.0	$2,260
191	🇨🇴 Comoros	0.558	63.4	5.2	$3,140
192	🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe	0.618	67.8	6.4	$4,140

HDI by Region (2026 Average)

HDI Components Breakdown

🎯 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

📌 The 17 SDGs - Progress Status (2026)

No Poverty

Zero Hunger

Good Health

Education

Gender Equality

Clean Water

Clean Energy

Decent Work

Innovation

Reduced Inequality

Sustainable Cities

Responsible Consumption

Climate Action

Life Below Water

Life on Land

Peace & Justice

Partnerships

📊 SDG Progress by Goal

SDG	Goal	Status	Leaders
1	No Poverty	Moderate	China, Vietnam, Indonesia
2	Zero Hunger	Off Track	Ireland, Austria, Finland
3	Good Health	Moderate	Japan, Switzerland, Sweden
4	Quality Education	Moderate	Finland, Denmark, Korea
5	Gender Equality	Moderate	Iceland, Norway, Finland
6	Clean Water	Moderate	Switzerland, Germany, Austria
7	Affordable Energy	On Track	Iceland, Norway, Sweden
8	Decent Work	Moderate	Switzerland, Iceland, Netherlands
9	Industry & Innovation	On Track	Switzerland, Sweden, USA
10	Reduced Inequalities	Off Track	Slovenia, Czech, Norway
11	Sustainable Cities	Moderate	Sweden, Denmark, Finland
12	Responsible Consumption	Off Track	Japan, Slovenia, Estonia
13	Climate Action	Critical	Denmark, Sweden, Morocco
14	Life Below Water	Critical	Germany, Monaco, Seychelles
15	Life on Land	Off Track	Bhutan, Suriname, Gabon
16	Peace & Justice	Moderate	Denmark, Norway, Finland
17	Partnerships	Moderate	Sweden, Denmark, Germany

🌍 SDG Index Rankings by Region

Region	Top Performer	Score	Other Leaders
🌍 Europe	🇫🇮 Finland	86.5	Sweden (85.2), Denmark (84.9), Germany (83.1)
🌏 East Asia	🇯🇵 Japan	79.8	South Korea (78.1), China (72.3), Taiwan (71.5)
🌎 North America	🇨🇦 Canada	79.2	USA (75.6), Mexico (69.8)
🌎 South America	🇨🇱 Chile	76.4	Uruguay (76.1), Argentina (73.5), Brazil (72.0)
🏝️ Oceania	🇳🇿 New Zealand	79.0	Australia (75.4), Fiji (64.2)
🌏 Southeast Asia	🇹🇭 Thailand	74.2	Vietnam (73.8), Malaysia (72.5), Indonesia (70.1)
🕌 MENA	🇲🇦 Morocco	72.1	Tunisia (71.8), Algeria (69.5), Egypt (68.2)
🌏 South Asia	🇧🇹 Bhutan	68.5	Sri Lanka (67.1), Nepal (66.2), India (63.5)
🌍 Sub-Saharan Africa	🇲🇺 Mauritius	67.2	Ghana (63.8), Kenya (61.5), Rwanda (60.8)

⚖️ Global Inequality (Gini Index - 197 Countries)

Richest 1%

45.8%

Of global wealth

Bottom 50%

2.1%

Of global wealth

Most Equal

Slovakia

Gini: 0.232

Most Unequal

South Africa

Gini: 0.630

⚖️ Gini Coefficient by Country (All Regions)

Rank	Country	Gini Index	Category	Income Share (Top 10%)
1	🇸🇰 Slovakia	0.232	Very Low	21.1%
2	🇸🇮 Slovenia	0.243	Very Low	20.7%
3	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	0.250	Very Low	22.9%
4	🇮🇸 Iceland	0.258	Low	22.0%
5	🇧🇾 Belarus	0.260	Low	21.8%
6	🇺🇦 Ukraine	0.261	Low	21.4%
7	🇧🇪 Belgium	0.262	Low	22.4%
8	🇦🇹 Austria	0.264	Low	22.6%
9	🇫🇮 Finland	0.269	Low	22.3%
10	🇳🇴 Norway	0.270	Low	22.1%
25	🇩🇪 Germany	0.291	Moderate	24.8%
30	🇫🇷 France	0.302	Moderate	25.4%
35	🇬🇧 UK	0.335	Moderate	28.1%
40	🇯🇵 Japan	0.329	Moderate	26.8%
45	🇨🇳 China	0.382	Moderate-High	31.4%
50	🇻🇳 Vietnam	0.357	Moderate	28.7%
55	🇪🇬 Egypt	0.315	Moderate	26.4%
60	🇹🇳 Tunisia	0.328	Moderate	27.8%
65	🇮🇳 India	0.357	Moderate	30.1%
70	🇮🇩 Indonesia	0.376	Moderate	30.7%
75	🇳🇬 Nigeria	0.351	Moderate	32.6%
80	🇵🇭 Philippines	0.423	High	34.2%
85	🇺🇸 USA	0.398	High	32.9%
90	🇰🇪 Kenya	0.408	High	36.2%
100	🇲🇽 Mexico	0.454	High	36.8%
110	🇧🇷 Brazil	0.489	Very High	41.9%
115	🇵🇦 Panama	0.498	Very High	38.6%
120	🇨🇴 Colombia	0.504	Very High	39.2%
125	🇭🇳 Honduras	0.482	Very High	40.1%
180	🇧🇼 Botswana	0.533	Extreme	44.5%
185	🇿🇲 Zambia	0.571	Extreme	47.2%
190	🇳🇦 Namibia	0.591	Extreme	51.5%
195	🇲🇿 Mozambique	0.540	Extreme	45.8%
197	🇿🇦 South Africa	0.630	Extreme	55.2%

Gini Coefficient by Region

Wealth Distribution - Global

💵 Global Poverty (197 Countries)

Extreme Poverty

648M

<$2.15/day

Moderate Poverty

2.0B

<$6.85/day

Poverty Reduction

-1B

Since 2000

COVID Impact

+97M

Pushed into poverty

🌍 Poverty Rate by Country (All Regions)

Region	Country	Extreme Poverty	Moderate Poverty	Trend
🌍 Sub-Saharan Africa	🇳🇬 Nigeria	38.8%	71.2%	↑ Rising
	🇨🇩 DR Congo	64.0%	84.5%	→ Stable
	🇲🇬 Madagascar	78.8%	91.2%	↑ Rising
	🇿🇲 Zambia	58.7%	79.4%	→ Stable
	🇹🇿 Tanzania	44.9%	73.8%	↓ Declining
	🇰🇪 Kenya	29.4%	62.1%	↓ Declining
	🇬🇭 Ghana	13.3%	42.6%	↓ Declining
	🇷🇼 Rwanda	49.0%	76.3%	↓ Declining
	🇸🇳 Senegal	37.8%	68.2%	→ Stable
	🇿🇦 South Africa	20.0%	55.5%	→ Stable
🌏 South Asia	🇮🇳 India	10.0%	45.4%	↓ Declining
	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	5.0%	35.8%	↓ Declining
	🇵🇰 Pakistan	21.9%	58.7%	→ Stable
	🇳🇵 Nepal	15.1%	50.8%	↓ Declining
	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0.9%	12.8%	↓ Declining
	🇦🇫 Afghanistan	47.3%	80.0%	↑ Rising
🌏 East Asia	🇨🇳 China	0.1%	3.8%	↓ Declining
	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1.0%	8.4%	↓ Declining
	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2.5%	18.3%	↓ Declining
	🇵🇭 Philippines	5.5%	26.1%	↓ Declining
	🇹🇭 Thailand	0.0%	2.7%	↓ Declining
	🇲🇲 Myanmar	14.2%	41.3%	↑ Rising
🕌 Middle East/N. Africa	🇹🇳 Tunisia	0.3%	8.1%	→ Stable
	🇪🇬 Egypt	4.5%	25.8%	→ Stable
	🇲🇦 Morocco	1.7%	15.5%	↓ Declining
	🇩🇿 Algeria	0.5%	9.2%	→ Stable
	🇾🇪 Yemen	18.8%	54.5%	↑ Rising
	🇮🇶 Iraq	2.5%	22.7%	→ Stable
🌎 Latin America	🇧🇷 Brazil	5.5%	19.8%	→ Stable
	🇲🇽 Mexico	3.9%	24.7%	→ Stable
	🇨🇴 Colombia	6.3%	27.2%	→ Stable
	🇵🇪 Peru	4.0%	21.3%	↓ Declining
	🇭🇹 Haiti	54.8%	83.5%	↑ Rising
	🇻🇪 Venezuela	33.0%	68.8%	↑ Rising
🌍 Europe/Central Asia	🇺🇦 Ukraine	0.1%	2.4%	↑ Rising (conflict)
	🇷🇺 Russia	0.0%	1.8%	→ Stable
	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	4.8%	22.4%	↓ Declining
	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	0.9%	12.5%	↓ Declining

📉 Poverty Reduction Success Stories

🇨🇳 China: 800M lifted out of extreme poverty (1990-2020) • World's greatest poverty reduction
🇮🇳 India: 271M lifted out (2006-2019) • Fastest decline in history
🇧🇩 Bangladesh: From 44% to 5% extreme poverty (2000-2022) • Microfinance pioneer
🇻🇳 Vietnam:From 32% to 1% (2000-2022) • Export-led development

🇮🇩 Indonesia: From 19% to 2.5% (2000-2022) • Inclusive growth

🇷🇼 Rwanda: From 77% to 49% (2000-2022) • Post-conflict recovery

🇪🇹 Ethiopia: From 61% to 27% (2000-2019) • Agricultural transformation

📚 Global Education Statistics

Global Literacy

87%

Adult population

Out of School

244M

Children & youth

Gender Gap

4%

Literacy difference

University Enrollment

40%

Global tertiary rate

📚 Literacy Rates by Country (2026)

Country Adult Literacy Youth Literacy Mean Schooling University %

🇫🇮 Finland 100% 100% 12.9 93%

🇳🇴 Norway 100% 100% 13.0 82%

🇯🇵 Japan 99% 100% 13.4 65%

🇰🇷 South Korea 99% 100% 12.5 98%

🇦🇺 Australia 99% 99% 12.7 110%

🇺🇸 USA 99% 99% 13.7 88%

🇬🇧 UK 99% 99% 13.4 60%

🇩🇪 Germany 99% 99% 14.1 73%

🇨🇳 China 97% 100% 7.6 58%

🇻🇳 Vietnam 95% 98% 8.4 28%

🇹🇳 Tunisia 82% 96% 7.4 32%

🇮🇩 Indonesia 96% 100% 8.6 36%

🇹🇷 Turkey 96% 99% 8.6 95%

🇲🇽 Mexico 95% 99% 9.2 40%

🇧🇷 Brazil 93% 99% 8.1 51%

🇿🇦 South Africa 95% 99% 11.0 24%

🇮🇳 India 74% 91% 6.7 28%

🇪🇬 Egypt 73% 90% 7.4 35%

🇲🇦 Morocco 74% 94% 5.6 36%

🇧🇩 Bangladesh 74% 93% 6.5 22%

🇵🇰 Pakistan 58% 73% 4.5 10%

🇳🇬 Nigeria 62% 75% 6.7 10%

🇰🇪 Kenya 82% 93% 6.6 12%

🇬🇭 Ghana 79% 92% 8.3 16%

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 37% 55% 3.9 10%

🇲🇱 Mali 35% 50% 2.4 6%

🇳🇪 Niger 19% 27% 2.1 3%

🇹🇩 Chad 22% 33% 2.5 3%

🇸🇸 South Sudan 35% 40% 5.7 5%

🇨🇫 CAR 37% 42% 4.3 4%

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