A composite index measuring average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development—a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living. 1=the most developed.

Human development index (score)

19902000200520102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Chile0.710.760.790.810.820.820.830.840.850.850.850.860.860.85
Argentina0.720.780.790.830.840.830.840.840.850.840.840.850.850.84
Uruguay0.700.750.760.790.790.790.800.800.810.810.810.820.820.82
Panama0.670.720.750.780.780.790.790.800.800.810.810.810.820.81
Cuba0.680.690.730.780.780.770.770.770.770.770.780.780.770.76
Brazil0.620.670.700.720.730.740.750.760.750.760.760.760.760.76
Peru0.620.680.700.730.730.740.750.760.760.770.770.780.770.76
Mexico0.670.710.740.750.760.760.760.760.770.770.770.780.780.76
Colombia0.610.670.690.730.730.740.740.750.760.760.760.760.770.76
Paraguay0.600.660.670.700.700.700.710.720.740.720.730.730.750.74
Ecuador0.650.680.700.740.730.750.750.760.760.760.760.760.760.73
Bolivia0.550.630.640.660.670.680.680.690.690.700.710.710.720.69
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)0.660.700.720.760.770.770.780.780.770.760.740.740.720.69