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
Republic of Korea0.730.820.860.890.900.900.900.900.910.910.910.920.920.92
Turkey0.600.670.700.750.750.770.790.800.820.810.810.840.840.84
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.710.790.750.750.760.770.830.770.770.780.840.83
Antigua and Barbuda0.760.810.760.760.760.760.820.770.770.800.830.82
Trinidad and Tobago0.660.710.750.790.780.780.780.790.810.790.800.820.810.82
Panama0.670.720.750.780.780.790.790.800.800.810.810.810.820.81
Barbados0.730.760.790.790.800.810.810.810.800.810.810.800.810.80
Mauritius0.620.680.720.760.760.770.780.790.790.790.800.810.810.79
Grenada0.740.780.760.760.760.770.790.770.770.800.790.79
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.690.710.760.720.720.720.730.780.730.730.780.790.79
China0.480.590.640.700.710.720.720.730.740.750.750.760.780.78
Sri Lanka0.640.690.730.740.760.770.770.770.760.770.780.780.780.78
Dominican Republic0.580.650.680.710.710.710.720.730.740.740.750.760.770.76
Cuba0.680.690.730.780.780.770.770.770.770.770.780.780.770.76
Peru0.620.680.700.730.730.740.750.760.760.770.770.780.770.76
Mongolia0.580.600.650.700.710.720.730.730.740.730.730.740.750.74
Saint Lucia0.670.690.700.730.740.730.730.740.740.750.760.750.730.72
Indonesia0.530.600.630.670.670.680.690.690.700.700.710.710.720.71
Jamaica0.660.660.710.710.730.730.730.730.710.730.730.720.710.71
Belize0.610.660.660.720.690.700.700.710.710.720.710.710.720.71
Philippines0.600.640.650.670.680.680.690.700.700.700.710.710.710.71
Suriname0.690.700.720.730.730.740.710.740.730.760.710.70
Botswana0.590.580.600.650.680.690.700.710.690.720.730.720.700.70
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)0.660.700.720.760.770.770.780.780.770.760.740.740.720.69
Nicaragua0.490.560.600.610.630.630.640.650.640.660.660.660.660.65
India0.430.490.540.570.590.600.600.620.620.630.640.650.640.64
Guatemala0.490.550.570.610.610.620.620.650.630.650.660.640.650.64
Honduras0.510.550.590.600.610.610.610.620.610.630.630.620.630.62
Lao People’s Democratic Republic0.410.470.510.560.570.580.580.590.600.610.610.610.620.62
Kenya0.480.490.500.550.560.570.570.580.580.590.600.580.600.60
Zambia0.420.420.470.530.530.550.560.560.560.570.580.570.570.57
Haiti0.440.490.450.450.480.480.490.490.550.500.510.540.560.56
Zimbabwe0.480.430.410.480.500.530.540.550.540.560.560.600.560.55
Uganda0.330.390.440.500.500.510.510.520.530.530.530.520.540.55
Nigeria0.470.490.490.500.520.520.520.530.530.530.540.54
Pakistan0.390.430.490.500.520.520.520.530.530.540.550.550.540.54
United Republic of Tanzania0.370.400.440.490.490.500.500.500.510.520.520.540.530.54
Senegal0.370.390.430.470.470.490.490.500.500.510.510.510.510.51
Benin0.350.410.460.480.500.510.520.530.510.530.540.530.510.50
Madagascar0.440.490.490.510.510.520.520.500.520.530.510.500.49
Democratic Republic of the Congo0.380.380.380.420.440.440.450.460.460.470.480.480.480.48
Guinea0.270.350.380.420.430.440.450.450.450.470.470.460.470.47
Mozambique0.240.300.360.410.400.400.420.430.450.440.450.450.470.47