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
United Arab Emirates0.720.790.810.830.830.830.840.850.860.860.880.910.930.93
Bahrain0.730.780.800.810.800.810.820.820.860.850.850.880.890.88
Qatar0.760.790.840.830.840.850.840.840.850.850.850.850.870.86
Saudi Arabia0.700.750.770.810.820.840.850.850.840.860.850.870.860.86
Kuwait0.700.780.780.810.790.800.790.800.830.800.810.840.840.83
Libya0.720.750.800.770.760.790.760.730.750.690.710.720.760.74
Tunisia0.570.650.690.710.720.720.720.730.720.730.730.740.740.73
Algeria0.590.650.690.720.730.730.730.740.740.740.750.750.740.73
Egypt0.570.630.640.670.670.680.680.690.700.700.700.730.720.73
Iraq0.500.580.620.630.640.650.650.650.660.660.670.690.680.66
Syrian Arab Republic0.560.590.650.660.680.660.600.560.550.530.560.580.560.56