The average for 2023 based on 184 countries was 0.744 points. The highest value was in Iceland: 0.972 points and the lowest value was in South Africa: 0.388 points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

South Sudan and Somalia had the ****** levels of human development based on the Human Development Index (HDI). Many of the countries at the bottom of the list are located in Sub-Saharan Africa, underlining the prevalence of poverty and low levels of education in the region. Meanwhile, Switzerland had the ******* HDI worldwide.

South Sudan had the lowest level of the Human Development Index (HDI) worldwide in 2022 after adjusting for inequality, with a value of 0.22. Its neighbors Chad and the Central African Republic followed behind. Meanwhile, Switzerland topped the HDI not adjusted for inequality.

******* had the highest level of the Human Development Index (HDI) worldwide in 2023 with a value of *****. With a score of ****, ****** followed closely behind *********** and had the second-highest level of human development in that year. The rise of the Asian tigers In the decades after the Cold War, the four so-called Asian tigers, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong (now a Special Administrative Region of China) experienced rapid economic growth and increasing human development. At number eight and number 13 of the HDI, respectively, *********************** are the only Asian locations within the top-15 highest HDI scores. Both locations have experienced tremendous economic growth since the 1980’s and 1990’s. In 1980, the per capita GDP of Hong Kong was ***** U.S. dollars, increasing throughout the decades until reaching ****** in 2023, which is expected to continue to increase in the future. Meanwhile, in 1989, Singapore had a GDP of nearly ** billion U.S. dollars, which has risen to nearly *** billion U.S. dollars today and is also expected to keep increasing. Growth of the UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the only Middle Eastern country besides Israel within the highest ranking HDI scores globally. Within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the UAE has the third-largest GDP behind Saudi Arabia and Israel, reaching nearly *** billion U.S. dollars by 2022. Per capita, the UAE GDP was around ****** U.S. dollars in 1989, and has nearly doubled to ****** U.S. dollars by 2021. Moreover, this is expected to reach over ****** U.S. dollars by 2029. On top of being a major oil producer, the UAE has become a hub for finance and business and attracts millions of tourists annually.

The average for 2021 based on 178 countries was 0.331 index points. The highest value was in Switzerland: 0.939 index points and the lowest value was in the Central African Republic: 0.042 index points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

ම ය ම නව ස වර ධන දර ශකය අන ව රටවල ල ය ස ත වක World map of countries by Human Development Index categories in increments

The average for 2023 based on 12 countries was 0.787 points. The highest value was in Chile: 0.878 points and the lowest value was in Venezuela: 0.709 points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Europe and Central Asia was the region with the highest Human Development Index (HDI) worldwide at ***. Meanwhile, the lowest HDI was found in Sub-Saharan Africa, underlining the high prevalence of poverty in the region. The difference between the regions was even stronger after adjusting for inequality.

India's performance on UNDP's Human Development Index (HDI) - score, rank, and comparison with global peers.

Is the Gini Coefficient Enough? A Microeconomic Data Decomposition StudyIvan Skliarov, Lukasz Goczek (2023).List of data files:1. theil_raw.csv - data obtained from LISSY using the lis_theil.R script.*2. scv_raw.csv - data obtained from LISSY using the scv_theil.R script.*3. hdi.csv - Human Development Index and its components.4. gini.csv - Gini coefficient from SWIID 9.4.5. wdi.csv - World Development Indicators from the World Bank.6. wgi.csv - World Governance Indicators from the World Bank.7. govcon.csv - government consumption (% of GDP) from UNCTAD.8. theil_fin.csv - final dataset (1, 3-7 combined), which is used in lis_analysis.do.9. scv_fin.csv - final dataset (2-7 combined), which is used in lis_analysis.do.10. indexes.csv - only within and between-cohort components of the Theil index and SCV with imputed values (see lis_analysis.do) for Georgia and Lithuania, which is used in lis_plot.R. * LISSY is the remote-execution system allowing access to the Luxembourg Income Study database: https://www.lisdatacenter.org/data-access/lissy/.For questions about this research please contact:Ivan Skliarov, MA: Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw, Poland, Długa 44/50, Warsaw 00-241, Poland, i.skliarov@student.uw.edu.pl.Lukasz Goczek, PhD: Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw, Poland, Długa 44/50, Warsaw 00-241, Poland, lgoczek@wne.uw.edu.pl.

In 2021, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Minnesota had the highest Human Development Index (HDI) score of any other states at ****. Many more states had a score just below this at ****. Mississippi had the lowest HDI score at ****, and the U.S. average was ****.

The average for 2023 based on 27 countries was 0.915 points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.962 points and the lowest value was in Bulgaria: 0.845 points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The average for 2023 based on 52 countries was 0.585 points. The highest value was in the Seychelles: 0.848 points and the lowest value was in South Africa: 0.388 points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The average for 2023 based on 8 countries was 0.659 points. The highest value was in Sri Lanka: 0.776 points and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0.496 points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The World Development Indicators from the World Bank contain over a thousand annual indicators of economic development from hundreds of countries around the world.

Here's a list of the available indicators along with a list of the available countries.

For example, this data includes the life expectancy at birth from many countries around the world:

The dataset hosted here is a slightly transformed verion of the raw files available here to facilitate analytics.

This global indicator framework was developed by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) and agreed to, as a practical starting point at the 47th session of the UN Statistical Commission held in March 2016. The report of the Commission, which included the global indicator framework, was then taken note of by ECOSOC at its 70th session in June 2016. The global indicator list is contained in the Report of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (E/CN.3/2016/2/Rev.1), Annex IV. The list includes 230 indicators on which general agreement has been reached.

Compared to other African countries, Seychelles scored the highest in the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2022. The country also ranked 67th globally, as one of the countries with a very high human development. This was followed by Mauritius, Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia, with scores ranging from 0.80 to 0.73 points. On the other hand, Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Somalia were among the countries in the region with the lowest index scores, indicating a low level of human development.

The average for 2023 based on 11 countries was 0.739 points. The highest value was in Singapore: 0.946 points and the lowest value was in Cambodia: 0.606 points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

World Development Indicators (WDI) Dataset Description The World Development Indicators (WDI) dataset is a comprehensive compilation of relevant, high-quality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available and includes national, regional, and global estimates.

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Time Period: Varies by indicator, often covering several decadesGeographical Coverage: Includes data from all countries and regions worldwide Indicators and Source URLs The following is a list of indicators included in the dataset, along with their respective source URLs: Here is the revised list with the URL replaced with the provided link: Indicators and Source URLs The following is a list of indicators included in the dataset, along with their respective source URLs: Here is the updated list: Indicators and Source URLs The following is a list of indicators included in the dataset, along with their respective source URLs: Population Total: SP.POP.TOTLWorking Population: SP.POP.1564.TOPopulation Ages 0-14: SP.POP.0014.TOPopulation Ages 15-64: SP.POP.1564.TOPopulation Ages 65 and Above: SP.POP.65UP.TOFemale Population (% of total): SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZSMale Population (% of total): SP.POP.TOTL.MA.ZSGDP (current US$): NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGDP Growth Rate: NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZGGDP per Capita (current US$): NY.GDP.PCAP.CDLabor Force Participation Rate: SL.TLF.CACT.ZSLabor Force Participation Rate, Female: SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZSLabor Force Participation Rate, Male: SL.TLF.CACT.MA.ZSUnemployment Rate: SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSLife Expectancy at Birth: SP.DYN.LE00.INPrimary School Enrollment: SE.PRM.ENRRSecondary School Enrollment: SE.SEC.ENRRTertiary School Enrollment: SE.TER.ENRRAdult Literacy Rate: SE.ADT.LITR.ZSYouth Literacy Rate: SE.ADT.1524.LT.ZS

The average for 2023 based on 18 countries was 0.754 points. The highest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 0.94 points and the lowest value was in Yemen: 0.47 points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.