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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index by country

The Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living, adjusted for inequalities in these dimensions. Higher values indicate higher and more equal human development.

Countries reporting
163
Highest
0.923
Iceland
Lowest
0.226
South Sudan
Median
0.605
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,131

What the numbers show

Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 0.923 in Iceland; the lowest is 0.226 in South Sudan.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.605, and the mean is 0.5973.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 149 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 35.3%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 20.8%).

Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iceland 0.923 2023 up 3.1% flat
2 Denmark 0.909 2023 up 2.9% flat
2 Norway 0.909 2023 up 1.2% flat
4 Switzerland 0.894 2023 up 1.1% flat
5 Netherlands 0.892 2023 up 2.3% flat
6 Belgium 0.891 2023 up 4.9% rising
6 Finland 0.891 2023 up 1.4% flat
8 Germany 0.89 2023 up 1.6% flat
9 Sweden 0.886 2023 up 1.6% flat
10 Slovenia 0.885 2023 up 3.9% flat
11 Australia 0.873 2023 up 3.4% flat
12 United Kingdom 0.869 2023 up 1.4% flat
13 Canada 0.867 2023 up 2.2% flat
13 Czechia 0.867 2023 up 2.8% flat
15 United Arab Emirates 0.866 2023 up 16.7% rising
16 Austria 0.861 2023 up 2.1% flat
17 South Korea 0.857 2023 up 4.9% rising
18 New Zealand 0.853 2023 — flat
19 Japan 0.845 2023 up 0.6% flat
20 Cyprus 0.841 2023 up 8.8% rising
20 Estonia 0.841 2023 up 4.6% rising
22 Hong Kong 0.839 2023 up 4.2% rising
23 Andorra 0.837 2023 up 6.4% flat
24 France 0.836 2023 up 2.8% flat
25 Slovakia 0.833 2023 up 4.0% flat
26 United States 0.832 2023 up 2.5% flat
27 Croatia 0.828 2023 up 8.0% rising
28 Greece 0.825 2023 up 7.3% rising
29 Singapore 0.823 2023 up 2.5% flat
30 Spain 0.819 2023 up 8.8% rising
30 Hungary 0.819 2023 up 4.9% rising
32 Italy 0.817 2023 up 4.7% flat
32 Poland 0.817 2023 up 4.3% rising
34 Israel 0.813 2023 up 3.4% rising
35 Lithuania 0.812 2023 up 4.5% rising
35 Latvia 0.812 2023 up 5.9% rising
37 Portugal 0.795 2023 up 9.7% rising
38 Serbia 0.772 2023 up 12.4% rising
39 Belarus 0.771 2023 up 1.8% flat
39 Montenegro 0.771 2023 up 6.5% rising
41 Kazakhstan 0.766 2023 up 5.7% rising
42 Argentina 0.761 2023 up 2.7% flat
43 Romania 0.758 2023 up 5.7% flat
43 Russia 0.758 2023 up 3.1% flat
45 Brunei 0.756 2023 up 1.1% flat
46 Seychelles 0.755 2023 — flat
47 Georgia 0.754 2023 up 9.3% rising
48 Oman 0.75 2023 up 14.9% rising
49 Bulgaria 0.748 2023 up 4.0% flat
50 Uruguay 0.747 2023 up 7.3% rising
51 Armenia 0.743 2023 up 8.2% rising
52 Azerbaijan 0.735 2023 up 9.4% rising
53 Chile 0.723 2023 up 3.0% rising
53 North Macedonia 0.723 2023 up 8.6% rising
55 Moldova 0.719 2023 up 5.1% rising
56 Ukraine 0.715 2023 down 1.5% flat
57 Turkey 0.708 2023 up 7.3% rising
58 Malaysia 0.707 2023 up 7.4% rising
59 Albania 0.705 2023 up 2.2% flat
60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.689 2023 up 11.1% rising
61 Tonga 0.682 2023 — flat
62 Costa Rica 0.678 2023 up 6.4% rising
63 Thailand 0.677 2023 up 8.0% rising
64 Bahamas 0.67 2023 up 3.4% flat
64 China 0.67 2023 up 11.1% rising
66 Mauritius 0.669 2023 up 6.2% rising
67 Panama 0.664 2023 up 6.2% rising
68 Kyrgyzstan 0.649 2023 up 6.9% rising
69 Mongolia 0.647 2023 up 2.4% flat
70 Mexico 0.646 2023 up 9.7% rising
71 Iran 0.643 2023 up 5.9% rising
72 Vietnam 0.641 2023 up 10.3% rising
73 Ecuador 0.64 2023 up 5.4% rising
74 Jordan 0.637 2023 up 5.1% rising
75 Dominican Republic 0.634 2023 up 13.6% rising
76 Peru 0.633 2023 up 10.3% rising
77 Sri Lanka 0.63 2023 up 5.2% rising
78 Barbados 0.62 2023 up 2.3% flat
79 Palau 0.616 2023 down 1.9% flat
80 Samoa 0.609 2023 — flat
81 Indonesia 0.608 2023 up 10.5% rising
82 Venezuela 0.605 2023 down 5.2% falling
83 Maldives 0.602 2023 up 22.4% rising
84 Algeria 0.601 2023 up 6.2% rising
85 Paraguay 0.599 2023 up 5.3% rising
86 Philippines 0.597 2023 up 8.0% rising
87 Tunisia 0.595 2023 up 8.8% rising
88 Brazil 0.594 2023 up 10.2% rising
88 Tajikistan 0.594 2023 up 6.1% rising
90 Colombia 0.593 2023 up 4.4% rising
91 Jamaica 0.59 2023 up 3.3% flat
92 Egypt 0.582 2023 up 9.2% rising
93 Bolivia 0.578 2023 up 13.8% rising
93 Tuvalu 0.578 2023 — flat
95 Gabon 0.558 2023 up 9.2% rising
96 El Salvador 0.555 2023 up 7.6% rising
97 Palestine 0.538 2023 down 6.9% flat
98 Kiribati 0.535 2023 up 5.3% rising
98 Nicaragua 0.535 2023 up 6.2% rising
100 Iraq 0.534 2023 up 6.2% rising
101 Saint Lucia 0.523 2023 up 2.5% flat
102 Vanuatu 0.521 2023 up 7.2% rising
103 Morocco 0.517 2023 up 15.9% rising
104 Botswana 0.509 2023 up 13.4% rising
105 Honduras 0.496 2023 up 10.5% rising
106 Solomon Islands 0.483 2023 up 2.5% flat
107 Bangladesh 0.482 2023 up 18.4% rising
108 Guatemala 0.479 2023 up 5.0% flat
109 Bhutan 0.478 2023 up 16.9% rising
109 Cape Verde 0.478 2023 up 2.8% flat
109 Sao Tome and Principe 0.478 2023 up 6.7% rising
112 Myanmar 0.477 2023 up 12.0% rising
113 South Africa 0.476 2023 up 5.5% rising
114 India 0.475 2023 up 19.0% rising
115 Laos 0.462 2023 up 8.5% rising
116 Kenya 0.456 2023 up 23.2% rising
117 East Timor 0.451 2023 up 2.0% flat
118 Cambodia 0.444 2023 up 8.8% rising
119 Namibia 0.438 2023 up 9.8% rising
120 Nepal 0.437 2023 up 12.6% rising
121 Eswatini 0.431 2023 up 23.9% rising
122 Congo 0.426 2023 up 5.4% rising
123 Papua New Guinea 0.423 2023 up 8.5% rising
124 Syria 0.419 2015 down 20.8% falling
125 Zimbabwe 0.406 2023 up 6.8% rising
126 Uganda 0.4 2023 up 12.7% rising
127 Ghana 0.399 2023 up 9.6% rising
127 Rwanda 0.399 2023 up 22.0% rising
129 Tanzania 0.391 2023 up 9.5% rising
130 Nigeria 0.379 2023 up 14.8% rising
131 Mauritania 0.374 2023 up 5.4% rising
132 Malawi 0.365 2023 up 13.4% rising
133 Pakistan 0.364 2023 up 9.6% rising
134 Togo 0.363 2023 up 20.2% rising
135 Cameroon 0.361 2023 up 4.3% rising
135 Zambia 0.361 2023 up 5.2% rising
137 Angola 0.36 2023 down 3.2% falling
138 Lesotho 0.357 2023 up 24.0% rising
139 Comoros 0.356 2023 up 12.3% rising
140 Cote d'Ivoire 0.35 2023 up 23.7% rising
141 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.341 2023 up 18.4% rising
141 Djibouti 0.341 2023 up 19.2% rising
143 Senegal 0.34 2023 up 8.6% rising
144 Haiti 0.337 2023 up 4.7% flat
145 Guinea-Bissau 0.331 2023 up 25.9% rising
146 Gambia 0.329 2023 up 18.8% rising
147 Sudan 0.328 2023 up 9.7% rising
148 Ethiopia 0.326 2023 up 16.4% rising
148 Liberia 0.326 2023 up 10.9% rising
150 Yemen 0.325 2023 down 6.6% falling
151 Afghanistan 0.321 2023 up 0.3% rising
152 Madagascar 0.319 2023 down 1.2% flat
153 Benin 0.316 2023 — flat
154 Guinea 0.302 2023 up 16.2% rising
155 Mozambique 0.297 2023 up 10.8% rising
156 Burundi 0.286 2023 up 1.4% flat
157 Mali 0.281 2023 up 12.0% rising
157 Sierra Leone 0.281 2023 up 12.4% rising
159 Burkina Faso 0.273 2023 up 10.5% rising
160 Niger 0.265 2023 up 14.2% rising
161 Central African Republic 0.253 2023 up 35.3% rising
162 Chad 0.252 2023 up 15.1% rising
163 South Sudan 0.226 2023 up 4.1% rising

About this data

Indicator
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index
Source
UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 2,131 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

The Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living, adjusted for inequalities in these dimensions. Higher values indicate higher and more equal human development.