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Highest HDI Countries.
The UNDP groups HDI into four tiers; “very high” starts at 0.8 and the top of the league sits above 0.9. Countries here are in the latter band.
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36 countries match
Ranked by composite
Where in the world
36 countries
- Europe26
- Americas2
- Asia6
- Oceania2
- 1
Iceland
97Human development 0.97
- 2
Norway
92Human development 0.97
- 3
Switzerland
92Human development 0.97
- 4
Denmark
89Human development 0.96
- 5
Germany
83Human development 0.96
- 6
Sweden
83Human development 0.96
- 7
Australia
81Human development 0.96
- 8
Hong Kong
75Human development 0.95
- 9
Netherlands
75Human development 0.95
- 10
Belgium
72Human development 0.95
- 11
Ireland
69Human development 0.95
- 12
Finland
67Human development 0.95
- 13
Singapore
61Human development 0.95
- 14
United Kingdom
61Human development 0.95
- 15
United Arab Emirates
58Human development 0.94
- 16
Canada
56Human development 0.94
- 17
Liechtenstein
47Human development 0.94
- 18
New Zealand
47Human development 0.94
- 19
United States
47Human development 0.94
- 20
South Korea
44Human development 0.94
- 21
Slovenia
42Human development 0.93
- 22
Austria
39Human development 0.93
- 23
Japan
36Human development 0.93
- 24
Malta
33Human development 0.92
- 25
Luxembourg
31Human development 0.92
- 26
France
28Human development 0.92
- 27
Israel
25Human development 0.92
- 28
Spain
22Human development 0.92
- 29
Czechia
14Human development 0.92
- 30
Italy
14Human development 0.92
- 31
San Marino
14Human development 0.92
- 32
Andorra
8Human development 0.91
- 33
Cyprus
8Human development 0.91
- 34
Greece
6Human development 0.91
- 35
Poland
3Human development 0.91
- 36
Estonia
0Human development 0.91
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