Developing Countries 2025

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Current HDI Tier

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Current HDI Tier
HDI 2023
WB Income Group FY2023
GNI per Capita - Atlas 2023
United States Flag
United StatesVery High0.938High$80,450
Russia Flag
RussiaVery High0.832Upper Middle$14,250
Japan Flag
JapanVery High0.925High$39,350
Turkey Flag
TurkeyVery High0.853Upper Middle$11,730
Germany Flag
GermanyVery High0.959High$54,800
United Kingdom Flag
United KingdomVery High0.946High$47,700
France Flag
FranceVery High0.920High$45,180
Italy Flag
ItalyVery High0.915High$37,920
South Korea Flag
South KoreaVery High0.937High$35,490
Spain Flag
SpainVery High0.918High$32,830
Argentina Flag
ArgentinaVery High0.865Upper Middle$12,890
Canada Flag
CanadaVery High0.939High$54,040
Poland Flag
PolandVery High0.906High$19,900
Malaysia Flag
MalaysiaVery High0.819Upper Middle$11,710
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi ArabiaVery High0.900High$31,860
Australia Flag
AustraliaVery High0.958High$63,150
Kazakhstan Flag
KazakhstanVery High0.837Upper Middle$10,730
Chile Flag
ChileVery High0.878High$15,800
Romania Flag
RomaniaVery High0.845High$16,660
Netherlands Flag
NetherlandsVery High0.955High$62,540
Belgium Flag
BelgiumVery High0.951High$54,580
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab EmiratesVery High0.940High$49,020
Sweden Flag
SwedenVery High0.959High$60,480
Czech Republic Flag
Czech RepublicVery High0.915High$27,370
Portugal Flag
PortugalVery High0.890High$26,150
Greece Flag
GreeceVery High0.908High$22,590
Hungary Flag
HungaryVery High0.870High$19,670
Israel Flag
IsraelVery High0.919High$54,650
Austria Flag
AustriaVery High0.930High$55,030
Belarus Flag
BelarusVery High0.824Upper Middle$7,790
Switzerland Flag
SwitzerlandVery High0.970High$95,070
Hong Kong Flag
Hong KongVery High0.955High$55,170
Bulgaria Flag
BulgariaVery High0.845Upper Middle$14,280
Serbia Flag
SerbiaVery High0.833Upper Middle$10,760
Denmark Flag
DenmarkVery High0.962High$73,340
Singapore Flag
SingaporeVery High0.946High$70,590
Finland Flag
FinlandVery High0.948High$53,230
Norway Flag
NorwayVery High0.970High$102,910
Oman Flag
OmanVery High0.858High$20,470
Slovakia Flag
SlovakiaVery High0.880High$22,790
Ireland Flag
IrelandVery High0.949High$78,970
New Zealand Flag
New ZealandVery High0.938High$48,220
Costa Rica Flag
Costa RicaVery High0.833Upper Middle$14,260
Kuwait Flag
KuwaitVery High0.852High$41,320
Panama Flag
PanamaVery High0.839High$17,870
Croatia Flag
CroatiaVery High0.889High$20,590
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaVery High0.844Upper Middle$6,710
Uruguay Flag
UruguayVery High0.862High$19,700
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVery High0.804Upper Middle$8,280
Qatar Flag
QatarVery High0.886High$79,430
Armenia Flag
ArmeniaVery High0.811Upper Middle$6,780
Lithuania Flag
LithuaniaVery High0.895High$25,080
Albania Flag
AlbaniaVery High0.810Upper Middle$7,680
Slovenia Flag
SloveniaVery High0.931High$30,860
Latvia Flag
LatviaVery High0.889High$22,630
North Macedonia Flag
North MacedoniaVery High0.815Upper Middle$7,900
Bahrain Flag
BahrainVery High0.899High$28,300
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and TobagoVery High0.807High$21,000
Cyprus Flag
CyprusVery High0.913High$32,960
Estonia Flag
EstoniaVery High0.905High$27,620
Mauritius Flag
MauritiusVery High0.806Upper Middle$11,590
Luxembourg Flag
LuxembourgVery High0.922High$83,980
Montenegro Flag
MontenegroVery High0.862Upper Middle$11,590
Malta Flag
MaltaVery High0.924High$34,750
Brunei Flag
BruneiVery High0.837High$34,480
Bahamas Flag
BahamasVery High0.820High$33,330
Iceland Flag
IcelandVery High0.972High$80,400
Barbados Flag
BarbadosVery High0.811High$22,870
Seychelles Flag
SeychellesVery High0.848High$16,940
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and BarbudaVery High0.851High$20,200
Andorra Flag
AndorraVery High0.913High
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and NevisVery High0.840High$21,520
Liechtenstein Flag
LiechtensteinVery High0.938High
San Marino Flag
San MarinoVery High0.915High
India Flag
IndiaMedium0.685Lower Middle$2,540
Nigeria Flag
NigeriaMedium0.560Lower Middle$1,880
Bangladesh Flag
BangladeshMedium0.685Lower Middle$2,880
Tanzania Flag
TanzaniaMedium0.555Lower Middle$1,220
Kenya Flag
KenyaMedium0.628Lower Middle$2,110
Myanmar Flag
MyanmarMedium0.609Lower Middle$1,230
Uganda Flag
UgandaMedium0.582Lower$970
Iraq Flag
IraqMedium0.695Upper Middle$5,640
Angola Flag
AngolaMedium0.616Lower Middle$2,120
Ghana Flag
GhanaMedium0.628Lower Middle$2,360
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory CoastMedium0.582Lower Middle$2,470
Cameroon Flag
CameroonMedium0.588Lower Middle$1,690
Nepal Flag
NepalMedium0.622Lower Middle$1,430
Syria Flag
SyriaMedium0.564Lower
Zambia Flag
ZambiaMedium0.595Lower$1,290
Guatemala Flag
GuatemalaMedium0.662Upper Middle$5,480
Cambodia Flag
CambodiaMedium0.606Lower Middle$2,390
Zimbabwe Flag
ZimbabweMedium0.598Lower Middle$2,060
Rwanda Flag
RwandaMedium0.578Lower$990
Haiti Flag
HaitiMedium0.554Lower Middle$1,760
Honduras Flag
HondurasMedium0.645Lower Middle$2,890
Tajikistan Flag
TajikistanMedium0.691Lower Middle$1,400
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New GuineaMedium0.576Lower Middle$2,820
Togo Flag
TogoMedium0.571Lower$1,000
Laos Flag
LaosMedium0.617Lower Middle$2,110
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the CongoMedium0.649Lower Middle$2,450
El Salvador Flag
El SalvadorMedium0.678Lower Middle$4,960
Palestine Flag
PalestineMedium0.674Lower Middle$4,180
Mauritania Flag
MauritaniaMedium0.563Lower Middle$2,130
Namibia Flag
NamibiaMedium0.665Upper Middle$4,280
Lesotho Flag
LesothoMedium0.550Lower Middle$1,250
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial GuineaMedium0.674Upper Middle$4,840
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-LesteMedium0.634Lower Middle$2,020
Eswatini Flag
EswatiniMedium0.695Lower Middle$3,690
Comoros Flag
ComorosMedium0.603Lower Middle$1,610
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon IslandsMedium0.584Lower Middle$2,100
Bhutan Flag
BhutanMedium0.698Lower Middle
Cape Verde Flag
Cape VerdeMedium0.668Lower Middle$4,780
Vanuatu Flag
VanuatuMedium0.621Lower Middle$3,820
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium0.637Lower Middle$2,580
Kiribati Flag
KiribatiMedium0.644Lower Middle$3,740
Micronesia Flag
MicronesiaMedium0.615Lower Middle$4,250
Tuvalu Flag
TuvaluMedium0.689Upper Middle$8,770
Pakistan Flag
PakistanLow0.544Lower Middle$1,460
Ethiopia Flag
EthiopiaLow0.497Lower$1,110
DR Congo Flag
DR CongoLow0.522Lower$630
Sudan Flag
SudanLow0.511Lower$880
Afghanistan Flag
AfghanistanLow0.496Lower$380
Yemen Flag
YemenLow0.470Lower
Mozambique Flag
MozambiqueLow0.493Lower$540
Madagascar Flag
MadagascarLow0.487Lower$510
Niger Flag
NigerLow0.419Lower$620
Mali Flag
MaliLow0.419Lower$840
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina FasoLow0.459Lower$860
Malawi Flag
MalawiLow0.517Lower$600
Chad Flag
ChadLow0.416Lower$670
Somalia Flag
SomaliaLow0.404Lower$590
Senegal Flag
SenegalLow0.530Lower Middle$1,630
Guinea Flag
GuineaLow0.500Lower$1,350
Benin Flag
BeninLow0.515Lower Middle$1,390
Burundi Flag
BurundiLow0.439Lower$220
South Sudan Flag
South SudanLow0.388Lower
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra LeoneLow0.467Lower$870
Liberia Flag
LiberiaLow0.510Lower$710
Central African Republic Flag
Central African RepublicLow0.414Lower$530
Eritrea Flag
EritreaLow0.503Lower
Gambia Flag
GambiaLow0.524Lower$870
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-BissauLow0.514Lower$940
Djibouti Flag
DjiboutiLow0.513Lower Middle$3,400
China Flag
ChinaHigh0.797Upper Middle$13,390
Indonesia Flag
IndonesiaHigh0.728Lower Middle$4,810
Brazil Flag
BrazilHigh0.786Upper Middle$9,280
Mexico Flag
MexicoHigh0.789Upper Middle$11,980
Egypt Flag
EgyptHigh0.754Lower Middle$3,840
Philippines Flag
PhilippinesHigh0.720Lower Middle$4,320
Vietnam Flag
VietnamHigh0.766Lower Middle$4,110
Iran Flag
IranHigh0.799Lower Middle$4,650
Thailand Flag
ThailandHigh0.798Upper Middle$7,200
South Africa Flag
South AfricaHigh0.741Upper Middle$6,480
Colombia Flag
ColombiaHigh0.788Upper Middle$6,810
Algeria Flag
AlgeriaHigh0.763Lower Middle$4,950
Ukraine Flag
UkraineHigh0.779Lower Middle$4,950
Morocco Flag
MoroccoHigh0.710Lower Middle$3,760
Uzbekistan Flag
UzbekistanHigh0.740Lower Middle$2,700
Peru Flag
PeruHigh0.794Upper Middle$7,090
Venezuela Flag
VenezuelaHigh0.709
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri LankaHigh0.776Lower Middle$3,540
Ecuador Flag
EcuadorHigh0.777Upper Middle$6,590
Bolivia Flag
BoliviaHigh0.733Lower Middle$3,620
Tunisia Flag
TunisiaHigh0.746Lower Middle$3,840
Jordan Flag
JordanHigh0.754Upper Middle$4,420
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican RepublicHigh0.776Upper Middle$9,710
Cuba Flag
CubaHigh0.762Upper Middle
Azerbaijan Flag
AzerbaijanHigh0.789Upper Middle$6,660
Turkmenistan Flag
TurkmenistanHigh0.764Upper Middle$8,250
Libya Flag
LibyaHigh0.721Upper Middle$5,940
Kyrgyzstan Flag
KyrgyzstanHigh0.720Lower Middle$1,760
Paraguay Flag
ParaguayHigh0.756Upper Middle$6,220
Nicaragua Flag
NicaraguaHigh0.706Lower Middle$2,350
Lebanon Flag
LebanonHigh0.752Lower Middle
Mongolia Flag
MongoliaHigh0.747Lower Middle$4,870
Moldova Flag
MoldovaHigh0.785Upper Middle$6,200
Jamaica Flag
JamaicaHigh0.720Upper Middle$6,200
Gabon Flag
GabonHigh0.733Upper Middle$7,930
Botswana Flag
BotswanaHigh0.731Upper Middle$8,340
Fiji Flag
FijiHigh0.731Upper Middle$5,680
Guyana Flag
GuyanaHigh0.776Upper Middle$13,600
Suriname Flag
SurinameHigh0.722Upper Middle$5,200
Maldives Flag
MaldivesHigh0.766Upper Middle$11,070
Belize Flag
BelizeHigh0.721Upper Middle$6,890
Samoa Flag
SamoaHigh0.708Lower Middle$4,200
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint LuciaHigh0.748Upper Middle$12,350
Grenada Flag
GrenadaHigh0.791Upper Middle$10,470
Tonga Flag
TongaHigh0.769Upper Middle
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh0.798Upper Middle$10,300
Dominica Flag
DominicaHigh0.761Upper Middle$9,790
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall IslandsHigh0.733Upper Middle$7,860
Palau Flag
PalauHigh0.786Upper Middle$14,110
Nauru Flag
NauruHigh0.703High$23,980
North Korea Flag
North KoreaLower
Taiwan Flag
TaiwanHigh
Puerto Rico Flag
Puerto RicoHigh$25,240
Macau Flag
MacauHigh
New Caledonia Flag
New CaledoniaHigh
French Polynesia Flag
French PolynesiaHigh
Curacao Flag
CuracaoHigh
Guam Flag
GuamHigh
Aruba Flag
ArubaHigh$30,120
United States Virgin Islands Flag
United States Virgin IslandsHigh
Isle of Man Flag
Isle of ManHigh
Cayman Islands Flag
Cayman IslandsHigh
Bermuda Flag
BermudaHigh$130,290
Faroe Islands Flag
Faroe IslandsHigh$72,150
Greenland Flag
GreenlandHigh
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
Turks and Caicos IslandsHigh$26,490
American Samoa Flag
American SamoaUpper Middle
Sint Maarten Flag
Sint MaartenHigh$36,890
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
Northern Mariana IslandsHigh
Gibraltar Flag
GibraltarHigh
British Virgin Islands Flag
British Virgin IslandsHigh
Monaco Flag
MonacoHigh
  • “Developing” is an unofficial classification. However, as a rule, any country with a Human Development Index of less than .80 (on a scale of 0.00 to 1.00) or which falls short of World Bank’s “High” Income and Lending group is considered to be still developing.
  • Countries with extremely low HDI or which land in World Bank’s “Low” income category may be considered Least Developed or Underdeveloped.