Underdeveloped Countries 2025

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HDI 2023

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0.959

Country
HDI 2023
UN LDC
WTO LDC
World Bank Classification
Iceland Flag
Iceland0.972High income
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland0.970High income
Norway Flag
Norway0.970High income
Denmark Flag
Denmark0.962High income
Germany Flag
Germany0.959High income
Sweden Flag
Sweden0.959High income
Australia Flag
Australia0.958High income
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands0.955High income
Hong Kong Flag
Hong Kong0.955High income
Belgium Flag
Belgium0.951High income
Ireland Flag
Ireland0.949High income
Finland Flag
Finland0.948High income
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom0.946High income
Singapore Flag
Singapore0.946High income
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates0.940High income
Canada Flag
Canada0.939High income
United States Flag
United States0.938High income
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand0.938High income
Liechtenstein Flag
Liechtenstein0.938
South Korea Flag
South Korea0.937Low income
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia0.931High income
Austria Flag
Austria0.930High income
Japan Flag
Japan0.925High income
Malta Flag
Malta0.924High income
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg0.922High income
France Flag
France0.920High income
Israel Flag
Israel0.919High income
Spain Flag
Spain0.918High income
Italy Flag
Italy0.915High income
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic0.915High income
San Marino Flag
San Marino0.915High income
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus0.913High income
Andorra Flag
Andorra0.913High income
Greece Flag
Greece0.908High income
Poland Flag
Poland0.906High income
Estonia Flag
Estonia0.905High income
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia0.900High income
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain0.899High income
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania0.895High income
Portugal Flag
Portugal0.890High income
Croatia Flag
Croatia0.889High income
Latvia Flag
Latvia0.889High income
Qatar Flag
Qatar0.886High income
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia0.880High income
Chile Flag
Chile0.878High income
Hungary Flag
Hungary0.870High income
Argentina Flag
Argentina0.865Upper middle income
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay0.862High income
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro0.862Upper middle income
Oman Flag
Oman0.858High income
Turkey Flag
Turkey0.853Upper middle income
Kuwait Flag
Kuwait0.852High income
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and Barbuda0.851High income
Seychelles Flag
Seychelles0.848High income
Romania Flag
Romania0.845High income
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria0.845Upper middle income
Georgia Flag
Georgia0.844Upper middle income
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.840High income
Panama Flag
Panama0.839High income
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan0.837Upper middle income
Brunei Flag
Brunei0.837High income
Serbia Flag
Serbia0.833Upper middle income
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica0.833Upper middle income
Russia Flag
Russia0.832Upper middle income
Belarus Flag
Belarus0.824Upper middle income
Bahamas Flag
Bahamas0.820High income
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia0.819Upper middle income
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia0.815Upper middle income
Armenia Flag
Armenia0.811Upper middle income
Barbados Flag
Barbados0.811High income
Albania Flag
Albania0.810Upper middle income
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and Tobago0.807High income
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius0.806Upper middle income
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.804Upper middle income
Iran Flag
Iran0.799 NoLower middle income
Thailand Flag
Thailand0.798Upper middle income
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.798Upper middle income
China Flag
China0.797Upper middle income
Peru Flag
Peru0.794Upper middle income
Grenada Flag
Grenada0.791Upper middle income
Mexico Flag
Mexico0.789Upper middle income
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan0.789Upper middle income
Colombia Flag
Colombia0.788Upper middle income
Brazil Flag
Brazil0.786Upper middle income
Palau Flag
Palau0.786Upper middle income
Moldova Flag
Moldova0.785Upper middle income
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine0.779 NoLower middle income
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador0.777Upper middle income
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka0.776 NoLower middle income
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic0.776Upper middle income
Guyana Flag
Guyana0.776High income
Tonga Flag
Tonga0.769Upper middle income
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam0.766 NoLower middle income
Maldives Flag
Maldives0.766Upper middle income
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan0.764Upper middle income
Algeria Flag
Algeria0.763 NoLower middle income
Cuba Flag
Cuba0.762Upper middle income
Dominica Flag
Dominica0.761Upper middle income
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay0.756Upper middle income
Egypt Flag
Egypt0.754 NoLower middle income
Jordan Flag
Jordan0.754Lower middle income
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon0.752Lower middle income
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint Lucia0.748Upper middle income
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia0.747 NoLower middle income
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia0.746 NoLower middle income
South Africa Flag
South Africa0.741Upper middle income
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan0.740 NoLower middle income
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia0.733 NoLower middle income
Gabon Flag
Gabon0.733Upper middle income
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall Islands0.733Upper middle income
Botswana Flag
Botswana0.731Upper middle income
Fiji Flag
Fiji0.731Upper middle income
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia0.728 NoUpper middle income
Suriname Flag
Suriname0.722Upper middle income
Libya Flag
Libya0.721Upper middle income
Belize Flag
Belize0.721 NoUpper middle income
Philippines Flag
Philippines0.720 NoLower middle income
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan0.720 NoLower middle income
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica0.720Upper middle income
Morocco Flag
Morocco0.710 NoLower middle income
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela0.709
Samoa Flag
Samoa0.708 NoLower middle income
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua0.706 NoLower middle income
Nauru Flag
Nauru0.703
Bhutan Flag
Bhutan0.698 AppliedLower middle income
Iraq Flag
Iraq0.695Upper middle income
Eswatini Flag
Eswatini0.695 NoLower middle income
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan0.691Lower middle income
Tuvalu Flag
Tuvalu0.689 No
India Flag
India0.685 NoLower middle income
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh0.685 YesLower middle income
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador0.678 NoUpper middle income
Palestine Flag
Palestine0.674 NoNot rated
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial Guinea0.674Upper middle income
Cape Verde Flag
Cape Verde0.668 NoLower middle income
Namibia Flag
Namibia0.665Upper middle income
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala0.662Upper middle income
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the Congo0.649Lower middle income
Honduras Flag
Honduras0.645 NoLower middle income
Kiribati Flag
Kiribati0.644 NoLower middle income
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and Principe0.637 AppliedLower middle income
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-Leste0.634 AppliedLower middle income
Kenya Flag
Kenya0.628 NoLower middle income
Ghana Flag
Ghana0.628 NoLower middle income
Nepal Flag
Nepal0.622 YesLower middle income
Vanuatu Flag
Vanuatu0.621Lower middle income
Laos Flag
Laos0.617 YesLower middle income
Angola Flag
Angola0.616 YesLower middle income
Micronesia Flag
Micronesia0.615Lower middle income
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar0.609 YesLower middle income
Cambodia Flag
Cambodia0.606 YesLower middle income
Comoros Flag
Comoros0.603 Applied
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe0.598 NoLower middle income
Zambia Flag
Zambia0.595 YesLower middle income
Cameroon Flag
Cameroon0.588 NoLower middle income
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon Islands0.584 YesLower middle income
Uganda Flag
Uganda0.582 YesLow income
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast0.582 NoLower middle income
Rwanda Flag
Rwanda0.578 YesLow income
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea0.576 NoLower middle income
Togo Flag
Togo0.571 YesLow income
Syria Flag
Syria0.564 NoLow income
Mauritania Flag
Mauritania0.563 YesLower middle income
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria0.560 NoLower middle income
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania0.555 YesLower middle income
Haiti Flag
Haiti0.554 YesLower middle income
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho0.550 YesLower middle income
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan0.544 NoLower middle income
Senegal Flag
Senegal0.530 YesLower middle income
Gambia Flag
Gambia0.524 YesLow income
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo0.522 YesLow income
Malawi Flag
Malawi0.517 YesLow income
Benin Flag
Benin0.515 YesLower middle income
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-Bissau0.514 YesLow income
Djibouti Flag
Djibouti0.513 YesLower middle income
Sudan Flag
Sudan0.511 AppliedLow income
Liberia Flag
Liberia0.510 YesLow income
Eritrea Flag
Eritrea0.503 NoLow income
Guinea Flag
Guinea0.500 YesLower middle income
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia0.497 AppliedLow income
Afghanistan Flag
Afghanistan0.496 YesLow income
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique0.493 YesLow income
Madagascar Flag
Madagascar0.487 YesLow income
Yemen Flag
Yemen0.470 YesLow income
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone0.467 YesLow income
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso0.459 YesLow income
Burundi Flag
Burundi0.439 YesLow income
Niger Flag
Niger0.419 YesLow income
Mali Flag
Mali0.419 YesLow income
Chad Flag
Chad0.416 YesLow income
Central African Republic Flag
Central African Republic0.414 YesLow income
Somalia Flag
Somalia0.404 AppliedLow income
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan0.388 AppliedLow income
North Korea Flag
North Korea NoHigh income
Taiwan Flag
TaiwanHigh income
Puerto Rico Flag
Puerto RicoHigh income
Macau Flag
MacauHigh income
New Caledonia Flag
New CaledoniaHigh income
French Polynesia Flag
French PolynesiaHigh income
Guam Flag
GuamHigh income
Bermuda Flag
BermudaHigh income
Greenland Flag
GreenlandHigh income