Underdeveloped Countries 2025

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Human Development Index (HDI) 2022 (0-1.0)

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5 Countries with the Highest Human Development Index

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Country
Human Development Index (HDI) 2022 (0-1.0)
UN LDC
WTO LDC
World Bank Classification
Switzerland0.967High income
Norway0.966High income
Iceland0.959High income
Hong Kong0.956High income
Sweden0.952High income
Denmark0.952High income
Germany0.950High income
Ireland0.950High income
Singapore0.949High income
Australia0.946High income
Netherlands0.946High income
Belgium0.942High income
Finland0.942High income
Liechtenstein0.942
United Kingdom0.940High income
New Zealand0.939High income
United Arab Emirates0.937High income
Canada0.935High income
South Korea0.929Low income
United States0.927High income
Luxembourg0.927High income
Austria0.926High income
Slovenia0.926High income
Japan0.920High income
Israel0.915High income
Malta0.915High income
Spain0.911High income
France0.910High income
Cyprus0.907High income
Italy0.906High income
Estonia0.899High income
Czech Republic0.895High income
Greece0.893High income
Bahrain0.888High income
Andorra0.884High income
Poland0.881High income
Lithuania0.879High income
Latvia0.879High income
Croatia0.878High income
Saudi Arabia0.875High income
Qatar0.875High income
Portugal0.874High income
San Marino0.867High income
Chile0.860High income
Turkey0.855Upper middle income
Slovakia0.855High income
Hungary0.851High income
Argentina0.849Upper middle income
Kuwait0.847High income
Montenegro0.844Upper middle income
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.838High income
Uruguay0.830High income
Romania0.827High income
Antigua and Barbuda0.826High income
Brunei0.823High income
Russia0.821Upper middle income
Panama0.820High income
Bahamas0.820High income
Oman0.819High income
Georgia0.814Upper middle income
Trinidad and Tobago0.814High income
Barbados0.809High income
Malaysia0.807Upper middle income
Costa Rica0.806Upper middle income
Serbia0.805Upper middle income
Thailand0.803Upper middle income
Kazakhstan0.802Upper middle income
Seychelles0.802High income
Belarus0.801Upper middle income
Bulgaria0.799Upper middle income
Palau0.797Upper middle income
Mauritius0.796Upper middle income
Grenada0.793Upper middle income
Albania0.789Upper middle income
China0.788Upper middle income
Armenia0.786Upper middle income
Mexico0.781Upper middle income
Iran0.780 NoLower middle income
Sri Lanka0.780 NoLower middle income
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.779Upper middle income
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.772Upper middle income
Dominican Republic0.766Upper middle income
Ecuador0.765Upper middle income
North Macedonia0.765Upper middle income
Cuba0.764Upper middle income
Moldova0.763Upper middle income
Peru0.762Upper middle income
Maldives0.762Upper middle income
Brazil0.760Upper middle income
Azerbaijan0.760Upper middle income
Colombia0.758Upper middle income
Libya0.746Upper middle income
Algeria0.745 NoLower middle income
Turkmenistan0.744Upper middle income
Guyana0.742High income
Mongolia0.741 NoLower middle income
Dominica0.740Upper middle income
Tonga0.739Upper middle income
Jordan0.736Lower middle income
Ukraine0.734 NoLower middle income
Tunisia0.732 NoLower middle income
Paraguay0.731Upper middle income
Marshall Islands0.731Upper middle income
Fiji0.729Upper middle income
Egypt0.728 NoLower middle income
Uzbekistan0.727 NoLower middle income
Vietnam0.726 NoLower middle income
Saint Lucia0.725Upper middle income
Lebanon0.723Lower middle income
South Africa0.717Upper middle income
Palestine0.716 NoNot rated
Indonesia0.713 NoUpper middle income
Philippines0.710 NoLower middle income
Botswana0.708Upper middle income
Jamaica0.706Upper middle income
Samoa0.702 NoLower middle income
Kyrgyzstan0.701 NoLower middle income
Belize0.700 NoUpper middle income
Venezuela0.699
Morocco0.698 NoLower middle income
Bolivia0.698 NoLower middle income
Nauru0.696
Gabon0.693Upper middle income
Suriname0.690Upper middle income
Bhutan0.681 AppliedLower middle income
Tajikistan0.679Lower middle income
El Salvador0.674 NoUpper middle income
Iraq0.673Upper middle income
Bangladesh0.670 YesLower middle income
Nicaragua0.669 NoLower middle income
Cape Verde0.661 NoLower middle income
Tuvalu0.653 No
Equatorial Guinea0.650Upper middle income
India0.644 NoLower middle income
Micronesia0.634Lower middle income
Guatemala0.629Upper middle income
Kiribati0.628 NoLower middle income
Honduras0.624 NoLower middle income
Laos0.620 YesLower middle income
Vanuatu0.614Lower middle income
Sao Tome and Principe0.613 AppliedLower middle income
Namibia0.610Upper middle income
Eswatini0.610 NoLower middle income
Myanmar0.608 YesLower middle income
Ghana0.602 NoLower middle income
Kenya0.601 NoLower middle income
Nepal0.601 YesLower middle income
Cambodia0.600 YesLower middle income
Angola0.591 YesLower middle income
Cameroon0.587 NoLower middle income
Comoros0.586 Applied
Zambia0.569 YesLower middle income
Papua New Guinea0.568 NoLower middle income
Timor-Leste0.566 AppliedLower middle income
Solomon Islands0.562 YesLower middle income
Syria0.557 NoLow income
Haiti0.552 YesLower middle income
Uganda0.550 YesLow income
Zimbabwe0.550 NoLower middle income
Nigeria0.548 NoLower middle income
Rwanda0.548 YesLow income
Togo0.547 YesLow income
Pakistan0.540 NoLower middle income
Mauritania0.540 YesLower middle income
Ivory Coast0.534 NoLower middle income
Tanzania0.532 YesLower middle income
Lesotho0.521 YesLower middle income
Senegal0.517 YesLower middle income
Sudan0.516 AppliedLow income
Djibouti0.515 YesLower middle income
Malawi0.508 YesLow income
Benin0.504 YesLower middle income
Gambia0.495 YesLow income
Eritrea0.493 NoLow income
Ethiopia0.492 AppliedLow income
Madagascar0.487 YesLow income
Liberia0.487 YesLow income
Guinea-Bissau0.483 YesLow income
DR Congo0.481 YesLow income
Guinea0.471 YesLower middle income
Afghanistan0.462 YesLow income
Mozambique0.461 YesLow income
Sierra Leone0.458 YesLow income
Burkina Faso0.438 YesLow income
Yemen0.424 YesLow income
Burundi0.420 YesLow income
Mali0.410 YesLow income
Niger0.394 YesLow income
Chad0.394 YesLow income
Central African Republic0.387 YesLow income
South Sudan0.381 AppliedLow income
Somalia0.380 AppliedLow income
North Korea NoHigh income
TaiwanHigh income
Republic of the CongoLower middle income
Puerto RicoHigh income
MacauHigh income
New CaledoniaHigh income
French PolynesiaHigh income
GuamHigh income
BermudaHigh income
GreenlandHigh income
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