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The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary index assessing countries on 3 dimensions, health, education and standard of living using life expectancy at birth, expected years of schooling for children and mean years of schooling for adults, and GNI PPP per capita. The final HDI is a value between 0 and 1 with countries grouped into four ...
Similar Country High human development 1 Lagos: 0.721 Lebanon: 2 Ebonyi: 0.706 Jamaica: Medium human development 3 Imo: 0.693 Gabon: 4 Federal Capital Territory: 0.678 Tajikistan: 5 Cross River: 0.675 El Salvador: 6 Anambra: 0.674 7 Enugu: 0.667 Nicaragua: 8 Edo: 0.633 Micronesia: 9 Kogi: 0.625 Honduras: 10 Abia: 0.622 Honduras Laos: 11 Ekiti ...
The Human Capital Index (HCI) is an annual measurement prepared by the World Bank. [1] HCI measures which countries are best in mobilizing their human capital, the economic and professional potential of their citizens. The index measures how much capital each country loses through lack of education and health.
Region Country HDI (2022) Very high human development 1 Zürich Canton Switzerland 0.994 2 Greater London United Kingdom 0.984 3 Oslo and Akershus Norway 0.982 4 Stockholm County Sweden 0.976 5 Hamburg Germany 0.975 6 Lake Geneva region Switzerland 0.973 7 Capital Region of Denmark Denmark 0.970 Central Slovenia Slovenia 9 Berlin
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. World map of countries or territories by Human Development Index scores in increments of 0.050 (based on 2022 data, published in 2024) ≥ 0.950 0.900–0.950 0.850–0.899 0.800–0.849 0.750–0.799 0.700–0.749 0.650–0.699 0.600–0.649 0.550–0.599 0.500–0.549 0.450–0.499 0. ...
The IHDI, estimated for the world and specific countries, captures the losses in human development due to inequality in health, education and income. Losses in all three dimensions vary across countries, ranging from just a few percent (e.g. Czech Republic and Slovenia) up to over 40% (e.g. Angola and Comoros). Overall loss takes into account ...
List of countries in Asia and Oceania by Human Development Index Rank Nation Human Development Index (HDI) Region World HDI 2022 HDI 2021 Change in HDI Value (2021-2022) Very High Human Development 1 4 Hong Kong, China (SAR) [note 1] 0.956 0.959 0.003 2 9 Singapore: 0.949 0.942 0.007 3 12 Australia: 0.946 0.949 0.003 4 16 New Zealand: 0.939 0.936
The total population in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to increase to almost one billion people, making it the most populated region outside of South-Central Asia. [42] According to the United Nations, the population of Nigeria will reach 375 million by 2050. Nigeria might then be the 3rd most populous country in the world.