Human Development Index
Composite index of life expectancy, education and income (0–1). Gapminder, 2016–2023.
Source: Gapminder (open data, ddf) Licence: CC BY 4.0 Unit: index 0–1 Parsed: 2026-07-03 Open source ↗
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Avg (2023)
0.7
0.00pp vs 2022
Improving
0
of 193 tracked
Declining
0
period over period
Stable
192
±0.5pp band
HDI
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2016–2023.
AsiaAfricaEuropeAmericas
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 0.4 | +0.41pp |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 0.9 | +0.02pp |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | 0.4 | +0.02pp |
| 🇦🇪 UAE | 0.9 | +0.02pp |
| 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire | 0.6 | +0.02pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | 0.7 | -0.06pp |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | 0.7 | -0.02pp |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | 0.6 | -0.01pp |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | 0.5 | -0.01pp |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 0.9 | -0.00pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Europe 0.00pp
Americas 0.00pp
Asia 0.00pp
Africa 0.00pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 47 | 0.9 | 0.00pp |
| Americas | 35 | 0.8 | 0.00pp |
| Asia | 57 | 0.7 | 0.00pp |
| Africa | 54 | 0.6 | 0.00pp |