Human Development Index

Composite statistic of life expectancy

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2025
Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index
Global Data Lab estimated Human Development Index (HDI) values for Indian states and union territories, classifying regions into Very High, High, and Medium Human Development categories.
2025
Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index
HDI projections show Goa leading with the highest HDI of 0.852, classified in the 'Very High Human Development' category, followed by Delhi (0.839) and Sikkim (0.832).
2025
Provinces of the Netherlands by Human Development Index
Human Development Index (HDI) ranking of Dutch provinces completed, with North Holland ranking highest at 0.964, indicating very high human development across the Netherlands.
2025
Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index
UNDP published a comprehensive Human Development Index (HDI) ranking for cities in India, revealing Noida as the top-ranked city with an HDI of 0.902.
2025
Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index
Human Development Index (HDI) ranking published for Indian cities, showing Gurugram as the top-ranked city with an HDI of 0.902.
2024
Ecuadorian provinces by Human Development Index
A comprehensive ranking of Ecuadorian provinces by Human Development Index was compiled, categorizing provinces into very high, high, and medium human development levels.
March 13 2024
African countries by Human Development Index
United Nations Development Programme released the Human Development Report, providing the latest Human Development Index (HDI) rankings for African countries based on 2024 data.
2023
Malaysian states by Human Development Index
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) published the Human Development Index (HDI) rankings for Malaysian states and federal territories, revealing Kuala Lumpur as the top-ranked region with an HDI of 0.890.
2022
Ecuadorian provinces by Human Development Index
The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) and the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE) provided official data for calculating the Human Development Index (HDI) for Ecuadorian provinces.
2022
Regions of Montenegro by Human Development Index
Human Development Index (HDI) assessment for Montenegro's regions completed, revealing significant variations in development across different geographical areas.
2022
Regions of Nicaragua by Human Development Index
Nicaragua conducted a comprehensive Human Development Index (HDI) assessment of its regions, revealing significant variations in development across different departments and coastal areas.
2022
Philippine provinces and regions by Human Development Index
Final year of the comprehensive HDI study, showing recovery and stabilization of development indices across Philippine regions after potential pandemic-related disruptions.
2022
States of South Sudan by Human Development Index
Human Development Index assessment conducted for states of South Sudan, revealing low human development across all states, with Central Equatoria ranking highest at 0.459 and Warrap ranking lowest at 0.308.
2022
Philippine provinces and regions by Human Development Index
HDI tracking shows a general recovery and slight improvement in most regions' development indices compared to the previous two years.
2022
Portuguese regions by Human Development Index
Human Development Index (HDI) data was compiled for Portuguese NUTS2 statistical regions, showing Lisbon metropolitan area leading with an HDI of 0.907.
2022
Provinces of Chad by Human Development Index
Human Development Index (HDI) assessment conducted for Chad's provinces, revealing significant regional disparities. N'Djamena (Zone 1) emerged as the most developed region with an HDI of 0.531, while Zone 2 (Borkou, Ennedi, Tibesti, Kanem, Barh El Gazel, Lac) was the least developed with an HDI of 0.270.
2022
Serbian regions by Human Development Index
Human Development Index (HDI) ranking completed for Serbian administrative districts, with Belgrade ranking highest at 0.877, demonstrating very high human development.
2022
Ukrainian regions by Human Development Index
A comprehensive Human Development Index (HDI) assessment was conducted for Ukrainian regions, revealing variations in development across different parts of the country. Eastern Ukraine emerged as the top-ranked region with an HDI of 0.741, followed closely by Southern Ukraine at 0.740.
2022
Turkish regions by Human Development Index
Statistical report published ranking Turkish NUTS1 regions by Human Development Index, with Istanbul leading at 0.888 and Central East Anatolia ranking lowest at 0.804.
2022
Provinces of Mozambique by Human Development Index
Mozambique published its Human Development Index (HDI) ranking for provinces, revealing significant disparities across regions. Maputo City ranked highest with an HDI of 0.638, while Zambezia province ranked lowest with an HDI of 0.396.
2022
Provinces of the Netherlands by Human Development Index
Human Development Index (HDI) rankings were published for Dutch provinces, revealing Utrecht as the top-ranked province with an HDI of 0.967.
2022
Districts of Malawi by Human Development Index
Human Development Index (HDI) ranking of Malawi's districts was conducted, revealing Blantyre as the top-performing district with an HDI of 0.574, followed by North region districts (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) with an HDI of 0.551.
2022
Regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index
A comprehensive Human Development Index (HDI) report was released for New Zealand's regions, revealing the relative socio-economic development across different areas of the country.
2022
Administrative divisions of Myanmar by Human Development Index
Human Development Index (HDI) data compiled for administrative divisions of Myanmar, revealing Yangon as the highest-ranked region with an HDI of 0.697, while Shan is the lowest-ranked with an HDI of 0.529.
2022
Provinces of Equatorial Guinea by Human Development Index
Human Development Index (HDI) ranking completed for provinces of Equatorial Guinea, revealing significant disparities in development across regions.
2022
German states by Human Development Index
Human Development Index (HDI) ranking for German states conducted, revealing Hamburg as the top-ranked state with an HDI of 0.975, and Saxony-Anhalt as the lowest-ranked state with an HDI of 0.921.
2022
Colombian departments by Human Development Index
Human Development Index (HDI) data compiled for Colombian departments, revealing a range of development levels from very high to medium across 33 departments and the capital district of Bogotá.
2022
Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index
Global Data Lab calculated Human Development Index (HDI) estimates for all Indian states and union territories using the UNDP method of calculation.
2021
Regions of Afghanistan by Human Development Index
Comprehensive human development index assessment conducted for Afghanistan's regions, revealing significant disparities in development levels across different parts of the country. The assessment categorized regions into medium and low human development groups, with Kabul and central regions scoring highest at 0.550.
2021
Philippine provinces and regions by Human Development Index
HDI assessment revealed regional development trends, with most regions experiencing marginal fluctuations in their human development scores.
2021
Philippine provinces and regions by Human Development Index
HDI values continue to show variations across Philippine regions, with the National Capital Region maintaining the highest index and ARMM the lowest.
2021
Governorates of Iraq by Human Development Index
A comprehensive Human Development Index (HDI) ranking was conducted for Iraqi governorates, revealing a spectrum of development levels from high to medium human development across 18 regions.
2020
Philippine provinces and regions by Human Development Index
HDI data collection continued, showing slight variations in regional development indices compared to the previous year.
2020
Philippine provinces and regions by Human Development Index
Continued HDI tracking reveals slight fluctuations in regional development indices, with most regions experiencing minor declines compared to 2019.
2019
Philippine provinces and regions by Human Development Index
Global Data Lab begins tracking Human Development Index (HDI) values for Philippine regions, establishing a baseline measurement across different administrative regions.
2019
Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index
UNDP released a revised HDI report for Indian states, showing significant development progress across multiple regions over nearly three decades.
2018
Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index
India's Human Development Index reached 0.645, continuing the country's trend of steady human development improvement.
2016
French regions by Human Development Index
French regions underwent a major administrative reorganization, reducing the number of metropolitan regions from 22 to 13, combining and merging previous regional administrative divisions.
2014
Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index
The United Nations declared India's HDI at 0.586, representing a 5.77% increase from the 2012 value.
2012
Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reported India's HDI as 0.554, marking an 18% increase from the 2008 level.
2010
Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index
India's average HDI rose to 0.519, indicating a significant improvement in health, education, and income metrics across the country.

This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles List of governorates of Iraq by Human Development Index, List of German states by Human Development Index, List of regions of Nicaragua by Human Development Index, List of Turkish regions by Human Development Index, List of provinces of Mozambique by Human Development Index, List of Malaysian states by Human Development Index, List of Serbian regions by Human Development Index, List of Cape Verde regions by Human Development Index, List of Colombian departments by Human Development Index, List of provinces of Chad by Human Development Index, List of regions of Afghanistan by Human Development Index, List of Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index, List of provinces of Equatorial Guinea by Human Development Index, List of regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index, List of Philippine provinces and regions by Human Development Index, List of French regions by Human Development Index, List of Ecuadorian provinces by Human Development Index, List of states of South Sudan by Human Development Index, List of Ukrainian regions by Human Development Index, List of districts of Malawi by Human Development Index, List of regions of Montenegro by Human Development Index, List of Portuguese regions by Human Development Index, List of administrative divisions of Myanmar by Human Development Index, List of provinces of the Netherlands by Human Development Index & List of African countries by Human Development Index, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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