| HDI Rank | Country | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 0.971 | |
| 2 | Australia | 0.970 | |
| 3 | Iceland | 0.969 | |
| 4 | Canada | 0.966 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 0.965 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 0.964 | |
| 7 | Sweden | 0.963 | |
| 8 | France | 0.961 | |
| 9 | Switzerland | 0.960 | |
| 10 | Japan | 0.960 | |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 0.960 | |
| 12 | Finland | 0.959 | |
| 13 | United States | 0.956 | |
| 14 | Austria | 0.955 | |
| 15 | Spain | 0.955 | |
| 16 | Denmark | 0.955 | |
| 17 | Belgium | 0.953 | |
| 18 | Italy | 0.951 | |
| 19 | Liechtenstein | 0.951 | |
| 20 | New Zealand | 0.950 | |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 0.947 | |
| 22 | Germany | 0.947 | |
| 23 | Singapore | 0.944 | |
| 24 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 0.944 | |
| 25 | Greece | 0.942 | |
| 26 | Korea (Republic of) | 0.937 | |
| 27 | Israel | 0.935 | |
| 28 | Andorra | 0.934 | |
| 29 | Slovenia | 0.929 | |
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.920 | |
| 31 | Kuwait | 0.916 | |
| 32 | Cyprus | 0.914 | |
| 33 | Qatar | 0.910 | |
| 34 | Portugal | 0.909 | |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 0.903 | |
| 36 | Czech Republic | 0.903 | |
| 37 | Barbados | 0.903 | |
| 38 | Malta | 0.902 | |
| 39 | Bahrain | 0.895 | |
| 40 | Estonia | 0.883 | |
| 41 | Poland | 0.880 | |
| 42 | Slovakia | 0.880 | |
| 43 | Hungary | 0.879 | |
| 44 | Chile | 0.878 | |
| 45 | Croatia | 0.871 | |
| 46 | Lithuania | 0.870 | |
| 47 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.868 | |
| 48 | Latvia | 0.866 | |
| 49 | Argentina | 0.866 | |
| 50 | Uruguay | 0.865 | |
| 51 | Cuba | 0.863 | |
| 52 | Bahamas | 0.856 | |
| 53 | Mexico | 0.854 | |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 0.854 | |
| 55 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0.847 | |
| 56 | Oman | 0.846 | |
| 57 | Seychelles | 0.845 | |
| 58 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.844 | |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 0.843 | |
| 60 | Panama | 0.840 | |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 0.840 | |
| 62 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.838 | |
| 63 | Romania | 0.837 | |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.837 | |
| 65 | Montenegro | 0.834 | |
| 66 | Malaysia | 0.829 | |
| 67 | Serbia | 0.826 | |
| 68 | Belarus | 0.826 | |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 0.821 | |
| 70 | Albania | 0.818 | |
| 71 | Russian Federation | 0.817 | |
| 72 | Macedonia (the Former Yugoslav Rep. of) | 0.817 | |
| 73 | Dominica | 0.814 | |
| 74 | Grenada | 0.813 | |
| 75 | Brazil | 0.813 | |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.812 | |
| 77 | Colombia | 0.807 | |
| 78 | Peru | 0.806 | |
| 79 | Turkey | 0.806 | |
| 80 | Ecuador | 0.806 | |
| 81 | Mauritius | 0.804 | |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 0.804 | |
| 83 | Lebanon | 0.803 | |
| 84 | Armenia | 0.798 | |
| 85 | Ukraine | 0.796 | |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 0.787 | |
| 87 | Thailand | 0.783 | |
| 88 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.782 | |
| 89 | Georgia | 0.778 | |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 0.777 | |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.772 | |
| 92 | China | 0.772 | |
| 93 | Belize | 0.772 | |
| 94 | Samoa | 0.771 | |
| 95 | Maldives | 0.771 | |
| 96 | Jordan | 0.770 | |
| 97 | Suriname | 0.769 | |
| 98 | Tunisia | 0.769 | |
| 99 | Tonga | 0.768 | |
| 100 | Jamaica | 0.766 | |
| 101 | Paraguay | 0.761 | |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 0.759 | |
| 103 | Gabon | 0.755 | |
| 104 | Algeria | 0.754 | |
| 105 | Philippines | 0.751 | |
| 106 | El Salvador | 0.747 | |
| 107 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.742 | |
| 108 | Fiji | 0.741 | |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 0.739 | |
| 110 | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0.737 | |
| 111 | Indonesia | 0.734 | |
| 112 | Honduras | 0.732 | |
| 113 | Bolivia | 0.729 | |
| 114 | Guyana | 0.729 | |
| 115 | Mongolia | 0.727 | |
| 116 | Viet Nam | 0.725 | |
| 117 | Moldova | 0.720 | |
| 118 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.719 | |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 0.710 | |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.710 | |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 0.708 | |
| 122 | Guatemala | 0.704 | |
| 123 | Egypt | 0.703 | |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 0.699 | |
| 125 | Botswana | 0.694 | |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 0.693 | |
| 127 | Tajikistan | 0.688 | |
| 128 | Namibia | 0.686 | |
| 129 | South Africa | 0.683 | |
| 130 | Morocco | 0.654 | |
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.651 | |
| 132 | Bhutan | 0.619 | |
| 133 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.619 | |
| 134 | India | 0.612 | |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 0.610 | |
| 136 | Congo | 0.601 | |
| 137 | Cambodia | 0.593 | |
| 138 | Myanmar | 0.586 | |
| 139 | Comoros | 0.576 | |
| 140 | Yemen | 0.575 | |
| 141 | Pakistan | 0.572 | |
| 142 | Swaziland | 0.572 | |
| 143 | Angola | 0.564 | |
| 144 | Nepal | 0.553 | |
| 145 | Madagascar | 0.543 | |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 0.543 | |
| 147 | Kenya | 0.541 | |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 0.541 | |
| 149 | Haiti | 0.532 | |
| 150 | Sudan | 0.531 | |
| 151 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 0.530 | |
| 152 | Ghana | 0.526 | |
| 153 | Cameroon | 0.523 | |
| 154 | Mauritania | 0.520 | |
| 155 | Djibouti | 0.520 | |
| 156 | Lesotho | 0.514 | |
| 157 | Uganda | 0.514 | |
| 158 | Nigeria | 0.511 | |
| 159 | Togo | 0.499 | |
| 160 | Malawi | 0.493 | |
| 161 | Benin | 0.492 | |
| 162 | Timor-Leste | 0.489 | |
| 163 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.484 | |
| 164 | Zambia | 0.481 | |
| 165 | Eritrea | 0.472 | |
| 166 | Senegal | 0.464 | |
| 167 | Rwanda | 0.460 | |
| 168 | Gambia | 0.456 | |
| 169 | Liberia | 0.442 | |
| 170 | Guinea | 0.435 | |
| 171 | Ethiopia | 0.414 | |
| 172 | Mozambique | 0.402 | |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.396 | |
| 174 | Burundi | 0.394 | |
| 175 | Chad | 0.392 | |
| 176 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 0.389 | |
| 177 | Burkina Faso | 0.389 | |
| 178 | Mali | 0.371 | |
| 179 | Central African Republic | 0.369 | |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 0.365 | |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 0.352 | |
| 182 | Niger | 0.340 | |
Other UN member states | |||
| Iraq | .. | ||
| Kiribati | .. | ||
| Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of) | .. | ||
| Marshall Islands | .. | ||
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | .. | ||
| Monaco | .. | ||
| Nauru | .. | ||
| Palau | .. | ||
| San Marino | .. | ||
| Somalia | .. | ||
| Tuvalu | .. | ||
| Zimbabwe | .. | ||
| .. | Data not available |
| (.) | Greater (or less) than zero but small enough to be rounded off to zero at the displayed number of decimal points |
| < | Less than |
| - | Not applicable |
| T | Total |