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Export results to Excel| HDI Rank | Country | 1990 | 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 0 | 869 | ||
| 2 | Norway | 7 | 735 | ||
| 3 | Australia | 6 | 698 | ||
| 4 | Canada | 4 | 520 | ||
| 5 | Ireland | 0 | 276 | ||
| 6 | Sweden | 6 | 764 | ||
| 7 | Switzerland | 6 | 498 | ||
| 8 | Japan | (.) | 668 | ||
| 9 | Netherlands | 3 | 739 | ||
| 10 | France | 1 | 430 | ||
| 11 | Finland | 4 | 534 | ||
| 12 | United States | 8 | 630 | 1 | |
| 13 | Spain | (.) | 348 | ||
| 14 | Denmark | 1 | 527 | ||
| 15 | Austria | 1 | 486 | ||
| 16 | United Kingdom | 1 | 473 | ||
| 17 | Belgium | (.) | 458 | ||
| 18 | Luxembourg | 0 | 690 | ||
| 19 | New Zealand | 0 | 672 | ||
| 20 | Italy | (.) | 478 | ||
| 21 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 0 | 508 | ||
| 22 | Germany | 1 | 455 | ||
| 23 | Israel | 1 | 470 | 1 | |
| 24 | Greece | 0 | 180 | ||
| 25 | Singapore | 0 | 571 | 1 | |
| 26 | Korea (Republic of) | (.) | 684 | ||
| 27 | Slovenia | 0 | 545 | ||
| 28 | Cyprus | 0 | 430 | ||
| 29 | Portugal | 0 | 279 | ||
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 277 | 1 | |
| 31 | Barbados | 0 | 594 | ||
| 32 | Czech Republic | 0 | 269 | ||
| 33 | Kuwait | 0 | 276 | ||
| 34 | Malta | 0 | 315 | ||
| 35 | Qatar | 0 | 269 | ||
| 36 | Hungary | 0 | 297 | ||
| 37 | Poland | 0 | 262 | ||
| 38 | Argentina | 0 | 177 | ||
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 308 | ||
| 40 | Chile | 0 | 172 | ||
| 41 | Bahrain | 0 | 213 | ||
| 42 | Slovakia | 0 | 464 | ||
| 43 | Lithuania | 0 | 358 | ||
| 44 | Estonia | 0 | 513 | ||
| 45 | Latvia | 0 | 448 | ||
| 46 | Uruguay | 0 | 193 | ||
| 47 | Croatia | 0 | 327 | ||
| 48 | Costa Rica | 0 | 254 | ||
| 49 | Bahamas | 0 | 319 | ||
| 50 | Seychelles | 0 | 249 | ||
| 51 | Cuba | 0 | 17 | ||
| 52 | Mexico | 0 | 181 | ||
| 53 | Bulgaria | 0 | 206 | ||
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | .. | ||
| 55 | Tonga | 0 | 29 | ||
| 56 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 350 | ||
| 58 | Oman | 0 | 111 | ||
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 123 | 1 | |
| 60 | Romania | 0 | 208 | 1 | |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 70 | 1 | |
| 62 | Panama | 0 | 64 | ||
| 63 | Malaysia | 0 | 435 | ||
| 64 | Belarus | 0 | 347 | ||
| 65 | Mauritius | 0 | 146 | 1 | |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 206 | ||
| 67 | Russian Federation | 0 | 152 | ||
| 68 | Albania | 0 | 60 | ||
| 69 | Macedonia (TFYR) | 0 | 79 | ||
| 70 | Brazil | 0 | 195 | ||
| 71 | Dominica | 0 | 361 | ||
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 339 | 1 | |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 74 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 | 125 | ||
| 75 | Colombia | 0 | 104 | ||
| 76 | Ukraine | 0 | 97 | ||
| 77 | Samoa | 0 | 32 | ||
| 78 | Thailand | 0 | 110 | ||
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 169 | ||
| 80 | Belize | 0 | 130 | ||
| 81 | China | 0 | 85 | ||
| 82 | Grenada | 0 | 182 | 2 | |
| 83 | Armenia | 0 | 53 | ||
| 84 | Turkey | 0 | 222 | ||
| 85 | Suriname | 0 | 71 | ||
| 86 | Jordan | 0 | 118 | 1 | |
| 87 | Peru | 0 | 164 | ||
| 88 | Lebanon | 0 | 196 | ||
| 89 | Ecuador | 0 | 47 | ||
| 90 | Philippines | 0 | 54 | 1 | |
| 91 | Tunisia | 0 | 95 | ||
| 92 | Fiji | 0 | 77 | ||
| 93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 84 | ||
| 94 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 | 103 | ||
| 95 | Paraguay | 0 | 34 | ||
| 96 | Georgia | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 97 | Guyana | 0 | 213 | ||
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 81 | ||
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 100 | Maldives | 0 | 59 | 1 | |
| 101 | Jamaica | 0 | 404 | 1 | |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 0 | 49 | ||
| 103 | El Salvador | 0 | 93 | ||
| 104 | Algeria | 0 | 58 | ||
| 105 | Viet Nam | 0 | 129 | ||
| 106 | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 0 | 67 | ||
| 107 | Indonesia | 0 | 73 | ||
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 58 | ||
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 0 | 27 | ||
| 111 | Moldova | 0 | 96 | 1 | |
| 112 | Egypt | 0 | 68 | ||
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 114 | Mongolia | 0 | 105 | ||
| 115 | Honduras | 0 | 36 | ||
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 54 | ||
| 117 | Bolivia | 0 | 52 | ||
| 118 | Guatemala | 0 | 79 | ||
| 119 | Gabon | 0 | 48 | ||
| 120 | Vanuatu | 0 | 38 | ||
| 121 | South Africa | 0 | 109 | ||
| 122 | Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 131 | 1 | |
| 124 | Botswana | 0 | 34 | ||
| 125 | Namibia | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 126 | Morocco | 0 | 152 | ||
| 127 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 14 | ||
| 128 | India | 0 | 55 | ||
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 8 | ||
| 130 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 4 | ||
| 131 | Cambodia | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 132 | Myanmar | 0 | 2 | ||
| 133 | Bhutan | 0 | 39 | ||
| 134 | Comoros | 0 | 33 | ||
| 135 | Ghana | 0 | 18 | ||
| 136 | Pakistan | 0 | 67 | ||
| 137 | Mauritania | 0 | 7 | ||
| 138 | Lesotho | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 139 | Congo | 0 | 13 | ||
| 140 | Bangladesh | 0 | 3 | ||
| 141 | Swaziland | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 142 | Nepal | 0 | 4 | ||
| 143 | Madagascar | 0 | 5 | ||
| 144 | Cameroon | 0 | 15 | ||
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 23 | ||
| 146 | Haiti | 0 | 70 | ||
| 147 | Sudan | 0 | 77 | ||
| 148 | Kenya | 0 | 32 | ||
| 149 | Djibouti | 0 | 13 | ||
| 150 | Timor-Leste | .. | .. | ||
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 77 | ||
| 152 | Togo | 0 | 49 | ||
| 153 | Yemen | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 154 | Uganda | 0 | 17 | ||
| 155 | Gambia | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 156 | Senegal | 0 | 46 | ||
| 157 | Eritrea | 0 | 16 | ||
| 158 | Nigeria | 0 | 38 | ||
| 159 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 160 | Guinea | 0 | 5 | ||
| 161 | Rwanda | 0 | 6 | ||
| 162 | Angola | 0 | 11 | ||
| 163 | Benin | 0 | 50 | ||
| 164 | Malawi | 0 | 4 | ||
| 165 | Zambia | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 166 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 | 11 | ||
| 167 | Burundi | 0 | 5 | ||
| 168 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 0 | 2 | ||
| 169 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | ||
| 170 | Chad | 0 | 4 | ||
| 171 | Central African Republic | 0 | 3 | ||
| 172 | Mozambique | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 173 | Mali | 0 | 4 | ||
| 174 | Niger | 0 | 2 | ||
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 20 | ||
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 5 | ||
| 177 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Notes :
| 1 - | Data refer to 2004. |
| 2 - | Data refer to 2003. |
Sources :
World Bank. 2007b. World Development Indicators 2007. CD-ROM. Washington, D.C.; aggregates calculated for HDRO by the World Bank.
Symbols :
| .. | 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 |
