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2007/2008 Human Development Report

28Gender-related development index
Gender-related development index (GDI) rank Excel Export results to Excel

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

Sources :
determined on the basis of the GDI values in column 2.
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