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| World map indicating Human Development Index (2006). |
| 0.950 and over 0.900-0.949 0.850-0.899 0.800-0.849 0.750-0.799 |
0.700-0.749 0.650-0.699 0.600-0.649 0.550-0.599 0.500-0.549 |
0.450-0.499 0.400-0.449 0.350-0.399 0.300-0.349 under 0.300 n/a |
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This is a list of countries by Human Development Index as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report 2006, compiled on the basis of 2004 data. It covers 175 member countries (out of 192) along with Hong Kong SAR, China and PA-governed territories. 17 UN member countries are not included due to lack of data. The average HDI of regions of the World and groups of countries are also included for comparision.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, and standards of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being, especially child welfare. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, a developing, or an under-developed country, and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life. The index was developed in 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq.[1]
Countries fall into three broad categories based on their HDI: high, medium, and low human development. The arrows show the change in HDI from 2005 values.
[edit] Medium
[edit] Not calculated by the UN
[edit] Regions and groups
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| Region/Group |
HDI |
| High Human Development |
 0.923 |
| Medium Human Development |
 0.701 |
| Low Human Development |
0.427 |
| High income |
0.942 |
| Middle income |
0.768 |
| Low income |
0.556 |
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[edit] By Regions
Africa
America
[edit] Unavailable data
- ^ About HDRO. United Nations Development Programme (2006). Retrieved on 2006-10-30.
- ^ Includes data for mainland People's Republic of China; excludes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) (separately ranked), Macau SAR and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
- ^ Also known as Congo-Brazzaville and previously simply as Congo.
- ^ East Timor.
- ^ Ivory Coast.
- ^ Also known as Congo-Kinshasa.
- ^ As the UN does not recognize the Republic of China (ROC) as a state, the HDI report does not include data for "Taiwan, Province of China" (the term used by the UN to refer to the domain of the Republic of China; see Political status of Taiwan). The ROC's government calculated its HDI as of 2004 to be 0.925 based on the following data: life expectancy of 77.5 years; adult literacy rate of 97.2%; combined gross enrollment rate of 99%; and GDP per capita (PPP) of US$26,241. If it were included in the UN's HDI figures as of 2004, the ROC would rank 24th (behind Israel and in front of Greece). National Statistics, R.O.C. (Taiwan) (Chinese). Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (2004). Retrieved on 2007-01-16.
- ^ The UN did not calculate the HDI of Macau. The government of Macau calculates its own HDI as of 2003 as 0.909. If it were included in the UN's HDI figures as of 2003, Macau would rank 25th (behind Greece and in front of Singapore). 2006 Macao in Figures (English). Statistics and Census Service, Macau SAR (2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-02.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Archive of previous global reports.
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