World map indicating the categories of
Human Development Index by country (based on 2019 data, published on 15 December 2020).
Very high High |
Medium Low |
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World map indicating the
Human Development Index (based on 2019 data, published on 15 December 2020).
≥ 0.900 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 ≤ 0.399 Data unavailable |
This is a list of all countries by Human Development Index as included in a United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report (released on 15 December 2020, put together based on estimates for 2019. It covers 187 member states of the United Nations (out of 193), along with Hong Kong (of the People's Republic of China), and the Palestinian territories; 6 UN member states are not included because there is not enough data. The average HDI of regions of the World and groups of countries are also included for comparison.
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 way 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 effect of economic policies on quality of life. The index was developed in 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and Indian economist Amartya Sen.
Countries fall into four wide human development categories: Very High Human Development (66 countries), High Human Development (53 countries), Medium Human Development (37 countries) and Low Human Development (36 countries).
From 2007 to 2010, the first two categories was referred to as developed countries, and the last two are all grouped in developing countries. The original "high human development" category has been split into two as above in the report for 2007.
Some older groupings (high/medium/low income countries) that have been removed were based on the gross domestic product (GDP) in purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita, and have been replaced by another index based on the gross national income (GNI) in purchasing power parity per capita.
Complete list of countries
- = increase.
- = steady.
- = decrease.
Rank |
Country or Territory |
HDI |
---|
2019 data (2020 report) |
Change over 5 years (2014) |
2019 data (2020 report) |
Average change per year (2010-2019) |
---|
1.000 Very high human development |
---|
0.957 1 |
0.000 |
Norway |
0.957 |
0.0020 0.20% |
0.955 2 |
0.007 (7) |
Ireland |
0.955 |
0.0065 0.65% |
0.955 2 |
0.000 |
Switzerland |
0.955 |
0.0016 0.16% |
0.949 4 |
0.007 (7) |
Hong Kong |
0.949 |
0.0054 0.54% |
0.949 4 |
0.004 (4) |
Iceland |
0.949 |
0.0062 0.62% |
0.947 6 |
-0.003 (3) |
Germany |
0.947 |
0.0024 0.24% |
0.945 7 |
-0.003 (3) |
Sweden |
0.945 |
0.0041 0.41% |
0.944 8 |
-0.002 (2) |
Australia |
0.944 |
0.0017 0.17% |
0.944 8 |
-0.001 (1) |
Netherlands |
0.944 |
0.0032 0.32% |
0.940 10 |
-0.006 (6) |
Denmark |
0.940 |
0.0028 0.28% |
0.938 11 |
-0.002 (2) |
Finland |
0.938 |
0.0026 0.26% |
0.938 11 |
0.000 |
Singapore |
0.938 |
0.0035 0.35% |
0.932 13 |
0.000 |
United Kingdom |
0.932 |
0.0024 0.24% |
0.931 14 |
0.001 (1) |
Belgium |
0.931 |
0.0025 0.25% |
0.931 14 |
0.003 (3) |
New Zealand |
0.931 |
0.0030 0.30% |
0.929 16 |
-0.001 (1) |
Canada |
0.929 |
0.0034 0.34% |
0.926 17 |
-0.003 (3) |
United States |
0.926 |
0.0012 0.12% |
0.922 18 |
0.000 |
Austria |
0.922 |
0.0022 0.22% |
0.919 19 |
0.001 (1) |
Israel |
0.919 |
0.0029 0.29% |
0.919 19 |
0.002 (2) |
Japan |
0.919 |
0.0039 0.39% |
0.919 19 |
0.000 |
Liechtenstein |
0.919 |
0.0018 0.18% |
0.917 22 |
0.002 (2) |
Slovenia |
0.917 |
0.0035 0.35% |
0.916 23 |
-0.001 (1) |
South Korea |
0.916 |
0.0033 0.33% |
0.916 23 |
0.000 |
Luxembourg |
0.916 |
0.0022 0.22% |
0.904 25 |
0.001 (1) |
Spain |
0.904 |
0.0040 0.40% |
0.901 26 |
-0.001 (1) |
France |
0.901 |
0.0028 0.28% |
0.900 27 |
-0.001 (1) |
Czechia |
0.900 |
0.0038 0.38% |
0.895 28 |
0.002 (2) |
Malta |
0.895 |
0.0054 0.54% |
0.892 29 |
0.002 (2) |
Estonia |
0.892 |
0.0051 0.51% |
0.892 29 |
-0.001 (1) |
Italy |
0.892 |
0.0016 0.16% |
0.890 31 |
0.006 (6) |
United Arab Emirates |
0.890 |
0.0091 0.91% |
0.888 32 |
-0.003 (3) |
Greece |
0.888 |
0.0029 0.29% |
0.887 33 |
0.000 |
Cyprus |
0.887 |
0.0040 0.40% |
0.882 34 |
0.000 |
Lithuania |
0.882 |
0.0066 0.66% |
0.880 35 |
0.000 |
Poland |
0.880 |
0.0052 0.52% |
0.868 36 |
-0.004 (4) |
Andorra |
0.868 |
0.0040 0.40% |
0.866 37 |
0.003 (3) |
Latvia |
0.866 |
0.0055 0.55% |
0.864 38 |
-0.001 (1) |
Portugal |
0.864 |
0.0046 0.46% |
0.860 39 |
-0.002 (2) |
Slovakia |
0.860 |
0.0038 0.38% |
0.854 40 |
0.001 (1) |
Hungary |
0.854 |
0.0030 0.30% |
0.854 40 |
-0.004 (4) |
Saudi Arabia |
0.854 |
0.0060 0.60% |
0.852 42 |
0.006 (6) |
Bahrain |
0.852 |
0.0070 0.70% |
0.851 43 |
0.000 |
Chile |
0.851 |
0.0065 0.65% |
0.851 43 |
0.002 (2) |
Croatia |
0.851 |
0.0048 0.48% |
0.848 45 |
0.000 |
Qatar |
0.848 |
0.0019 0.19% |
0.845 46 |
-0.002 (2) |
Argentina |
0.845 |
0.0021 0.21% |
0.838 47 |
-0.006 (6) |
Brunei |
0.838 |
0.0015 0.15% |
0.829 48 |
0.002 (2) |
Montenegro |
0.829 |
0.0037 0.37% |
0.828 49 |
0.002 (2) |
Romania |
0.828 |
0.0031 0.31% |
0.826 50 |
-0.003 (3) |
Palau |
0.826 |
0.0055 0.55% |
0.825 51 |
0.007 (7) |
Kazakhstan |
0.825 |
0.0086 0.86% |
0.824 52 |
0.001 (1) |
Russia |
0.824 |
0.0060 0.60% |
0.823 53 |
-0.004 (4) |
Belarus |
0.823 |
0.0039 0.39% |
0.820 54 |
0.005 (5) |
Turkey |
0.820 |
0.0116 1.16% |
0.817 55 |
0.001 (1) |
Uruguay |
0.817 |
0.0049 0.49% |
0.816 56 |
-0.002 (2) |
Bulgaria |
0.816 |
0.0039 0.39% |
0.815 57 |
0.005 (5) |
Panama |
0.815 |
0.0058 0.58% |
0.814 58 |
-0.003 (3) |
Bahamas |
0.814 |
0.0012 0.12% |
0.814 58 |
-0.006 (6) |
Barbados |
0.814 |
0.0023 0.23% |
0.813 60 |
-0.003 (3) |
Oman |
0.813 |
0.0043 0.43% |
0.812 61 |
0.007 (7) |
Georgia |
0.812 |
0.0087 0.87% |
0.810 62 |
-0.003 (3) |
Costa Rica |
0.810 |
0.0064 0.64% |
0.810 62 |
0.001 (1) |
Malaysia |
0.810 |
0.0054 0.54% |
0.806 64 |
-0.005 (5) |
Kuwait |
0.806 |
0.0025 0.25% |
0.806 64 |
0.003 (3) |
Serbia |
0.806 |
0.0057 0.57% |
0.804 66 |
-0.002 (2) |
Mauritius |
0.804 |
0.0076 0.76% |
0.7995 High human development |
---|
0.796 67 |
0.002 (2) |
Seychelles |
0.796 |
0.0046 0.46% |
0.796 67 |
-0.001 (1) |
Trinidad and Tobago |
0.796 |
0.0017 0.17% |
0.795 69 |
-0.004 (4) |
Albania |
0.795 |
0.0072 0.72% |
0.783 70 |
0.005 (5) |
Cuba |
0.783 |
0.0003 0.03% |
0.783 70 |
0.001 (1) |
Iran |
0.783 |
0.0060 0.60% |
0.782 72 |
0.000 |
Sri Lanka |
0.782 |
0.0041 0.41% |
0.780 73 |
0.008 (8) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0.780 |
0.0088 0.88% |
0.779 74 |
0.002 (2) |
Grenada |
0.779 |
0.0036 0.36% |
0.779 74 |
0.004 (4) |
Mexico |
0.779 |
0.0045 0.45% |
0.779 74 |
0.000 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0.779 |
0.0048 0.48% |
0.779 74 |
-0.001 (1) |
Ukraine |
0.779 |
0.0035 0.35% |
0.778 78 |
0.001 (1) |
Antigua and Barbuda |
0.778 |
0.0022 0.22% |
0.777 79 |
0.000 |
Peru |
0.777 |
0.0083 0.83% |
0.777 79 |
0.008 (8) |
Thailand |
0.777 |
0.0079 0.79% |
0.776 81 |
-0.004 (4) |
Armenia |
0.776 |
0.0042 0.42% |
0.774 82 |
0.002 (2) |
North Macedonia |
0.774 |
0.0046 0.46% |
0.767 83 |
0.002 (2) |
Colombia |
0.767 |
0.0057 0.57% |
0.765 84 |
-0.002 (2) |
Brazil |
0.765 |
0.0057 0.57% |
0.761 85 |
0.012 (12) |
China |
0.761 |
0.0095 0.95% |
0.759 86 |
-0.004 (4) |
Ecuador |
0.759 |
0.0050 0.50% |
0.759 86 |
0.006 (6) |
Saint Lucia |
0.759 |
0.0043 0.43% |
0.756 88 |
0.001 (1) |
Azerbaijan |
0.756 |
0.0045 0.45% |
0.756 88 |
0.010 (10) |
Dominican Republic |
0.756 |
0.0076 0.76% |
0.750 90 |
0.000 |
Moldova |
0.750 |
0.0056 0.56% |
0.748 91 |
0.000 |
Algeria |
0.748 |
0.0041 0.41% |
0.744 92 |
-0.006 (6) |
Lebanon |
0.744 |
-0.0032 0.32% |
0.743 93 |
0.001 (1) |
Fiji |
0.743 |
0.0043 0.43% |
0.742 94 |
-0.006 (6) |
Dominica |
0.742 |
0.0003 0.03% |
0.740 95 |
0.008 (8) |
Maldives |
0.740 |
0.0086 0.86% |
0.740 95 |
0.007 (7) |
Tunisia |
0.740 |
0.0037 0.37% |
0.738 97 |
-0.003 (3) |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
0.738 |
0.0031 0.31% |
0.738 97 |
-0.005 (5) |
Suriname |
0.738 |
0.0043 0.43% |
0.737 99 |
-0.003 (3) |
Mongolia |
0.737 |
0.0064 0.64% |
0.735 100 |
0.005 (5) |
Botswana |
0.735 |
0.0115 1.15% |
0.734 101 |
-0.002 (2) |
Jamaica |
0.734 |
0.0003 0.03% |
0.729 102 |
-0.003 (3) |
Jordan |
0.729 |
-0.0012 0.12% |
0.728 103 |
0.001 (1) |
Paraguay |
0.728 |
0.0050 0.50% |
0.725 104 |
0.002 (2) |
Tonga |
0.725 |
0.0041 0.41% |
0.724 105 |
-0.004 (4) |
Libya |
0.724 |
-0.0108 1.08% |
0.720 106 |
0.004 (4) |
Uzbekistan |
0.720 |
0.0082 0.82% |
0.718 107 |
0.006 (6) |
Bolivia |
0.718 |
0.0082 0.82% |
0.718 107 |
0.006 (6) |
Indonesia |
0.718 |
0.0086 0.86% |
0.718 107 |
0.003 (3) |
Philippines |
0.718 |
0.0076 0.76% |
0.716 110 |
-0.003 (3) |
Belize |
0.716 |
0.0033 0.33% |
0.715 111 |
-0.003 (3) |
Samoa |
0.715 |
0.0027 0.27% |
0.715 111 |
0.004 (4) |
Turkmenistan |
0.715 |
0.0079 0.79% |
0.711 113 |
-0.044 (44) |
Venezuela |
0.711 |
-0.0069 0.69% |
0.709 114 |
-0.002 (2) |
South Africa |
0.709 |
0.0073 0.73% |
0.708 115 |
-0.006 (6) |
Palestine |
0.708 |
0.0038 0.38% |
0.707 116 |
0.001 (1) |
Egypt |
0.707 |
0.0063 0.63% |
0.704 117 |
-1 NA |
Marshall Islands |
0.704 |
NA |
0.704 117 |
0.001 (1) |
Vietnam |
0.704 |
0.0070 0.70% |
0.703 119 |
0.000 |
Gabon |
0.703 |
0.0084 0.84% |
0.6995 Medium human development |
---|
0.697 120 |
-0.004 (4) |
Kyrgyzstan |
0.697 |
0.0057 0.57% |
0.686 121 |
0.002 (2) |
Morocco |
0.686 |
0.0120 1.20% |
0.682 122 |
-0.002 (2) |
Guyana |
0.682 |
0.0055 0.55% |
0.674 123 |
0.004 (4) |
Iraq |
0.674 |
0.0065 0.65% |
0.673 124 |
-0.003 (3) |
El Salvador |
0.673 |
0.0008 0.08% |
0.668 125 |
-0.002 (2) |
Tajikistan |
0.668 |
0.0051 0.51% |
0.665 126 |
-0.004 (4) |
Cape Verde |
0.665 |
0.0057 0.57% |
0.663 127 |
-0.001 (1) |
Guatemala |
0.663 |
0.0100 1.00% |
0.660 128 |
-0.003 (3) |
Nicaragua |
0.660 |
0.0066 0.66% |
0.654 129 |
0.001 (1) |
Bhutan |
0.654 |
0.0146 1.46% |
0.646 130 |
-0.002 (2) |
Namibia |
0.646 |
0.0103 1.03% |
0.645 131 |
0.001 (1) |
India |
0.645 |
0.0121 1.21% |
0.634 132 |
0.000 |
Honduras |
0.634 |
0.0043 0.43% |
0.632 133 |
0.008 (8) |
Bangladesh |
0.632 |
0.0141 1.41% |
0.630 134 |
-0.003 (3) |
Kiribati |
0.630 |
0.0067 0.67% |
0.625 135 |
0.001 (1) |
Sao Tome and Principe |
0.625 |
0.0121 1.21% |
0.620 136 |
-0.002 (2) |
Micronesia |
0.620 |
0.0035 0.35% |
0.613 137 |
0.001 (1) |
Laos |
0.613 |
0.0117 1.17% |
0.611 138 |
0.005 (5) |
Eswatini |
0.611 |
0.0203 2.03% |
0.611 138 |
-0.001 (1) |
Ghana |
0.611 |
0.0087 0.87% |
0.609 140 |
-0.005 (5) |
Vanuatu |
0.609 |
0.0035 0.35% |
0.606 141 |
-0.012 (12) |
East Timor |
0.606 |
-0.0040 0.40% |
0.602 142 |
0.000 |
Nepal |
0.602 |
0.0128 1.28% |
0.601 143 |
-0.003 (3) |
Kenya |
0.601 |
0.0097 0.97% |
0.594 144 |
0.000 |
Cambodia |
0.594 |
0.0109 1.09% |
0.592 145 |
-0.006 (6) |
Equatorial Guinea |
0.592 |
0.0030 0.30% |
0.584 146 |
0.000 |
Zambia |
0.584 |
0.0115 1.15% |
0.583 147 |
0.003 (3) |
Myanmar |
0.583 |
0.0139 1.39% |
0.581 148 |
-0.004 (4) |
Angola |
0.581 |
0.0131 1.31% |
0.574 149 |
-0.002 (2) |
Congo, Republic of the |
0.574 |
0.0110 1.10% |
0.571 150 |
0.001 (1) |
Zimbabwe |
0.571 |
0.0190 1.90% |
0.567 151 |
-0.003 (3) |
Solomon Islands |
0.567 |
0.0061 0.61% |
0.567 151 |
-0.002 (2) |
Syria |
0.567 |
-0.0187 1.87% |
0.563 153 |
0.001 (1) |
Cameroon |
0.563 |
0.0122 1.22% |
0.557 154 |
0.002 (2) |
Pakistan |
0.557 |
0.0094 0.94% |
0.555 155 |
-0.002 (2) |
Papua New Guinea |
0.555 |
0.0068 0.68% |
0.554 156 |
-0.004 (4) |
Comoros |
0.554 |
0.0068 0.68% |
0.5495 Low human development |
---|
0.546 157 |
-0.002 (2) |
Mauritania |
0.546 |
0.0087 0.87% |
0.545 158 |
-0.001 (1) |
Benin |
0.545 |
0.0110 1.10% |
0.544 159 |
0.002 (2) |
Uganda |
0.544 |
0.0099 0.99% |
0.543 160 |
-0.001 (1) |
Rwanda |
0.543 |
0.0110 1.10% |
0.539 161 |
-0.003 (3) |
Nigeria |
0.539 |
0.0125 1.25% |
0.538 162 |
0.007 (7) |
Ivory Coast |
0.538 |
0.0156 1.56% |
0.529 163 |
-0.001 (1) |
Tanzania |
0.529 |
0.0106 1.06% |
0.528 164 |
-0.004 (4) |
Madagascar |
0.528 |
0.0036 0.36% |
0.527 165 |
0.002 (2) |
Lesotho |
0.527 |
0.0152 1.52% |
0.524 166 |
0.003 (3) |
Djibouti |
0.524 |
0.0161 1.61% |
0.515 167 |
0.001 (1) |
Togo |
0.515 |
0.0112 1.12% |
0.512 168 |
-0.003 (3) |
Senegal |
0.512 |
0.0100 1.00% |
0.511 169 |
-0.005 (5) |
Afghanistan |
0.511 |
0.0089 0.89% |
0.510 170 |
-0.001 (1) |
Haiti |
0.510 |
0.0089 0.89% |
0.510 170 |
-0.005 (5) |
Sudan |
0.510 |
0.0094 0.94% |
0.496 172 |
0.001 (1) |
Gambia |
0.496 |
0.0087 0.87% |
0.485 173 |
0.005 (5) |
Ethiopia |
0.485 |
0.0158 1.58% |
0.483 174 |
0.000 |
Malawi |
0.483 |
0.0127 1.27% |
0.480 175 |
0.000 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
0.480 |
0.0110 1.10% |
0.480 175 |
0.001 (1) |
Guinea-Bissau |
0.480 |
0.0107 1.07% |
0.480 175 |
-0.003 (3) |
Liberia |
0.480 |
0.0060 0.60% |
0.477 178 |
0.001 (1) |
Guinea |
0.477 |
0.0153 1.53% |
0.470 179 |
-0.016 (16) |
Yemen |
0.470 |
-0.0082 0.82% |
0.459 180 |
-0.003 (3) |
Eritrea |
0.459 |
0.0057 0.57% |
0.456 181 |
0.002 (2) |
Mozambique |
0.456 |
0.0144 1.44% |
0.452 182 |
0.003 (3) |
Burkina Faso |
0.452 |
0.0183 1.83% |
0.452 182 |
-0.002 (2) |
Sierra Leone |
0.452 |
0.0140 1.40% |
0.434 184 |
0.000 |
Mali |
0.434 |
0.0069 0.69% |
0.433 185 |
-0.005 (5) |
Burundi |
0.433 |
0.0058 0.58% |
0.433 185 |
-0.003 (3) |
South Sudan |
0.433 |
0.0061 0.61% |
0.398 187 |
-0.001 (1) |
Chad |
0.398 |
0.0084 0.84% |
0.397 188 |
-0.001 (1) |
Central African Republic |
0.397 |
0.0094 0.94% |
0.394 189 |
-0.001 (1) |
Niger |
0.394 |
0.0195 1.95% |
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Main page: List of Latin American countries by Human Development Index
List of countries by intercontinental region
10 highest HDIs
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10 lowest HDIs
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10 highest HDIs
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10 highest HDIs
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10 lowest HDIs
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10 highest HDIs
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10 lowest HDIs
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10 highest HDIs
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10 highest HDIs
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10 highest HDIs
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HDI by regions and groups
Countries missing from latest report
UN member states (latest UNDP data)
Year |
Country |
HDI |
Rank |
Source |
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Publication |
Data |
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Very high human development |
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2009 |
2008 |
San Marino |
0.961 |
21 |
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2009 |
2008 |
Monaco |
0.956 |
25 |
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High human development |
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2009 |
2008 |
Marshall Islands |
0.738 |
155 |
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2009 |
2008 |
North Korea |
0.733 |
156 |
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2009 |
2008 |
Nauru |
0.721 |
164 |
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2009 |
2008 |
Tuvalu |
0.711 |
168 |
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Low human development |
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2009 |
2008 |
Somalia |
0.364 |
229 |
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Note: 2009 publication uses old HDI formula
Non-UN member states (latest UNDP data)
Year |
Country or territory |
HDI |
Rank |
Source |
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Publication |
Data |
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High human development |
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N/A |
2016 |
Kosovo |
0.739 |
N/A |
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Non-UN members (not calculated by the UNDP)
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Países por índice de desarrollo humano para niños