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List of sovereign states in Europe by Human Development Index

Summary

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living. It is a standard means of measuring well-being. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped country, and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life. Countries fall into four broad categories based on their HDI: very high, high, medium, and low human development. Currently, all European countries fall into the very high or high human development category.

Map of the European countries by HDI value in 2022 (includes transcontinental countries).
Very high HDI
  ≥ 0.920
  0.890–0.919
  0.850–0.889
  0.800–0.849
High HDI
  < 0.800

List edit

The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI)[1] for countries in Europe as included in a United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report (released in 2020).[2][3] Previous HDI values and rankings are retroactively recalculated using the same updated data sets and current methodologies, as presented in Table 2 of the Statistical Annex of the Human Development Report.[4]

Countries that are not entirely located in Europe are shown here in italics, but HDI figures are given for the whole country. Monaco and Vatican City are not ranked as they are not included in the latest report by the United Nations Development Programme. Kosovo is also not included.

List of European countries by Human Development Index
Rank Country Human Development Index (HDI)
Region World HDI 2022[5] HDI 2021[2] Change in HDI
value 2021–22
Very High Human Development
1 1   Switzerland 0.967 0.962   0.002
2 2   Norway 0.966 0.961   0.002
3 3   Iceland 0.959 0.959   0.002
4 5   Denmark 0.952 0.948   0.005
  Sweden 0.952 0.947   0.003
5 7   Ireland 0.950 0.945   0.004
  Germany 0.942   0.002
6 10   Netherlands 0.946 0.941   0.005
7 12   Belgium 0.942 0.937   0.004
  Finland 0.942 0.940   0.001
  Liechtenstein 0.942 0.935   0.006
8 15   United Kingdom 0.940 0.929   0.009
9 20   Luxembourg 0.927 0.930  
10 22   Slovenia 0.926 0.918   0.010
  Austria 0.926 0.916   0.006
11 25   Malta 0.915 0.918   0.003
12 27   Spain 0.911 0.905   0.007
13 28   France 0.910 0.903   0.004
14 29   Cyprus[N 1] 0.907 0.896   0.006
15 30   Italy 0.906 0.895   0.007
16 31   Estonia 0.899 0.890   0.009
17 32   Czech Republic 0.895 0.889   0.004
18 33   Greece 0.893 0.887   0.006
19 35   Andorra 0.884 0.858   0.029
20 36   Poland 0.881 0.876   0.005
21 37   Latvia 0.879 0.863   0.014
  Lithuania 0.879 0.875   0.004
22 39   Croatia 0.878 0.858   0.011
23 42   Portugal 0.874 0.866   0.009
24 43   San Marino 0.867 0.853   0.014
25 45   Slovakia 0.855 0.848   0.003
  Turkey[N 2] 0.855 0.838   0.009
26 47   Hungary 0.851 0.846   0.005
27 50   Montenegro 0.844 0.832   0.004
28 53   Romania 0.827 0.821   0.002
29 52   Russia[N 3] 0.821 0.822   0.003
30 60   Georgia 0.814 0.802   0.005
31 65   Serbia 0.805 0.802   0.009
32 67   Kazakhstan[N 4] 0.802 0.811   0.001
32 69   Belarus 0.801 0.808  
High Human Development
34 70   Bulgaria 0.799 0.795   0.003
45 74   Albania 0.789 0.796   0.004
36 76   Armenia[N 5] 0.786 0.759   0.012
37 80   Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.779 0.780   0.003
38 83   North Macedonia 0.765 0.770   0.001
39 86   Moldova 0.763 0.767   0.004
40 89   Azerbaijan[N 6] 0.760 0.745   0.022
41 100   Ukraine 0.734 0.773   0.002

Map edit

This is the map of the list of European countries by the Human Development Index for the year 2022.[2] The colour indicators are as follows:   High Human Development and   Very High Human Development.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Geographically, Cyprus is generally included in Western Asia or the Middle East, but it has been historically and culturally a European country.
  2. ^ The European portion of Turkey comprises 3% of the country, making it a transcontinental country.
  3. ^ Geographically, the majority of Russia lies in North Asia, but Russia is culturally and ethnically a part of Europe. European Russia is home to 78% of Russia's total population, but covers less than 25% of Russia's total land area.
  4. ^ Kazakhstan is mainly located in Central Asia with a small portion west of the Ural River located in Eastern Europe.
  5. ^ Armenia is sometimes considered a European country. Geographically, it is considered an Asian country. By physiographic criteria, Armenia integrates Asia, but the country has political, historical and cultural ties with Europe.
  6. ^ Geographically, Azerbaijan is located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia, straddling Western Asia and Eastern Europe.

References edit

  1. ^ "Table 1: Human Development Index (HDI) and its components".
  2. ^ a b c Human Development Report 2021-22 Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World. United Nations Development Programme. 8 September 2022. pp. 284–288. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Human Development Report 2019 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Table 2: Trends in the Human Development Index, 1990-2015".
  5. ^ Human Development Report 2023-24 – Breaking the gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarized world. United Nations Development Programme. 13 March 2024. pp. 288–292.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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