List of SAARC countries by HDI

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This list presents the Human Development Index values of the SAARC member states, along with their inequality-adjusted HDI scores. According to the most recent UNDP report, Sri Lanka ranks highest in the region with an HDI of 0.766, while Afghanistan ranks lowest at 0.496. [1] The inequality-adjusted figures show the same pattern, with Sri Lanka remaining at the top with 0.630 and Afghanistan again recording the lowest value at 0.321. [2]

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Standard HDI

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HDI 2023 data (2025 report) rankings
RankCountryHDI
Members
High Human Development
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 0.776
2Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives 0.766
―World (average)0.756
Medium human development
3Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 0.698
4Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 0.685
Flag of India.svg India 0.685
―SAARC (average)0.659
6Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 0.622
Low human development
7Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 0.544
8Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 0.496
Observers
Very high human development
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 0.958
2Flag of the United States.svg United States 0.938
3Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 0.937
4Flag of Japan.svg Japan 0.925
5Flag of Europe.svg European Union 0.915
6Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 0.806
High Human Development
7Flag of Iran.svg Iran 0.799
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 0.797
Medium human development
9Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 0.609

Map

This map displays the Human Development Index of each SAARC member state. The color indicators are as follows:

  High Human Development   Medium Human Development   Low Human Development

Inequality-adjusted HDI

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IHDI 2023 data (2025 report) rankings
RankCountryIHDI
Medium human development
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 0.630
2Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives 0.602
Low human development
―World (average)0.590
3Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 0.482
4Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 0.478
5Flag of India.svg India 0.475
―SAARC (average)0.474
6Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 0.437
7Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 0.364
8Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 0.321

Map

This map displays the inequality-adjusted Human Development Index of each country, The color indicators are as follows:

  Medium Human Development   Low Human Development

Planetary-pressures-adjusted HDI

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PHDI 2023 data (2025 report) rankings [3]
RankCountryPHDI
High human development
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 0.754
Medium human development
―World (average)0.680
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 0.666
3Flag of India.svg India 0.656
―SAARC (average)0.611
4Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 0.593
5Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 0.592
6Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 0.529
7Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 0.492
No data
8Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives N/A

Map

This map displays the Planetary pressures-adjusted Human Development Index of each country, The color indicators are as follows:

  High Human Development   Medium Human Development   Low Human Development   No Data

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Country Insights (Report). UNDP, United Nations.
  2. ↑ Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (Report). UNDP, United Nations.
  3. ↑ "Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index" (PDF). UNDP, United Nations.
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