List of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

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0.800-1.000 (very high)
0.700-0.799 (high)
0.550-0.699 (medium)
0.350-0.549 (low)
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  0.700–0.799 (high)
  0.550–0.699 (medium)
  0.350–0.549 (low)
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0.900-0.910
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
0.250-0.299
0.222-0.249
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World map showing more detailed breakdown of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (based on 2022 data, published in 2024).
  0.900–0.910
  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
  0.250–0.299
  0.222–0.249
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This is a list of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI), as published by the UNDP in its 2024 Human Development Report. According to the 2016 Report, "The IHDI can be interpreted as the level of human development when inequality is accounted for," whereas the Human Development Index itself, from which the IHDI is derived, is "an index of potential human development (or the maximum IHDI that could be achieved if there were no inequality)." [1] [2]

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Methodology

The index captures the HDI of the average (calculated using not arithmetic, but geometric mean) person in society, which is less than the aggregate HDI when there is inequality in the distribution of health, education and income. Under perfect equality, the HDI and IHDI are equal; the greater the difference between the two, the greater the inequality.

The IHDI, estimated for the world and specific countries, captures the losses in human development due to inequality in health, education and income. Losses in all three dimensions vary across countries, ranging from just a few percent (Czech Republic, Slovenia) up to over 40% (Comoros, Central African Republic). Overall loss takes into account all three dimensions. [3]

List

The table below ranks countries according to their inequality-adjusted human development index (IHDI). Data is based on 2022 estimates.

2022 inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI) (2024 report)

Table of countries by IHDI
Country2022 estimates (2024 report) [4] [5]
IHDIHDIOverall loss (%) due to inequality
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 0.9100.9595.1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0.9030.9666.5
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0.8980.9525.7
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0.8910.9677.9
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0.8860.9425.9
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 0.8860.9506.7
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0.8850.9466.4
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0.8820.9264.8
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.8810.9507.3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.8780.9527.8
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.8780.9426.8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0.8650.9408.0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.8640.9357.6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0.8600.9469.1
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0.8590.9267.2
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0.8590.9378.3
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0.8560.9398.8
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0.8480.8955.3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.8440.9208.3
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0.8410.9299.5
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0.8400.95612.1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0.8390.9279.5
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0.8370.9158.5
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0.8350.8997.1
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 0.8270.9078.8
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0.8250.94913.1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.8230.92711.2
Flag of France.svg  France 0.8200.9109.9
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0.8170.8786.9
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 0.8100.8848.4
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0.8080.91511.7
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0.8080.8555.5
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0.8020.8798.8
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.8020.90611.5
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0.8010.89310.3
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.8000.8516.0
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.7970.8819.5
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.7960.91112.6
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 0.7950.8799.6
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0.7740.87411.4
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 0.7560.84410.4
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 0.7500.8016.4
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.7470.8219.0
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0.7470.84912.0
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0.7400.8058.1
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0.7390.82710.6
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 0.7340.8028.5
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 0.7280.81410.6
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Darussalam 0.7270.82311.7
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 0.7210.81912.0
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0.7210.7868.3
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0.7200.83013.3
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0.7170.85516.1
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 0.7150.80210.8
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0.7070.7607.0
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0.7040.86018.1
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0.7030.79912.0
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 0.6980.7638.5
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0.6920.80714.3
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 0.6870.78912.9
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0.6810.80315.2
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 0.6790.76511.2
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0.6760.7347.9
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6670.77914.4
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0.6630.82019.1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.6620.78816.0
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0.6560.80618.6
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 0.6540.73911.5
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0.6470.82021.1
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 0.6450.74113.0
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0.6410.78117.9
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 0.6340.7019.6
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 0.6330.79720.6
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 0.6320.72913.3
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0.6300.78019.2
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 0.6300.76517.6
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0.6270.76618.1
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 0.6250.79621.5
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 0.6200.73115.2
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0.6170.80923.7
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 0.6150.73616.4
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0.6070.76220.3
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0.6070.72616.4
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 0.6020.70214.2
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 0.6000.69914.2
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 0.5970.76221.7
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0.5900.71016.9
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0.5880.74521.1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0.5880.71317.5
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 0.5870.71618.0
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 0.5850.67913.8
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0.5840.78025.1
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.5840.70617.3
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 0.5820.73120.4
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.5770.76024.1
World0.5760.73922.1
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0.5740.73221.6
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0.5680.75825.1
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0.5610.72822.9
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 0.5600.69819.8
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0.5480.67418.7
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 0.5450.65316.5
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 0.5390.72525.7
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 0.5280.62815.9
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 0.5260.69324.1
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 0.5190.67322.9
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0.5080.69827.2
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 0.5070.66924.2
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0.4880.70831.1
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 0.4800.62423.1
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 0.4750.60821.9
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cabo Verde 0.4710.66128.7
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0.4700.67029.9
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 0.4660.62024.8
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 0.4650.68131.7
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.4620.71735.6
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 0.4590.61325.1
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 0.4530.62928.0
Flag of India.svg  India 0.4440.64431.1
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 0.4380.60027.0
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0.4380.60127.1
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 0.4240.60129.5
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 0.4070.56628.1
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 0.4070.56828.3
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0.3990.61534.6
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 0.3850.59335.1
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0.3780.60237.2
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0.3770.54831.2
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0.3770.55031.5
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 0.3720.61039.0
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 0.3720.53230.1
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0.3700.55032.7
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.3690.54832.7
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0.3620.58738.3
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0.3600.54033.3
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 0.3590.50829.3
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 0.3510.54035.0
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 0.3450.54736.9
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 0.3440.59141.8
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0.3440.56939.5
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 0.3410.51533.8
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0.3350.55239.3
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0.3340.51735.4
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 0.3340.58643.0
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 0.3320.52136.3
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 0.3310.51635.9
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 0.3280.48732.6
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 0.3240.49234.1
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire 0.3180.53440.4
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.3150.48134.5
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 0.3110.49537.2
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 0.3100.48736.3
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 0.3100.48335.8
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 0.3090.50438.7
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 0.3000.46235.1
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 0.2850.42432.8
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0.2850.47139.5
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 0.2770.45839.5
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0.2770.41032.4
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0.2730.42035.0
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 0.2700.46141.4
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 0.2620.39433.5
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 0.2610.43840.4
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 0.2380.39439.6
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 0.2370.38738.8
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 0.2220.38141.7

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