List of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

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This is a list of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI), as published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its 2025 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]

Contents

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 (e.g. Czech Republic and Slovenia) up to over 40% (e.g. Angola and Comoros). Overall loss takes into account all three dimensions. [3]

It should be noted [ according to whom? ] the comparison between these two maps show low efficacy in showing a difference between IHDI and HDI.

List

The table below ranks countries according to their inequality-adjusted human development index (IHDI). Data is based on 2023 estimates.

2023 inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI) (2025 report)

Table of countries by IHDI
RankCountry2023 estimates (2025 report) [4]
IHDIHDIOverall loss (%) due to inequality
1Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 0.9230.9725.0
2Flag of Norway.svg Norway 0.9090.9706.3
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 0.9625.5
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0.8940.9707.8
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 0.8920.9556.6
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 0.8910.9516.3
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 0.9486.0
8Flag of Germany.svg Germany 0.8900.9597.2
9Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 0.8860.9597.6
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 0.9496.6
11Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 0.8850.9314.9
12Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 0.8730.9588.9
13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 0.8690.9468.1
14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 0.8670.9397.7
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 0.9155.2
16Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 0.8660.9407.9
17Flag of Austria.svg Austria 0.8610.9307.4
18Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 0.8570.9378.5
19Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 0.8530.9389.1
20Flag of Japan.svg Japan 0.8450.9258.6
21Flag of Malta.svg Malta 0.8430.9248.8
22Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 0.8410.9137.9
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 0.9057.1
24Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 0.8390.95512.1
25Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 0.8380.9229.1
26Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 0.8370.9138.3
27Flag of France.svg France 0.8360.9209.1
28Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 0.8330.8805.3
29Flag of the United States.svg United States 0.8320.93811.3
30Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 0.8280.8896.9
31Flag of Greece.svg Greece 0.8250.9089.1
32Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 0.8230.94613.0
33Flag of Spain.svg Spain 0.8190.91810.8
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 0.8705.9
35Flag of Italy.svg Italy 0.8170.91510.7
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 0.9069.8
37Flag of Israel.svg Israel 0.8130.91911.5
38Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 0.8120.8959.3
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 0.8898.7
40Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 0.7950.89010.7
41Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 0.7720.8337.3
42Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 0.7710.86210.6
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 0.8246.4
44Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 0.7660.8378.5
45Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 0.7610.86512.0
46Flag of Romania.svg Romania 0.7580.84510.3
Flag of Russia.svg Russia 0.8328.9
48Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Darussalam 0.7560.8379.7
49Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles 0.7550.84811.0
50Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 0.7540.84410.7
51Flag of Oman.svg Oman 0.7500.85812.6
52Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 0.7480.84511.5
53Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 0.7470.86213.3
54Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 0.7430.8118.4
55Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 0.7350.7896.8
56Flag of Chile.svg Chile 0.7230.87817.7
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 0.81511.3
58Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 0.7190.7858.4
59Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 0.7150.7798.2
60Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 0.7080.85317.0
61Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 0.7070.81913.7
62Flag of Albania.svg Albania 0.7050.81013.0
63Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6890.80414.3
64Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 0.6820.76911.3
65Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 0.6780.83318.6
66Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 0.6770.79815.2
67Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 0.6700.82018.3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 0.79715.9
69Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 0.6690.80617.0
70Flag of Panama.svg Panama 0.6640.83920.9
71Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 0.6490.7209.9
72Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 0.6470.74713.4
73Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 0.6460.78918.1
74Flag of Iran.svg Iran 0.6430.79919.5
75Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 0.6410.76616.3
76Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 0.6400.77717.6
77Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 0.6370.75415.5
78Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 0.6340.77618.3
79Flag of Peru.svg Peru 0.6330.79420.3
80Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 0.6300.77618.8
81Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands 0.6260.73314.6
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 0.73114.4
83Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 0.6200.81123.6
84Flag of Palau.svg Palau 0.6160.78621.6
85Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 0.6090.70814.0
86Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 0.6080.72816.5
87Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 0.6050.70914.7
88Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives 0.6020.76621.4
89Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 0.6010.76321.2
90Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 0.5990.75620.8
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru 0.70314.8
92Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 0.5970.72017.1
93Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 0.5950.74620.2
94Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 0.5940.78624.4
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 0.69114.0
96Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 0.5930.78824.7
World0.5900.75622.0
97Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 0.5900.72018.1
98Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 0.5820.75422.8
99Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 0.5780.73321.1
Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu 0.68916.1
101Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon 0.5580.73323.9
102Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 0.5550.67818.1
103Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine 0.5380.67420.2
104Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 0.5350.70624.2
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati 0.64416.9
106Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 0.5340.69523.2
107Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 0.5230.74830.1
108Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu 0.5210.62116.1
109Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 0.5170.71027.2
110Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 0.5090.73130.4
111Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras 0.4960.64523.1
112Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 0.4830.58417.3
113Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 0.4820.68529.6
114Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 0.4790.66227.6
115Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 0.4780.69831.5
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cabo Verde 0.66828.4
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe 0.63725.0
118Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 0.4770.60921.7
119Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 0.4760.74135.8
120Flag of India.svg India 0.4750.68530.7
121Flag of Laos.svg Laos 0.4620.61725.1
122Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 0.4560.62827.4
123Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste 0.4510.63428.9
124Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 0.4440.60626.7
125Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 0.4380.66534.1
126Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 0.4370.62229.7
127Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini 0.4310.69538.0
128Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo 0.4260.64934.4
129Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 0.4230.57626.6
130Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 0.4060.59832.1
131Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 0.4000.58231.3
132Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 0.3990.62836.5
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 0.57831.0
134Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 0.3910.55529.5
135Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 0.3790.56032.3
136Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania 0.3740.56333.6
137Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi 0.3650.51729.4
138Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 0.3640.54433.1
139Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo 0.3630.57136.4
140Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 0.3610.59539.3
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 0.58838.6
142Flag of Angola.svg Angola 0.3600.61641.6
143Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho 0.3570.55035.1
144Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros 0.3560.60341.0
145Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire 0.3500.58239.9
146Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.3410.52234.7
Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti 0.51333.5
148Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 0.3400.53035.8
149Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 0.3370.55439.2
150Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau 0.3310.51435.6
151Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia 0.3290.52437.2
152Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 0.3280.51135.8
153Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia 0.3260.51036.1
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 0.49734.4
155Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 0.3250.47030.9
156Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 0.3210.49635.3
157Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 0.3190.48734.5
158Flag of Benin.svg Benin 0.3160.51538.6
159Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea 0.3020.50039.6
160Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 0.2970.49339.8
161Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi 0.2860.43934.9
162Flag of Mali.svg Mali 0.2810.41932.9
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone 0.46739.8
164Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 0.2730.45940.5
165Flag of Niger.svg Niger 0.2650.41936.8
166Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic 0.2530.41438.9
167Flag of Chad.svg Chad 0.2520.41639.4
168Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia 0.2290.40443.3
169Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan 0.2260.38841.8

See also

References

  1. Human Development Reports, Composite indices HDI and beyond (2015) 87
  2. "Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI)". Hdr.undp.org. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  3. "Frequently Asked Questions – Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI)". United Nations.
  4. Human Development Report 2025 - A matter of choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 6 May 2025. pp. 287–290. Retrieved 6 May 2025.