Data for 2005

Human Development Index, 2005

Name: Human Development Index, 2005
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
License: https://hdr.undp.org/copyright-and-terms-use

2005, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Human Development Index, 2005 covers 186 countries on 5 measures. Norway is highest, at 0.939; Niger is lowest, at 0.302. The middle country reads 0.696. Against 2004, 171 values changed (163 up, 8 down), 11 countries joined.

Download CSV Cite this year

Share this page

Human Development Index · Data for 2005

HighestNorway

0.939

LowestNiger

0.302

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

186countries
5measures per country
2005the year it describes
155distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01UNDP Human Development Report Office’s rank

The table

Every country and every column of Human Development Index, 2005, as published. The rank is UNDP Human Development Report Office’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

Search this table

Showing 25 of 186 countries · select a heading to sort

Human Development Index, 2005: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.

1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.939	80.169	17.4366	12.280	79,942.3
2	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.935	81.169	18.1416	12.470	53,389.8
3	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.923	79.254	16.5216	13.700	51,604.1
=4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.917	78.226	16.7797	12.830	59,304.8
=4	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.917	80.031	19.1248	13.270	35,168.2
=6	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.914	81.092	21.6025	11.550	43,428.9
=6	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.914	78.971	17.1905	12.180	54,307.5
=8	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.911	79.053	18.8353	11.027	56,903.0
=8	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.911	80.271	16.9958	10.270	78,136.6
=8	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.911	80.621	16.0023	12.260	53,720.9
=11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.909	80.131	15.3608	13.188	49,282.2
=11	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.909	81.236	15.2229	11.206	78,661.0
=13	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.907	79.488	16.4329	11.790	58,023.1
=13	United States`USA`Northern America	0.907	77.526	16.1081	12.830	59,230.7
15	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.905	78.909	17.5599	11.230	53,199.3
=16	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.903	81.117	14.2569	11.605	132,908.3
=16	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.903	79.106	16.6134	11.970	50,365.5
18	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.900	82.007	15.1447	12.307	43,708.5
19	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.898	79.520	15.6080	11.560	59,419.5
20	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.893	81.926	15.5098	9.466	92,823.0
21	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.879	78.879	13.2893	11.445	97,636.6
22	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.877	80.337	15.4326	10.320	50,229.4
=23	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.876	81.020	16.1909	9.270	52,044.3
=23	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.876	77.503	16.7478	11.680	36,345.3
25	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.872	81.675	13.8433	10.877	49,248.5
26	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.866	78.449	16.3613	11.240	32,001.8
27	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.863	79.650	16.3247	9.750	38,542.8
28	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.858	80.394	14.6453	11.275	31,342.5
29	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.857	80.320	15.9817	8.920	42,866.8
30	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.856	76.156	15.2526	11.931	34,678.9
31	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.847	73.028	16.4914	13.030	25,292.9
32	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.844	79.198	13.3618	10.720	39,974.5
33	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.842	83.086	10.4863	10.090	65,114.5
34	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.840	79.489	14.9336	9.780	32,393.7
35	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.828	71.246	16.7775	11.870	25,089.6
36	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.826	75.127	15.3759	11.810	21,405.4
37	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.819	80.779	10.3549	8.990	92,221.7
38	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.818	70.632	16.4051	12.250	21,592.9
39	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.816	72.865	15.3645	10.830	27,299.5
=40	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.815	76.909	11.8399	8.693	101,105.4
=40	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.815	74.156	14.5795	11.156	25,375.0
=42	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.814	74.683	12.8878	8.480	91,708.1
=42	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.814	75.570	14.3438	10.414	26,991.6
44	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.812	75.231	16.0185	10.100	20,754.8
45	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.810	78.317	15.2178	7.490	34,243.6
46	Chile`CHL`South America	0.804	78.459	14.3813	9.737	19,638.8
=47	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.798	73.413	11.5501	11.450	34,160.7
=47	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.798	76.464	13.7169	6.110	90,265.7
49	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.791	76.125	12.1516	8.202	49,706.7
50	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.782	74.400	13.0937	7.758	44,118.6
51	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.780	65.219	14.1333	12.240	28,071.2
52	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.779	74.960	15.0596	9.518	15,313.0
53	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.778	75.829	15.1100	8.317	18,275.0
54	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.775	72.559	14.0201	10.344	17,920.5
55	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.773	74.425	12.9027	10.650	16,729.2
56	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.767	68.982	14.8975	10.824	16,647.1
57	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.765	71.581	13.0271	10.226	20,147.3
58	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.764	73.700	16.0120	8.771	12,645.6
59	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.761	66.219	14.1929	12.355	16,150.0
60	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.758	71.151	14.3023	8.524	21,608.7
61	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.757	67.517	14.5198	11.330	15,236.5
=62	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.756	75.070	11.9183	6.958	40,126.8
=62	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.756	70.185	11.9371	9.792	28,144.5
64	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.754	65.356	14.2455	11.025	20,428.6
65	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.748	78.877	12.3401	8.055	15,015.2
=66	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.747	77.540	14.8091	10.569	5,879.0
=66	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.747	71.439	15.4836	6.440	22,281.2
=68	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.746	72.446	12.0325	9.560	18,513.6
=68	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.746	75.160	12.9398	8.580	15,177.9
70	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.744	70.689	13.7642	12.094	8,586.1
71	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.743	73.115	13.5496	8.970	13,663.6
=72	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.736	74.370	12.3420	7.590	19,887.3
=72	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.736	73.627	12.7176	7.490	20,328.3
74	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.732	72.016	14.5671	8.225	11,797.0
75	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.730	72.544	12.7597	7.917	17,331.1
76	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.728	73.075	12.4291	7.622	18,452.3
77	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.724	70.454	12.9084	9.798	11,274.5
=78	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.723	76.427	12.0378	9.083	9,129.2
=78	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.723	72.644	13.3414	7.309	15,392.3
80	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.721	73.073	12.8259	10.424	7,567.9
81	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.718	71.832	14.8489	6.150	14,625.9
82	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.717	73.608	12.1943	7.976	13,296.1
83	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.714	73.909	13.4771	7.606	10,230.0
84	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.713	72.977	12.8423	8.488	9,897.3
=85	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.711	72.082	10.8808	10.770	8,993.0
=85	Colombia`COL`South America	0.711	73.156	13.1789	7.280	11,899.4
87	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.710	76.074	11.1556	7.652	12,987.4
88	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.707	72.894	12.5109	7.085	13,833.8
89	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.706	70.560	14.5318	10.066	5,732.0
90	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.702	68.197	11.6310	10.788	9,170.9
91	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.701	73.510	12.0309	5.970	18,138.2
92	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.700	70.335	12.5767	8.030	11,657.8
93	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.698	76.424	12.1095	6.679	10,350.0
94	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.694	71.487	11.8164	11.224	5,367.8
=95	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.692	72.836	12.7208	5.980	13,215.8
=95	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.692	67.710	11.6229	10.500	8,526.2
97	Peru`PER`South America	0.691	71.988	12.6171	7.920	8,469.5
98	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.690	73.712	13.6255	5.807	9,887.4
99	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.687	71.493	11.8475	7.939	9,649.1
100	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.685	66.997	11.1464	7.780	17,554.3
=101	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.683	71.043	12.1819	6.854	11,325.5
=101	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.683	71.317	12.6016	7.350	8,884.5
103	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.681	65.983	12.4588	8.958	9,835.3
=104	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.671	62.978	11.7291	6.920	22,856.7
=104	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.671	64.811	12.6990	9.540	7,607.2
106	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	0.663	72.004	12.6711	7.635	5,361.5
107	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.658	64.182	15.7756	6.962	6,305.2
108	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.657	74.785	12.0383	3.492	14,137.5
109	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.656	68.423	11.5898	8.658	6,054.7
110	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.654	74.085	11.5445	6.590	6,122.5
111	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.653	66.275	8.7174	10.887	7,201.9
=112	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.648	68.355	10.8314	6.411	10,942.6
=112	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.648	65.789	12.0478	10.632	4,057.3
114	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.647	73.198	11.6105	6.699	5,554.6
115	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.646	72.797	11.3392	5.858	7,435.0
116	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.642	69.336	12.4198	5.604	7,711.1
=117	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.638	67.531	11.2367	7.317	6,864.4
=117	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.638	67.481	11.3958	10.510	3,417.7
119	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.630	70.374	10.7595	7.363	5,091.5
120	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.621	64.096	10.9640	8.882	4,895.2
=121	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.616	54.386	11.6691	8.280	13,136.1
=121	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.616	70.936	11.2541	5.490	5,369.3
=121	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.616	53.914	11.8548	8.900	11,420.7
124	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.611	66.531	10.6284	10.982	2,411.9
125	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.610	64.392	11.1903	6.550	6,424.2
126	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.609	64.899	9.6590	6.011	10,150.1
127	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.601	64.906	10.8774	7.660	4,206.4
128	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.589	59.361	10.8194	7.499	5,765.2
129	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.588	65.517	10.1454	7.944	3,392.1
130	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.583	68.167	9.7467	3.700	8,999.3
131	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.578	69.198	9.7571	4.932	4,805.1
132	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.573	68.748	10.0134	3.790	6,063.6
133	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.569	58.730	9.0101	7.503	5,990.5
134	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.566	55.766	7.6186	6.861	14,274.9
=135	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.564	52.557	11.5965	6.121	9,148.6
=135	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.564	61.272	11.4590	4.493	5,395.8
137	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.561	69.166	10.0394	5.576	2,759.0
138	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.553	67.790	11.0895	5.290	2,301.4
139	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.547	64.939	10.0291	4.528	3,859.2
140	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.535	62.434	9.3802	4.928	3,845.4
141	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.532	58.510	9.4270	6.005	3,839.0
142	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.520	65.509	8.5794	4.720	2,854.8
143	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.516	60.318	10.1630	4.274	3,129.4
144	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.515	59.638	8.2218	5.461	3,729.6
=145	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.514	64.113	11.0031	3.687	2,196.7
=145	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.514	60.688	9.1231	4.607	3,432.8
=147	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.500	63.920	6.9566	3.405	5,445.8
=147	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.500	65.275	9.2954	3.208	2,589.0
149	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.499	60.883	9.5261	3.501	3,075.8
150	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.484	49.538	8.9619	5.488	4,559.3
151	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.481	65.356	8.1339	2.072	3,558.5
=152	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.480	62.416	5.4630	4.582	3,998.7
=152	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.480	51.615	10.0979	5.846	2,386.7
154	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0.474	60.628	8.3373	4.711	1,806.5
155	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.473	61.868	7.1053	3.664	3,017.1
=156	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.472	54.904	8.5678	3.369	4,050.2
=156	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.472	43.958	10.3152	4.526	7,516.0
=158	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.470	60.664	8.7002	4.476	1,650.4
=158	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.470	54.926	10.6091	4.625	1,718.3
160	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.465	57.675	7.8343	4.645	2,200.8
=161	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.463	52.130	6.9567	3.626	6,823.3
=161	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.463	61.720	8.4367	3.244	1,982.1
163	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.460	55.916	10.1164	3.278	1,971.5
164	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.456	57.738	8.7625	2.498	2,714.8
165	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.455	46.570	10.4340	7.156	1,791.0
166	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.454	43.611	10.7963	6.045	2,975.4
167	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.446	56.765	10.0657	3.851	1,266.0
168	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.436	59.110	6.8845	2.655	2,608.5
169	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.435	52.432	7.1289	3.613	3,111.6
170	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.433	56.968	9.4170	3.041	1,350.7
171	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.430	60.980	6.8749	1.380	3,357.6
172	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.427	52.469	10.3241	3.774	1,229.9
173	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.417	58.247	7.8580	1.522	2,084.1
174	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.412	52.949	8.7028	2.149	1,858.5
175	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.408	54.001	7.3214	5.438	930.4
176	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.401	54.422	7.1056	1.512	2,588.8
177	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.375	58.548	4.2172	1.959	2,530.4
178	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.371	52.322	8.3795	2.140	936.2
179	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.370	48.306	7.2991	3.168	1,215.2
180	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.368	53.792	5.9051	1.360	2,086.5
181	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.352	53.053	6.3691	2.268	947.7
182	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.350	54.364	6.3150	1.862	967.0
183	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.346	48.207	5.4188	2.956	1,275.9
184	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.339	48.860	5.5454	1.536	1,705.8
185	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.333	53.271	4.5005	1.344	1,655.2
186	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.302	53.320	3.5291	1.372	1,192.6

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

#1Norway0.939
#2Iceland0.935
#3Germany0.923
#4Denmarkshared0.917
#4New Zealandshared0.917

Lowest

#186Niger0.302
#185Burkina Faso0.333
#184Chad0.339
#183Central African Republic0.346
#182Ethiopia0.350

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.696. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Life Expectancy at Birth (years)
HighestAndorra83.086
LowestLesotho43.611
Middle country: 70.990
Expected Years of Schooling
HighestAustralia21.6025
LowestNiger3.5291
Middle country: 12.0380
Mean Years of Schooling
HighestGermany13.700
LowestBurkina Faso1.344
Middle country: 7.769
GNI per Capita (2021 PPP $)
HighestLiechtenstein132,908.3
LowestDR Congo930.4
Middle country: 10,290.0

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+11 / −0countries joined / left
171values changed, of 175 in both
163 · 8rose · fell
4unchanged

Rose most

Sri Lanka0.695 → 0.721+0.026
Ethiopia0.331 → 0.350+0.019
Grenada0.746 → 0.764+0.018
Timor-Leste0.547 → 0.564+0.017
Rwanda0.417 → 0.433+0.016

Fell most

Andorra0.849 → 0.842−0.007
Bahrain0.795 → 0.791−0.004
Belize0.703 → 0.700−0.003
Malaysia0.739 → 0.736−0.003
Peru0.694 → 0.691−0.003

+ Burkina Faso

+ Eritrea

+ Guinea-Bissau

+ Kiribati

+ Saint Kitts and Nevis

+ Lebanon

+ Moldova

+ Nauru

+ São Tomé and Príncipe

+ Turkmenistan

+ Vanuatu

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2005.
155 distinct values among 186
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share 0.911. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The rank is UNDP Human Development Report Office’s
Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 186 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

.csv
For a spreadsheet or code
186 rows · 14 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download human-development-index-2005-nations-inquiry.csv
↗
The publisher’s original
UNDP Human Development Report Office’s own file, on its own site.
HDR25_Composite_indices_complete_time_series.csv

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

UNDP Human Development Report Office (2005). Human Development Index, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/human-development-index/2005

0634 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Human Development Index, 2004
175 countries
The year after ›
Human Development Index, 2006
186 countries
All of them
Human Development Index: every year
34 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions