Data for 2023

Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, 2023

Name: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, 2023
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
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2023, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, 2023 covers 169 countries. Iceland is highest, at 0.923; South Sudan is lowest, at 0.226. The middle country reads 0.609. Against 2022, 163 values changed (157 up, 6 down), 1 country joined.

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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index · Data for 2023

HighestIceland

0.923

LowestSouth Sudan

0.226

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

169countries
1measure
2023the year it describes
145distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, 2023, as published. UNDP Human Development Report Office ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, 2023: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
derived
1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.923
=2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.909
=2	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.909
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.894
5	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.892
=6	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.891
=6	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.891
8	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.890
=9	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.886
=9	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.886
11	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.885
12	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.873
13	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.869
=14	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.867
=14	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.867
16	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.866
17	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.861
18	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.857
19	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.853
20	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.845
21	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.843
=22	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.841
=22	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.841
24	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.839
25	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.838
26	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.837
27	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.836
28	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.833
29	United States`USA`Northern America	0.832
30	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.828
31	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.825
32	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.823
=33	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.819
=33	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.819
=35	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.817
=35	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.817
37	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.813
=38	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.812
=38	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.812
40	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.795
41	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.772
=42	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.771
=42	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.771
44	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.766
45	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.761
=46	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.758
=46	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.758
48	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.756
49	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.755
50	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.754
51	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.750
52	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.748
53	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.747
54	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.743
55	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.735
=56	Chile`CHL`South America	0.723
=56	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.723
58	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.719
59	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.715
60	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.708
61	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.707
62	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.705
63	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.689
64	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.682
65	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.678
66	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.677
=67	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.670
=67	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.670
69	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.669
70	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.664
71	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.649
72	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.647
73	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.646
74	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.643
75	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.641
76	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.640
77	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.637
78	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.634
79	Peru`PER`South America	0.633
80	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.630
=81	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.626
=81	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.626
83	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.620
84	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.616
85	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.609
86	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.608
87	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.605
88	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.602
89	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.601
=90	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.599
=90	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.599
92	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.597
93	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.595
=94	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.594
=94	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.594
96	Colombia`COL`South America	0.593
97	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.590
98	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.582
=99	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.578
=99	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.578
101	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.558
102	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.555
103	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	0.538
=104	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.535
=104	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.535
106	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.534
107	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.523
108	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.521
109	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.517
110	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.509
111	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.496
112	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.483
113	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.482
114	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.479
=115	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.478
=115	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.478
=115	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.478
118	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.477
119	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.476
120	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.475
121	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.462
122	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.456
123	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.451
124	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.444
125	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.438
126	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.437
127	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.431
128	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.426
129	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.423
130	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.406
131	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.400
=132	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.399
=132	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.399
134	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.391
135	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.379
136	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.374
137	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.365
138	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.364
139	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.363
=140	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.361
=140	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.361
142	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.360
143	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.357
144	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.356
145	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.350
=146	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.341
=146	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.341
148	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.340
149	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.337
150	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.331
151	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.329
152	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.328
=153	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.326
=153	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.326
155	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.325
156	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.321
157	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.319
158	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.316
159	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.302
160	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.297
161	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.286
=162	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.281
=162	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.281
164	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.273
165	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.265
166	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.253
167	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.252
168	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.229
169	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	0.226

02In 2023

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Iceland0.923
2Denmarkshared0.909
2Norwayshared0.909
4Switzerland0.894
5Netherlands0.892

Lowest

169South Sudan0.226
168Somalia0.229
167Chad0.252
166Central African Republic0.253
165Niger0.265

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.609. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
163values changed, of 168 in both
157 · 6rose · fell
5unchanged

Rose most

Spain0.795 → 0.819+0.024
Greece0.804 → 0.825+0.021
United Arab Emirates0.847 → 0.866+0.019
Somalia0.210 → 0.229+0.019
Andorra0.819 → 0.837+0.018

Fell most

Palestine0.605 → 0.538−0.067
Türkiye0.713 → 0.708−0.005
Israel0.816 → 0.813−0.003
Sudan0.331 → 0.328−0.003
Dominican Republic0.636 → 0.634−0.002

+ Central African Republic

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 2023.
145 distinct values among 169
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share 0.478. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
UNDP Human Development Report Office publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 169 countries has every column.

05The files

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2023). Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inequality-adjusted-hdi/2023

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