Development in different countries is measured using the Human Development Index. It is a statistical tool that is used to measure a country’s overall performance in its social and economic sectors. The social and economic dimensions of each country are based on the health of their people, their level of educational achievement, and their general standard of living. You can also see the Top 100 richest countries in the world.
Calculation of the index links four major indicators that are: mean of years of schooling for education, life expectancy for the population’s health, expected years of schooling, and the Gross National Income per capita for the standard of living.
most developed countries in the world 2021
Rank | Country | Human Development Index (HDI) (value) |
1 | Norway | 0.953 |
2 | Switzerland | 0.944 |
3 | Australia | 0.939 |
4 | Ireland | 0.938 |
5 | Germany | 0.936 |
6 | Iceland | 0.935 |
7 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 0.933 |
7 | Sweden | 0.933 |
9 | Singapore | 0.932 |
10 | Netherlands | 0.931 |
11 | Denmark | 0.929 |
12 | Canada | 0.926 |
13 | United States | 0.924 |
14 | United Kingdom | 0.922 |
15 | Finland | 0.920 |
16 | New Zealand | 0.917 |
17 | Belgium | 0.916 |
17 | Liechtenstein | 0.916 |
19 | Japan | 0.909 |
20 | Austria | 0.908 |