Explore the UNDP's latest Human Development Report for 2025. Discover why global human development is slowing down, see the complete HDI ranking list, and understand how the index measures a ...

A new way of looking at the Human Development Index illustrates substantial differences between countries with similar levels of human development.

The Human Development Index (HDI) is measured on the basis of Life Expectancy Index (Long and healthy life), Education Index (Knowledge) and Income Index (Standard of Living).

The first Human Development Index was launched in 1990 by the United Nations and was the brainchild of Indian economist Amartya Sen and Pakistani economist Mahbub Haq.

Human development in the region has not been progressing since the COVID-19 pandemic. That is the finding of the 2025 Human ...

Every year, the United Nations releases the Human Development Index. The HDI is like a country’s report card. In a single number, it tells policymakers and citizens how well a country is doing ...

Middle East News: Bahrain has achieved a remarkable ranking of 3rd in the Arab region and 38th globally in the 2025 UN Human Development Report, with an HDI score of 0.899, showcasing its ...

Alex Hoffman pointed me to this widely-circulated map comparing the fifty states in something called the Human Development Index: As Alex points out, the coding of the map is kind of goofy: the ...

India dropped two ranks in the United Nations’ Human Development Index this year, standing at 131 out of 189 countries. However, if the Index were adjusted to assess the planetary pressures ...

PHL Human Development Index up, but below region’s Bless Aubrey Ogerio May 14, 2025 3 minute read In Manila’s bustling streets, a man guides his wooden cart through Laong Laan Street and ...