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 Human Development Index (HDI) is a tool developed by the United Nations to measure and compare different countries’ levels of social and economic development.

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 ...

How is the Human Development Index (HDI) calculated? The Human Development Index considers three key data points —health, education, and economic conditions—to provide a balanced view of ...

Ahmet M. Çilingirtürk, Habip Koçak, Human Development Index (HDI) Rank-Order Variability, Social Indicators Research, Vol. 137, No. 2 (June 2018), pp. 481-504 ...

Info about the new UNDP’s Human Development Index, its addition of the planetary pressure metric, and how countries’ ranks changed – articles and reports.