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Very high development (HDI >= 0.9)38 countries: Norway and Australia through Barbados and Malta

High development (HDI 0.8-0.9)44 countries: Bahrain and Estonia through Kazakhstan and Lebanon

Medium development (HDI 0.5-0.8)74 countries: Armenia and Ukraine through Uganda and Nigeria

Low development (HDI < 0.5)23 countries: Togo and Malawi through Afghanistan and Niger

The lowest ranking in the world is Niger with an HDI of 0.34.

Somalia was the lowest ranking in 2001 with an HDI of 0.28, but Somalia was not included in the latest report.

By continent
Africa
  • highest: Libya (0.85), Seychelles (0.85)
  • lowest: Sierra Leone (0.37), Niger (0.34)
Americas
  • highest: Canada (0.97), USA (0.96)
  • lowest: Nicaragua (0.70), Haiti (0.53)
Asia and Oceania
  • highest: Australia (0.97), Japan (0.96)
  • lowest: Timor-Leste (0.49), Afghanistan (0.35)
Europe
  • highest: Norway (0.97), Iceland (0.97)
  • lowest: Ukraine (0.80), Moldova (0.72)


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