Alphabetical
Human Development Index, difference 2017–2021 (%)
GDP growth, annual (%)
Health Expenditure, share of GDP 2014–2021 (percentage points)
Education Expenditure, share of GDP 2014–2018 (percentage points)
Share of shool aged kids out of school, difference 2018–2021 (percentage points)
Unemployment, difference 2018–2021 (percentage points)
Political rights and civil liberties score, score difference 2018–2022 (points)
Government effectiveness, points difference 2017–2021 (points)
Rule of law, points difference 2017–2021 (points)
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita, difference 2012–2019 (%)
Share of seats in national parliaments held by women, difference 2017–2021 (points)
Military Expenditure, share of GDP 2019–2021 (percentage points)
Alphabetical
Human Development Index 2021
GDP per capita, 2021 (USD)
Health Expenditure, share of GDP 2021 (%)
Education Expenditure, share of GDP 2018 (%)
Share of shool aged kids out of school, 2021 (%)
Unemployment, 2021 (%)
Political rights and civil liberties score, 2022 (points)
Government effectiveness, 2021 (points)
Rule of law, 2021 (points)
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita, 2019
Share of seats in national parliaments held by women, 2021 (%)
Military Expenditure, share of GDP 2021 (%)
Alphabetical
Human Development Index, difference 2017–2021 (%)
GDP growth, annual (%)
Health Expenditure, share of GDP 2014–2021 (percentage points)
Education Expenditure, share of GDP 2014–2018 (percentage points)
Share of shool aged kids out of school, difference 2018–2021 (percentage points)
Unemployment, difference 2018–2021 (percentage points)
Political rights and civil liberties score, score difference 2018–2022 (points)
Government effectiveness, points difference 2017–2021 (points)
Rule of law, points difference 2017–2021 (points)
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita, difference 2012–2019 (%)
Share of seats in national parliaments held by women, difference 2017–2021 (points)
Military Expenditure, share of GDP 2019–2021 (percentage points)
Alphabetical
Human Development Index 2021
GDP per capita, 2021 (USD)
Health Expenditure, share of GDP 2021 (%)
Education Expenditure, share of GDP 2018 (%)
Share of shool aged kids out of school, 2021 (%)
Unemployment, 2021 (%)
Political rights and civil liberties score, 2022 (points)
Government effectiveness, 2021 (points)
Rule of law, 2021 (points)
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita, 2019
Share of seats in national parliaments held by women, 2021 (%)
Military Expenditure, share of GDP 2021 (%)
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Jordan
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South Africa
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India
Ghana
Guatemala
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Namibia
Laos
Timor-Leste
Nepal
Eswatini
Equatorial Guinea
Cambodia
Zimbabwe
Angola
Myanmar
Syria
Cameroon
Kenya
Congo, Rep.
Zambia
Solomon Islands
Comoros
Papua New Guinea
Mauritania
Cote d'Ivoire
Tanzania
Pakistan
Togo
Haiti
Nigeria
Rwanda
Benin
Uganda
Lesotho
Malawi
Senegal
Djibouti
Sudan
Madagascar
Gambia
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Congo, Dem. Rep
Afghanistan
Sierra Leone
Guinea
Yemen
Burkina Faso
Mozambique
Mali
Burundi
Central African Rep.
Niger
Chad
South Sudan
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Singapore
North Macedonia
Eritrea
Libya
Zimbabwe
Central African Rep.
Montenegro
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Gambia
Guyana
Ethiopia
Syria
Djibouti
Ghana
Haiti
Maldives
Mexico
Togo
Burkina Faso
Guinea-Bissau
Thailand
Turkiye
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Congo, Dem. Rep
Egypt
Mauritius
New Zealand
Tajikistan
Cameroon
Dominican Republic
Malta
Bahrain
Croatia
Cyprus
Georgia
Iceland
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Madagascar
Paraguay
Senegal
Somalia
Trinidad and Tobago
Ukraine
Argentina
Belgium
Benin
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Burundi
Cambodia
China
Costa Rica
Denmark
Estonia
Eswatini
Finland
Greece
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kosovo
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Moldova
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Niger
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Albania
Angola
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Cabo Verde
Canada
Chile
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Germany
Guinea
Honduras
Hungary
Ireland
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Portugal
Russia
Rwanda
Serbia
Slovakia
Sudan
Suriname
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Vietnam
Yemen
Belarus
Bolivia
Czech Republic
El Salvador
France
Iraq
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Poland
Romania
United States
Algeria
Barbados
Brazil
Fiji
India
Liberia
Pakistan
Slovenia
South Sudan
Tunisia
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Chad
Cuba
Ecuador
Jordan
Mongolia
Botswana
Brunei
Iran
Jamaica
Kenya
Malaysia
Panama
Timor-Leste
Afghanistan
Belize
Guatemala
Zambia
Netherlands
Congo, Rep.
Lesotho
Venezuela
Colombia
Comoros
Cote d'Ivoire
Singapore
North Macedonia
Eritrea
Libya
Zimbabwe
Central African Rep.
Montenegro
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Gambia
Guyana
Ethiopia
Syria
Djibouti
Ghana
Haiti
Maldives
Mexico
Togo
Burkina Faso
Guinea-Bissau
Thailand
Turkiye
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Congo, Dem. Rep
Egypt
Mauritius
New Zealand
Tajikistan
Cameroon
Dominican Republic
Malta
Bahrain
Croatia
Cyprus
Georgia
Iceland
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Madagascar
Paraguay
Senegal
Somalia
Trinidad and Tobago
Ukraine
Argentina
Belgium
Benin
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Burundi
Cambodia
China
Costa Rica
Denmark
Estonia
Eswatini
Finland
Greece
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kosovo
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Moldova
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Niger
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Albania
Angola
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Cabo Verde
Canada
Chile
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Germany
Guinea
Honduras
Hungary
Ireland
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Portugal
Russia
Rwanda
Serbia
Slovakia
Sudan
Suriname
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Vietnam
Yemen
Belarus
Bolivia
Czech Republic
El Salvador
France
Iraq
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Poland
Romania
United States
Algeria
Barbados
Brazil
Fiji
India
Liberia
Pakistan
Slovenia
South Sudan
Tunisia
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Chad
Cuba
Ecuador
Jordan
Mongolia
Botswana
Brunei
Iran
Jamaica
Kenya
Malaysia
Panama
Timor-Leste
Afghanistan
Belize
Guatemala
Zambia
Netherlands
Congo, Rep.
Lesotho
Venezuela
Colombia
Comoros
Cote d'Ivoire
This is howthe index changed between 2017 and 2021.
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Unchanged
Increased
72%
countries improved their index.
made a positive change.In other words,
121 of 169
7%
21%
has decreasedtheir index.
are unchanged.
72%
89%
50%
52%
45%
49%
27%
43%
46%
44%
65%
39%
HumanDevelopment Index
GDP per capita
Share of seats in nationalparliaments held by women
Education Expenditure,share of GDP
Health Expenditure,share of GDP
Unemployment
Rule of law
Share of shool agedkids out of school
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita
Government effectiveness
Military Expenditure,share of GDP
Political rights andcivil liberties score
Share of countries that have improved in various fields in recent years.
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Rep.
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Dem. Rep
Congo, Rep.
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkiye
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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