Editing Developed country (section)

=== Human Development Index (HDI) ===
{{Main|Human Development Index|List of countries by Human Development Index}}

[[File:2022-24 UN Human Development Report (multicolor).svg|thumb|The world map representing Human Development Index categories (based on 2022 data, published in 2024){{legend-col
|{{Legend|#008c00ff|Very high}}
|{{Legend|#ffcc00ff|High}}
|{{Legend|#ff6600ff|Medium}}
|{{Legend|#d40000ff|Low}}
|{{Legend|#b9b9b9ff|No data}}
}}|upright=1.9|alt=World map]]
[[File:HDI2023Incrimental.svg|alt=World map|thumb|World map of countries or territories by Human Development Index scores in increments of 0.050 (based on 2023 data, published in 2025){{legend-col
| thumb size = wide|{{Legend|#001a00|≥ 0.950}}|{{Legend|#003c00|0.900–0.950}}|{{Legend|#007f00|0.850–0.899}}|{{Legend|#00c400|0.800–0.849}}|{{Legend|#b7f900|0.750–0.799}}|{{Legend|#d3ff00|0.700–0.749}}|{{Legend|#ffee00|0.650–0.699}}|{{Legend|#ffd215|0.600–0.649}}|{{Legend|#ffa83c|0.550–0.599}}|{{Legend|#ff852f|0.500–0.549}}|{{Legend|#ff5b00|0.450–0.499}}|{{Legend|#ff0000|0.400–0.449}}|{{Legend|#a70000|≤ 0.399}}|{{Legend|#C0C0C0|Data unavailable}}
}}]]
The UN HDI is a statistical measure that gauges an economy's level of human development. While there is a strong correlation between having a high HDI score and being a prosperous economy, the UN points out that the HDI accounts for more than income or productivity. Unlike GDP per capita or per capita income, the HDI takes into account how income is turned "into education and health opportunities and therefore into higher levels of human development."

Since 1990, [[Norway]] (2001–2006, 2009–2019), [[Japan]] (1990–1991 and 1993), [[Canada]] (1992 and 1994–2000) and [[Iceland]] (2007–2008) have had the highest HDI score.

The following countries in the year 2023 are considered to be of "very high human development":<ref name="2022 components32">{{cite book |url=https://hdr.undp.org/content/human-development-report-2025 |title=Human Development Report 2025 - A matter of choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI |date=6 May 2025 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme |isbn= |publication-date=6 May 2025 |pages= |access-date=6 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506064128/https://hdr.undp.org/content/human-development-report-2025 |archive-date=6 May 2025}}</ref>

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! scope=col | Rank
! scope=col data-sort-type="number"| {{abbr|{{DELTA}}|Change since 2015}}
! scope=col style="width:17em;"| Country or territory
! scope=col | HDI value
! scope=col data-sort-type="number"| %<br/>annual growth<br/>(2010–2023)
|-
|1|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} 2}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Iceland}}
|| 0.972 || {{sort|0.28|{{increase}} 0.28%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Norway}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.970 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}}
|-
| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Switzerland}}
| {{sort|0.24|{{increase}} 0.24%}}
|-
| 4|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Denmark}}
| 0.962 || {{sort|0.35|{{increase}} 0.35%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |5
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Germany}}
| rowspan="2" |0.959
| {{sort|0.19|{{increase}} 0.19%}}
|-
| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Sweden}}
| {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
|7
| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Australia}}
|0.958
| {{sort|0.20|{{increase}} 0.20%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 8|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Netherlands}}
| rowspan="2" | 0.955 || {{sort|0.26|{{increase}} 0.26%}}
|-
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Hong Kong}}
| {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
|10
| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Belgium}}
|0.951
| {{sort|0.26|{{increase}} 0.26%}}
|-
| 11|| {{sort|4|{{increase}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Ireland}}
| 0.949 || {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
|12
| {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Finland}}
|0.948
| {{sort|0.27|{{increase}} 0.27%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |13|| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Singapore}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.946 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}}
|-
| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| {{sort|0.24|{{increase}} 0.24%}}
|-
|15|| {{sort|27|{{increase}} (27)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|| 0.940 || {{sort|1.04|{{increase}} 1.04%}}
|-
|16|| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Canada}}
|| 0.939 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 17|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Liechtenstein}}
| rowspan="3" | 0.938 || {{sort|0.23|{{increase}} 0.23%}}
|-
| {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|New Zealand}}
| {{sort|0.13|{{increase}} 0.13%}}
|-
| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|United States}}
| {{sort|0.10|{{increase}} 0.10%}}
|-
|20|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|South Korea}}
| 0.937 || {{sort|0.36|{{increase}} 0.36%}}
|-
| 21|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Slovenia}}
| 0.931 || {{sort|0.33|{{increase}} 0.33%}}
|-
|22
| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Austria}}
|0.930
| {{sort|0.21|{{increase}} 0.21%}}
|-
|23
| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Japan}}
|0.925
| {{sort|0.16|{{increase}} 0.16%}}
|-
|24
| {{sort|5|{{increase}} (5)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Malta}}
|0.924
| {{sort|0.50|{{increase}} 0.50%}}
|-
|25
| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Luxembourg}}
|0.922
| {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}}
|-
|26|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|France}}
|| 0.920 || {{sort|0.28|{{increase}} 0.28%}}
|-
| 27|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Israel}}
| 0.919 || {{sort|0.26|{{increase}} 0.26%}}
|-
|28|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Spain}}
|| 0.918 || {{sort|0.40|{{increase}} 0.40%}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |29|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Czechia}}
| rowspan="3"| 0.915 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|-
| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Italy}}
| {{sort|0.24|{{increase}} 0.24%}}
|-
| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|San Marino}}
| {{sort|-0.32|{{decrease}} 0.32%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |32|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Cyprus}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.913 || {{sort|0.45|{{increase}} 0.45%}}
|-
| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Andorra}}
| {{sort|0.20|{{increase}} 0.20%}}
|-
|34|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Greece}}
|| 0.908 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
|-
|35
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Poland}}
|0.906
| {{sort|0.35|{{increase}} 0.35%}}
|-
|36|| {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Estonia}}
|| 0.905 || {{sort|0.33|{{increase}} 0.33%}}
|-
|37
| {{sort|9|{{increase}} (9)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|0.900
| {{sort|0.70|{{increase}} 0.70%}}
|-
|38|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Bahrain}}
|| 0.899 || {{sort|0.80|{{increase}} 0.80%}}
|-
|39
| {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Lithuania}}
|0.895
| {{sort|0.32|{{increase}} 0.32%}}
|-
| 40 || {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Portugal}}
| 0.890 || {{sort|0.42|{{increase}} 0.42%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |41
| {{sort|4|{{increase}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Latvia}}
| rowspan="2" |0.889
| {{sort|0.51|{{increase}} 0.51%}}
|-
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Croatia}}
| {{sort|0.53|{{increase}} 0.53%}}
|-
| 43|| {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Qatar}}
| 0.886 || {{sort|0.45|{{increase}} 0.45%}}
|-
|44
| {{sort|-6|{{decrease}} (6)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Slovakia}}
|0.880
| {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}}
|-
|45|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Chile}}
|| 0.878 || {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
|-
|46|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Hungary}}
|| 0.870 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|-
|47|| {{sort|-7|{{decrease}} (7)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Argentina}}
|| 0.865 || {{sort|0.15|{{increase}} 0.15%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |48|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Montenegro}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.862 || {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
| {{sort|13|{{increase}} (13)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Uruguay}}
| {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
|-
|50
| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Oman}}
|0.858
| {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|-
| 51|| {{sort|7|{{increase}} (7)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Turkey}}
| 0.853 || {{sort|1.10|{{increase}} 1.10%}}
|-
|52|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Kuwait}}
|| 0.852 || {{sort|0.36|{{increase}} 0.36%}}
|-
|53|| {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|| 0.851 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
|-
| 54 || {{sort|5|{{increase}} (5)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Seychelles}}
| 0.848 || {{sort|0.30|{{increase}} 0.30%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |55 || {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Bulgaria}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.845 || {{sort|0.09|{{increase}} 0.09%}}
|-
| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Romania}}
| {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}}
|-
|57
| {{sort|6|{{increase}} (6)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Georgia}}
|0.844
| {{sort|0.54|{{increase}} 0.54%}}
|-
|58|| {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|| 0.840 || {{sort|0.49|{{increase}} 0.49%}}
|-
|59
| {{sort|6|{{increase}} (6)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Panama}}
|0.839
| {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |60|| {{sort|-12|{{decrease}} (12)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Brunei}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.837 || {{sort|+0.13|{{increase}} 0.13%}}
|-
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
| {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |62
| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Costa Rica}}
| rowspan="2" |0.833
| {{sort|0.39|{{increase}} 0.39%}}
|-
| {{sort|5|{{increase}} (5)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Serbia}}
| {{sort|0.39|{{increase}} 0.39%}}
|-
|64|| {{sort|-12|{{decrease}} (12)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Russia}}
|| 0.832 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}}
|-
|65
| {{sort|-10|{{decrease}} (10)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Belarus}}
|0.824
| {{sort|0.12|{{increase}} 0.12%}}
|-
| 66|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Bahamas}}
| 0.820 || {{sort|0.21|{{increase}} 0.21%}}
|-
|67|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Malaysia}}
| 0.819 || {{sort|0.41|{{increase}} 0.41%}}
|-
|68
| {{sort|4|{{increase}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|North Macedonia}}
|0.815
| {{sort|0.21|{{increase}} 0.21%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |69|| {{sort|9|{{increase}} (9)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Barbados}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.811 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
|-
| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Armenia}}
| {{sort|0.52|{{increase}} 0.52%}}
|-
|71 || {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Albania}}
|| 0.810 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}}
|-
|72|| {{sort|-10|{{decrease}} (10)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|0.807|| {{sort|0.30|{{increase}} 0.30%}}
|-
|73 || {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Mauritius}}
|| 0.806 || {{sort|0.44|{{increase}} 0.44%}}
|-
| 74 || {{sort|7|{{increase}} (7)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
| 0.804 || {{sort|0.68|{{increase}} 0.68%}}
|-
|}