Standard of Living by Country 2023

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Interactive Map Introduction Human Development Index by Country Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay People's Republic of China Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Macedonia Republic of the Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Bahamas The Gambia Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Introduction

The world is home to a wide range of countries that differ greatly in terms of standard of living, as measured by the Human Development Index (HDI). The HDI looks at a nation’s wealth, health and education levels to determine its ranking. Depending on the country, its population could be enjoying high levels of economic stability and education opportunities or facing poverty and inequality. Countries with higher HDIs tend to have higher life expectancies, greater access to healthcare services, lower infant mortality rates and more educational resources. In contrast, nations with lower HDIs are struggling with limited access to clean water, food insecurity, poor sanitation systems and lack of qualified teachers for children. Furthermore, these nations may also be suffering from political turmoil or civil war that further limit development options. All these factors combine to create an unequal level of wellbeing across the globe; some countries enjoy standards of living that would be considered unimaginable in others.

#	Country	Human Development Index (2021)	Percentage Change (vs. 2020)
1	Switzerland	0.96	0.63%
2	Norway	0.96	0.21%
3	Iceland	0.96	0.21%
4	Hong Kong	0.95	0.32%
5	Australia	0.95	0.42%
6	Denmark	0.95	0.11%
7	Sweden	0.95	0.53%
8	Ireland	0.95	0.21%
9	Germany	0.94	-0.21%
10	Netherlands	0.94	0.21%
11	Finland	0.94	0.21%
12	Liechtenstein	0.94	0.75%
13	Singapore	0.94	0%
14	Belgium	0.94	0.97%
15	New Zealand	0.94	0.11%
16	Canada	0.94	0.54%
17	Luxembourg	0.93	0.65%
18	United Kingdom	0.93	0.54%
19	Japan	0.93	0.22%
20	South Korea	0.93	0.33%
21	Israel	0.92	0.44%
22	United States of America	0.92	0.11%
23	Malta	0.92	0.77%
24	Slovenia	0.92	0.55%
25	Austria	0.92	0.33%
26	United Arab Emirates	0.91	-0.11%
27	France	0.91	0.78%
28	Spain	0.91	0.67%
29	Cyprus	0.9	0.22%
30	Italy	0.9	0.67%
31	Estonia	0.89	-0.22%
32	Czech Republic	0.89	-0.34%
33	Greece	0.89	0.11%
34	Poland	0.88	0%
35	Bahrain	0.88	-0.23%
36	Lithuania	0.88	-0.46%
37	Saudi Arabia	0.88	0.57%
38	Portugal	0.87	0.35%
39	Latvia	0.86	-0.92%
40	Andorra	0.86	1.18%
41	Croatia	0.86	0.35%
42	Chile	0.86	0.35%
43	Qatar	0.86	0.12%
44	Hungary	0.85	0.47%
45	San Marino	0.85	0.95%
46	Slovakia	0.85	-1.05%
47	Argentina	0.84	0.24%
48	Kuwait	0.84	2.07%
49	Turkey	0.84	0.6%
50	Montenegro	0.83	0.73%
51	Brunei	0.83	-0.12%
52	Russia	0.82	-0.96%
53	Romania	0.82	-0.36%
54	Oman	0.82	-1.33%
55	The Bahamas	0.81	-0.37%
56	Kazakhstan	0.81	-0.37%
57	Trinidad and Tobago	0.81	-0.98%
58	Costa Rica	0.81	-0.86%
59	Uruguay	0.81	-1.46%
60	Belarus	0.81	0.12%
61	Panama	0.81	0.5%
62	Malaysia	0.8	-0.37%
63	Georgia	0.8	0%
64	Mauritius	0.8	-0.25%
65	Serbia	0.8	-0.25%
66	Thailand	0.8	-0.25%
67	Albania	0.8	0.25%
68	Bulgaria	0.8	-0.87%
69	Grenada	0.8	0.38%
70	Barbados	0.79	0.25%
71	Antigua and Barbuda	0.79	0%
72	Seychelles	0.79	-1.01%
73	Sri Lanka	0.78	0.26%
74	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.78	-0.13%
75	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.78	-0.26%
76	Iran	0.77	-0.39%
77	Ukraine	0.77	-0.26%
78	Republic of Macedonia	0.77	-0.52%
79	People's Republic of China	0.77	0.52%
80	Dominican Republic	0.77	0.39%
81	Moldova	0.77	0.13%
82	Palau	0.77	-0.78%
83	Cuba	0.76	-2.18%
84	Peru	0.76	0%
85	Armenia	0.76	0.26%
86	Mexico	0.76	0.26%
87	Brazil	0.75	-0.53%
88	Colombia	0.75	-0.53%
89	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.75	-1.7%
90	Maldives	0.75	1.77%
91	Algeria	0.75	1.22%
92	Azerbaijan	0.75	2.05%
93	Turkmenistan	0.75	0.54%
94	Ecuador	0.74	1.23%
95	Mongolia	0.74	-0.81%
96	Egypt	0.73	-0.41%
97	Tunisia	0.73	-0.81%
98	Fiji	0.73	-0.95%
99	Suriname	0.73	-1.75%
100	Uzbekistan	0.73	0.69%
101	Dominica	0.72	-0.28%
102	Jordan	0.72	-0.41%
103	Libya	0.72	2.13%
104	Paraguay	0.72	-1.78%
105	Palestine	0.72	-0.14%
106	Saint Lucia	0.72	-1.11%
107	Guyana	0.71	-0.97%
108	South Africa	0.71	-1.93%
109	Jamaica	0.71	-0.56%
110	Gabon	0.71	-0.56%
111	Lebanon	0.71	-2.75%
112	Indonesia	0.71	-0.56%
113	Vietnam	0.7	-0.99%
114	Philippines	0.7	-1.55%
115	Bolivia	0.69	-0.14%
116	Botswana	0.69	-2.81%
117	Kyrgyzstan	0.69	0.44%
118	Venezuela	0.69	-0.58%
119	Iraq	0.69	1.03%
120	Tajikistan	0.69	3.16%
121	Belize	0.68	-1.01%
122	Morocco	0.68	0.59%
123	El Salvador	0.68	0.45%
124	Nicaragua	0.67	1.99%
125	Bhutan	0.67	-0.3%
126	Bangladesh	0.66	0.92%
127	Marshall Islands	0.64	0%
128	India	0.63	-1.4%
129	Ghana	0.63	0%
130	Federated States of Micronesia	0.63	-0.16%
131	Guatemala	0.63	-1.26%
132	Honduras	0.62	0%
133	São Tomé and Príncipe	0.62	-0.16%
134	Namibia	0.62	-2.84%
135	East Timor	0.61	-1.14%
136	Laos	0.61	-0.16%
137	Vanuatu	0.61	-0.16%
138	Nepal	0.6	-0.33%
139	Eswatini	0.6	-2.13%
140	Equatorial Guinea	0.6	-0.5%
141	Cambodia	0.59	-0.5%
142	Zimbabwe	0.59	-1.17%
143	Angola	0.59	-0.68%
144	Myanmar	0.59	-2.5%
145	Kenya	0.58	0.52%
146	Syria	0.58	0%
147	Cameroon	0.58	-0.35%
148	Republic of the Congo	0.57	-0.52%
149	Zambia	0.57	-0.88%
150	Solomon Islands	0.56	-0.18%
151	Comoros	0.56	-0.71%
152	Papua New Guinea	0.56	-0.36%
153	Mauritania	0.56	0%
154	Ivory Coast	0.55	-0.18%
155	Tanzania	0.55	0.18%
156	Pakistan	0.54	0.18%
157	Togo	0.54	0.75%
158	Haiti	0.54	-0.93%
159	Nigeria	0.54	0%
160	Rwanda	0.53	0.38%
161	Benin	0.53	0.19%
162	Uganda	0.53	0.19%
163	Lesotho	0.51	-1.34%
164	Malawi	0.51	-0.78%
165	Senegal	0.51	-0.39%
166	Djibouti	0.51	-0.2%
167	Sudan	0.51	-0.39%
168	Madagascar	0.5	0%
169	The Gambia	0.5	-0.2%
170	Ethiopia	0.5	0%
171	Eritrea	0.49	-0.4%
172	Guinea-Bissau	0.48	0%
173	Liberia	0.48	0.21%
174	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.48	0%
175	Afghanistan	0.48	-1.04%
176	Sierra Leone	0.48	0.42%
177	Guinea	0.47	-0.21%
178	Yemen	0.46	-1.09%
179	Burkina Faso	0.45	0%
180	Mozambique	0.45	-1.55%
181	Mali	0.43	0.23%
182	Burundi	0.43	0%
183	Central African Republic	0.4	-0.74%
184	Niger	0.4	-0.25%
185	Chad	0.39	-0.76%
186	South Sudan	0.39	-0.26%

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