Countries and HDI ranks in 2012 and change in rank from 2011 to 2012 Afghanistan
Georgia
72
Albania
175 70
–1
Germany
5
Algeria
93
–1
Ghana
135
Andorra
33
–1
Greece
29
Angola
148
Grenada
63
3
Norway Oman Pakistan Palau
–1
Palestine, State of
Antigua and Barbuda
67
–1
Guatemala
133
Argentina
45
–1
Guinea
178
Armenia
87
–1
Guinea-Bissau
176
Guyana
118
1
Peru
Haiti
161
1
Philippines
Honduras
120
Australia
2
Austria
18
Azerbaijan
82
Bahamas
49
Hong Kong, China (SAR)
13
Bahrain
48
Hungary
Bangladesh Barbados
146
–1
1
38
166 140
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
108
Botswana
–2
77
–1
114
Romania
56
Russian Federation
55
1
Bhutan
111
13
131
Benin
Paraguay
36
3
Iraq
156
43
–2
96
1
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
76
Belize
1
59
37
121
Iran, Islamic Republic of
2
39
Indonesia
50 17
52 110
Portugal
1
Ireland
7
Israel
16
Italy
25
81
–1
Jamaica
85
119
–1
Japan
10
Jordan
100
Rwanda
72
Saint Lucia
88
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
83
Samoa
96
Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia
30
Kazakhstan
145
Sierra Leone
121
Singapore
18
Slovakia
35
57
Burkina Faso
183
Kiribati
Burundi
178
Korea, Republic of
12
Cambodia
138
Kuwait
54
Cameroon
150
Kyrgyzstan
125 138
Bulgaria
–1
11
–1
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Cape Verde
132
–1
Latvia
Central African Republic
180
–1
Lebanon
72
Chad
184
Lesotho
158
Chile
40
Liberia
174
China
101
Libya
64
Liechtenstein
24
Canada
Colombia
91
Comoros
169
–1
44
Lithuania
41 26
–1
1
Seychelles
Slovenia
23
South Africa
121
2
92 171
Suriname
105
Swaziland
141
Switzerland
1
23
Sudan
Sweden
2
21 143
Sri Lanka 1
–2
46 177
Solomon Islands Spain
–2
64
Brunei Darussalam
–1
–1
57 154
85
69
–1
144
Brazil
Kenya
–3
167
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sao Tome and Principe –2
–1
146
Poland
136
Belarus
1
–1
India
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Iceland
Panama
1 84
–1 –1
7 9
Congo
142
Luxembourg
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
186
Madagascar
151
Tajikistan
125
1
Malawi
170
1
Tanzania, United Republic of
152
1
Thailand
103
1
78
–2
Costa Rica
62
Syrian Arab Republic
116
168
1
Malaysia
64
1
Croatia
47
–1
Maldives
104
–1
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Cuba
59
Mali
182
–1
Timor-Leste
134
Cyprus
31
Malta
32
1
Togo
159
Czech Republic
28
Mauritania
Tonga
95
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
15
Djibouti
164
Dominica
72
Dominican Republic
96
Ecuador
89
Egypt
112
El Salvador
107
Equatorial Guinea
136
Eritrea
181
2
155
Mauritius
80
Trinidad and Tobago
67
Mexico
61
Tunisia
94
Micronesia, Federated States of
117
Turkey
Moldova, Republic of
113
Turkmenistan
102
Mongolia
108
2
Uganda
161
52
–2
Ukraine
78
Montenegro
–1
130
United Arab Emirates
41
Mozambique
185
United Kingdom
26
1
Myanmar
149
United States
Namibia
128
Uruguay
Nepal
157
Estonia
33
1
Ethiopia
173
–1
Fiji
96
2
Finland
21
New Zealand
France
20
Nicaragua
129
Gabon
106
Niger
186
Gambia
165
Nigeria
153
Netherlands
–1
90
Morocco
–1
1
3
–1 –1
51
Uzbekistan
114
1
4
Vanuatu
124
–2
6
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
71
–1
Viet Nam
127
1
Yemen
160
1
Zambia
163
Zimbabwe
172
–2 1
Note: Positive or negative values in the rightmost column indicate the number of positions upward or downward in the country’s ranking over 2011–2012 using consistent data and methodology; a blank indicates no change.