HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2020
OUT OF 189 COUNTRIES, INDIA RANKED 131, PAKISTAN 154 AND BANGLADESH WAS POSITIONED AT 133 ON THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX A REPORT PUBLISHED BY UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
The index was developed by the Pakistani economist Mahbub Ul Haq in 1990. The countries are divided into four categories. These categories are-
- VERY HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX.
- HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX.
- MEDIUM HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX.
- LOW HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX.
The calculation of the index is based on three parameters. These parameters are-
- EDUCATION.
- LIFE EXPECTANCY.
- PER CAPITA INCOME.
The index of 2020 included a new parameter. It is the impact caused by each country’s per capita carbon emission, it is material footprint the number of fossil fuels used, metals and other resources used.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX RANKING 2020 TOP 10 COUNTRIES IN EACH CATEGORY.
VERY HIGH HDI RANKINGS (1-64) | COUNTRY | HIGH HDI RANKINGS (67-119) | COUNTRY | MEDIUM HDI RANKINGS (120-156) | COUNTRY | LOW HDI RANKINGS (157-189) | COUNTRY |
1 | NORWAY | 67 | SEYCHELLES | 120 | KYRGYZSTAN | 157 | MAURITANIA |
2 | IRELAND | 67 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 121 | MOROCCO | 158 | BENIN |
2 | SWITZERLAND | 69 | ALBANIA | 122 | GUYANA | 159 | UGANDA |
4 | HONG KONG | 70 | CUBA | 123 | IRAQ | 160 | RWANDA |
4 | ICELAND | 70 | IRAN | 124 | EL-SALVADOR | 161 | NIGERIA |
6 | GERMANY | 72 | SRI-LANKA | 125 | TAJIKISTAN | 162 | COTE D IVOIRE |
7 | SWEDEN | 73 | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | 126 | CABO VERDE | 163 | TANZANIA |
8 | AUSTRALIA | 74 | GRENADA | 127 | GUATEMALA | 164 | MADAGASCAR |
8 | NETHERLANDS | 74 | MEXICO | 128 | NICARAGUA | 165 | LESOTHO |
10 | DENMARK | 74 | SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | 129 | BHUTAN | 166 | DJIBOUTI |
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX RANKING OF THE SAARC COUNTRIES
RANK | COUNTRY | CATEGORY |
72 | SRI-LANKA | HIGH HDI |
95 | MALDIVES | HIGH HDI |
129 | BHUTAN | MEDIUM HDI |
131 | INDIA | MEDIUM HDI |
133 | BANGLADESH | MEDIUM HDI |
142 | NEPAL | MEDIUM HDI |
154 | PAKISTAN | MEDIUM HDI |
169 | AFGHANISTAN | LOW HDI |
- The United Kingdom ranked-13, theUnited States Of America ranked 17, Japan-19, France-26, Russia-52 and China was positioned at 85.