List of sovereign states in Europe by Human Development Index
The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI)[1] for countries in Europe as included in a United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report (released in 2020).[2][3] Previous HDI values and rankings are retroactively recalculated using the same updated data sets and current methodologies, as presented in Table 2 of the Statistical Annex of the Human Development Report.[4]
List of Countries in Europe by Human Development Index | |||||
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Rank | Country | Human Development Index (HDI) | |||
in region | in the world | HDI 2019[2] | HDI 2018[3] | Change in HDI value 2018–19 | |
1 | 1 | ![]() |
0.957 | 0.954 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
0.955 | 0.942 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
0.955 | 0.946 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | ![]() |
0.949 | 0.938 | ![]() |
5 | 6 | ![]() |
0.947 | 0.939 | ![]() |
6 | 7 | ![]() |
0.945 | 0.937 | ![]() |
7 | 8 | ![]() |
0.944 | 0.933 | ![]() |
8 | 10 | ![]() |
0.940 | 0.930 | ![]() |
9 | 11 | ![]() |
0.938 | 0.925 | ![]() |
10 | 13 | ![]() |
0.932 | 0.920 | ![]() |
11 | 14 | ![]() |
0.931 | 0.919 | ![]() |
12 | 18 | ![]() |
0.922 | 0.914 | ![]() |
13 | 19 | ![]() |
0.919 | 0.917 | ![]() |
14 | 22 | ![]() |
0.917 | 0.902 | ![]() |
15 | 23 | ![]() |
0.916 | 0.909 | ![]() |
16 | 25 | ![]() |
0.904 | 0.893 | ![]() |
17 | 26 | ![]() |
0.901 | 0.891 | ![]() |
18 | 27 | ![]() |
0.900 | 0.891 | ![]() |
19 | 28 | ![]() |
0.895 | 0.885 | ![]() |
20 | 29 | ![]() |
0.892 | 0.883 | ![]() |
20 | 29 | ![]() |
0.892 | 0.882 | ![]() |
22 | 32 | ![]() |
0.888 | 0.872 | ![]() |
23 | 33 | ![]() |
0.887 | 0.873 | ![]() |
24 | 34 | ![]() |
0.882 | 0.869 | ![]() |
25 | 35 | ![]() |
0.880 | 0.872 | ![]() |
26 | 36 | ![]() |
0.868 | 0.857 | ![]() |
27 | 37 | ![]() |
0.866 | 0.854 | ![]() |
28 | 38 | ![]() |
0.864 | 0.850 | ![]() |
29 | 39 | ![]() |
0.860 | 0.857 | ![]() |
30 | 40 | ![]() |
0.854 | 0.845 | ![]() |
31 | 43 | ![]() |
0.851 | 0.837 | ![]() |
32 | 48 | ![]() |
0.829 | 0.816 | ![]() |
33 | 49 | ![]() |
0.828 | 0.816 | ![]() |
34 | 51 | ![]() |
0.825 | 0.817 | ![]() |
35 | 52 | ![]() |
0.824 | 0.824 | ![]() |
36 | 53 | ![]() |
0.823 | 0.817 | ![]() |
37 | 54 | ![]() |
0.820 | 0.806 | ![]() |
38 | 56 | ![]() |
0.816 | 0.816 | ![]() |
39 | 61 | ![]() |
0.812 | 0.786 | ![]() |
40 | 64 | ![]() |
0.806 | 0.799 | ![]() |
High human development | |||||
41 | 69 | ![]() |
0.795 | 0.791 | ![]() |
42 | 73 | ![]() |
0.780 | 0.769 | ![]() |
43 | 74 | ![]() |
0.779 | 0.750 | ![]() |
44 | 81 | ![]() |
0.776 | 0.760 | ![]() |
45 | 82 | ![]() |
0.774 | 0.759 | ![]() |
46 | 88 | ![]() |
0.756 | 0.754 | ![]() |
47 | 90 | ![]() |
0.750 | 0.711 | ![]() |
* Change in HDI value rounded to three decimals |
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Map of the European countries by HDI in 2019 (includes transcontinental countries).
Very high HDI
Very high HDI
≥ 0.920
0.890–0.919
0.850–0.889
0.800–0.849
High HDI
< 0.800
This is map and list of European countries by Human Development Index for the year 2019.[2] The color indicators are as follows: High Human Development and Very High Human Development.

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See also
- International organisations in Europe
- List of countries by Human Development Index
- List of European countries by budget revenues
- List of European countries by budget revenues per capita
- List of European countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
- List of European countries by GNI (nominal) per capita
- List of European countries by GNI (PPP) per capita
- List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
- List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
- List of countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of countries by GDP (PPP)
Notes
- Geographically, Cyprus may be included in Western Asia or the Middle East, but it has been historically and culturally a European country
- Kazakhstan is mainly located in Central Asia with a smaller portion west of the Ural River in Eastern Europe
- Russia is a transcontinental country located in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
- The European portion of Turkey comprises 3% of the country, making it a transcontinental country.
- Some definitions of Europe mark the Caucasus Mountains as its border, putting Georgia firmly in Asia. Other definitions place the whole Caucasus region, including Georgia, in Eastern Europe
- Armenia is sometimes considered a European country; in some cases, it is considered a transcontinental country. By physiographic criteria, it integrates Asia, but has historical ties with Europe.
- Geographically, Azerbaijan is located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia, straddling Western Asia and Eastern Europe
References
- "Table 1: Human Development Index (HDI) and its components".
- Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 15 December 2020. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-92-1-126442-5. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Human Development Report 2019 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "Table 2: Trends in the Human Development Index, 1990-2015".
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