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
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  Norway 0.957 0.954 0.003
2 2  Ireland 0.955 0.942 0.013
2 2   Switzerland 0.955 0.946 0.009
4 4  Iceland 0.949 0.938 0.011
5 6  Germany 0.947 0.939 0.008
6 7  Sweden 0.945 0.937 0.008
7 8  Netherlands 0.944 0.933 0.011
8 10  Denmark 0.940 0.930 0.010
9 11  Finland 0.938 0.925 0.013
10 13  United Kingdom 0.932 0.920 0.012
11 14  Belgium 0.931 0.919 0.012
12 18  Austria 0.922 0.914 0.008
13 19  Liechtenstein 0.919 0.917 0.002
14 22  Slovenia 0.917 0.902 0.015
15 23  Luxembourg 0.916 0.909 0.005
16 25  Spain 0.904 0.893 0.011
17 26  France 0.901 0.891 0.010
18 27  Czech Republic 0.900 0.891 0.009
19 28  Malta 0.895 0.885 0.010
20 29  Italy 0.892 0.883 0.009
20 29  Estonia 0.892 0.882 0.010
22 32  Greece 0.888 0.872 0.016
23 33  Cyprus[N 1] 0.887 0.873 0.014
24 34  Lithuania 0.882 0.869 0.013
25 35  Poland 0.880 0.872 0.008
26 36  Andorra 0.868 0.857 0.011
27 37  Latvia 0.866 0.854 0.012
28 38  Portugal 0.864 0.850 0.014
29 39  Slovakia 0.860 0.857 0.003
30 40  Hungary 0.854 0.845 0.009
31 43  Croatia 0.851 0.837 0.014
32 48  Montenegro 0.829 0.816 0.013
33 49  Romania 0.828 0.816 0.012
34 51  Kazakhstan[N 2] 0.825 0.817 0.008
35 52  Russia[N 3] 0.824 0.824
36 53  Belarus 0.823 0.817 0.006
37 54  Turkey[N 4] 0.820 0.806 0.014
38 56  Bulgaria 0.816 0.816
39 61  Georgia[N 5] 0.812 0.786 0.026
40 64  Serbia 0.806 0.799 0.007
High human development
41 69  Albania 0.795 0.791 0.004
42 73  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.780 0.769 0.011
43 74  Ukraine 0.779 0.750 0.029
44 81  Armenia[N 6] 0.776 0.760 0.016
45 82  North Macedonia 0.774 0.759 0.015
46 88  Azerbaijan[N 7] 0.756 0.754 0.002
47 90  Moldova 0.750 0.711 0.039
* Change in HDI value rounded to three decimals
Map of the European countries by HDI in 2019 (includes transcontinental countries).
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.

See also

Notes
  1. Geographically, Cyprus may be included in Western Asia or the Middle East, but it has been historically and culturally a European country
  2. Kazakhstan is mainly located in Central Asia with a smaller portion west of the Ural River in Eastern Europe
  3. Russia is a transcontinental country located in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
  4. The European portion of Turkey comprises 3% of the country, making it a transcontinental country.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. Geographically, Azerbaijan is located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia, straddling Western Asia and Eastern Europe

References
  1. "Table 1: Human Development Index (HDI) and its components".
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Table 2: Trends in the Human Development Index, 1990-2015".
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